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1 talk shop
tala om affärer* * *(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) prata jobb -
2 talk
n. samtal; pratstund; snack, skvaller; förhandlingar; föredrag--------v. tala; uttrycka* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala, prata2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) prata, skvallra3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala (prata) om2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pratstund, samtal2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) föredrag3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) skvaller4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) prat, snack•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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3 inquire
v. fråga; göra efterfrågningar; höra sig för; fråga (efter); utreda* * *1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) fråga om (efter)2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) fråga om3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) höra sig för om4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) fråga efter5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) fråga efter6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersöka, forska i, utreda•- inquiry- make inquiries
См. также в других словарях:
talk shop — talk about things in one s work Everyone at the restaurant decided that they would not talk shop during the dinner. (from Idioms in Speech) to speak of business matters; to talk of the business that concerns one; to talk about one s everyday work … Idioms and examples
talk shop — Ⅰ. talk shop DISAPPROVING ► to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people: »I hate these dinners where everyone talks shop the whole time. Main Entry:… … Financial and business terms
talk shop — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about things in your work or trade. * /Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said./ … Dictionary of American idioms
talk shop — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about things in your work or trade. * /Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said./ … Dictionary of American idioms
talk shop — If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk shop — talk about jobs, talk about what we do at work I don t like to talk shop when we have visitors. It s too boring … English idioms
talk shop — ► talk shop discuss matters concerning one s work, especially at an inappropriate time. Main Entry: ↑shop … English terms dictionary
talk shop — verb discuss matters that are related to work (Freq. 1) As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop • Hypernyms: ↑discourse, ↑talk about, ↑discuss • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
talk shop — If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you talk shop, you talk about your work or business in a social situation with someone you work with, and make… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
talk shop — if people who work together talk shop, they talk about their work when they are not at work. Even when they go out in the evening, they just talk shop all the time … New idioms dictionary
Talk shop — If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work … Dictionary of English idioms
