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1 talk down
transitive verb z govorjenjem (koga) utišati, pripraviti k molkuhe brought forward an objection but was talked down — imel je ugovor, a so ga utišali; intransitive verb preprosto govoriti; prilagoditi se (nižjemu) nivoju (poslušalcev); pokroviteljsko, zviška govoriti -
2 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) pokroviteljsko govoriti -
3 talk
[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).) govoriti2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se2. 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.) pogovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice4) (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.) besedičenje•- 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
- talk shop* * *I [tɔ:k]nounpogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezikthe talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govorefull of talk — brbljav, žlobudravidle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenjethere is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa ničthose people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijoit will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedahthere is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotuII [tɔ:k]intransitive verbpogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoritifor the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimoto talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati seto talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znakito talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o komto talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot ragljato talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmetanow you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumetido what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedatito talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoritito talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoritito talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekatito talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoritito talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarnoto talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovoreto talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti kogato talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoritiyou are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadlayou are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredilto talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnostito get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebihe tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konjato talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česato talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čemto talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem -
4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) dol; navzdol2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) na tla; na tleh3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) nazaj4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) navzdol5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) dol2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) spodaj2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) navzdol3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) vzdolž3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) zvrniti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pravcat- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puh- downie®- downy* * *I [daun]nounpuhII [daun]nounsipina; (navadno plural) (golo) gričevjeIII [daun]adverb & prepositiondol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik doto drop down on s.o. — strogo koga grajatito get down — spustiti se; pogoltnitidown to the ground — popolnoma, temeljitoto look down upon s.o. — zaničevati, omalovaževati kogadown and out — popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposobento run s.o. down — slabo o kom govoritito take s.o. down the peg — ponižati kogato talk down to s.o. — razumljivo komu govoritidown town — v mesto, v središče mestadown under — pri antipodih, v AvstralijiIV [daun]adjectivenavzdol usmerjen; ležeč; bolan, v posteljidown train — vlak, ki pelje iz Londonato be down on s.o. — jeziti se na kogaV [daun]transitive verbcolloquially zrušiti; opustiti, odložiti; spustiti, spuščati se; dol vreči, zvrnitito down s.o. — pobiti, premagati kogato down tools — prenehati z delom, stavkatiVI [daun]nounsmola, neuspehcolloquially to have a down on s.o. — imeti koga na pikiVII [daun]interjectiondol!; lezi! (pes)down with him! — dol z njim! -
5 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
6 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj! -
7 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) nad2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) prek3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) prek4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) glede, okrog6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) po7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) v teku8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) v času2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) nad4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) število metov5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with* * *I [óuvə]adjectivezgornji, vrhnji; višji, zunanji, čezmeren (običajno skupaj s pridevnikom)II [óuvə]adverb1.preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. ŋ preslikati kaj, he jumped ŋ preskočil je);2.figurativelyna drugo stran, k drugi stranki ( they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku);3.sem, semkaj (come ŋ! pridi sem!);4.tam (preko), na drugi strani ( over there tamle, American colloquially v Evropi);5.(prav) nad ( the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami);6.znova ( ten times ŋ desetkrat zapovrstjo);7.pretirano, čezmerno ( over polite pretirano vljuden);8.mimo, gotovo, končano ( the lesson is ŋ šolska ura je končana);razno: over again — še enkrat, znovaover and above — vrhu tega, skrajno, prevečall over — povsod, popolnoma, končanslang to be all over s.o. (s.th.) — biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)colloquially to get s.th. over with — končati kajeconomy carried over — prenosIII [óuvə]preposition1.čez ( a bridge over the river);2.pri ( over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu);3.po ( all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu);4.onkraj, na drugi strani ( over the sea onkraj morja);5.pri ( he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja);6.nad ( to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom);7.več kakor, čez ( over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden);8.(časovno) prek, v času ( over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic);razno: hand over hand — s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figuratively vztrajno, hitro napredujočover the top — ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kajover the way — nasproti, na drugi straniover one's head — nerazumljiv, pretežekIV [óuvə]noundodatek, presežek; military predolg strel; sport število metov ali igra med dvema izmenama (kriket) -
8 preach
[pri: ]1) (to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters: The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride.) pridigati2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) pridigati3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) svetovati•- preacher* * *I [pri:č]1.intransitive verbpridigati (to; srenji, pred srenjo), imeti pridigo; figuratively narediti komu pridigo;2.transitive verbpridigati kaj; poučevati, opominjati na kajto preach down — pridigati proti (komu, čemu), grajatiII [pri:č]nouncolloquially pridiga -
9 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) skloniti se2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) ponižati se2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) sključena drža- stooped* * *I [stu:p]noun(Južna Afrika) verandaII [stu:p]1.nounsključena drža ali hoja; pripognjenost, sključenost gornjega dela telesa; bliskovit napad (z višine) (ptiča) (on, at na);2.intransitive verbskloniti se, pripogniti se, sključiti se, zgrbiti se, imeti upognjeno držo, sključeno hoditi; obsolete & poetically bliskovito planiti na, napasti (at, on na) (o pticah); figuratively vreči se, planiti (on na); figuratively podvreči se, popustiti, biti ponižen, ponižati se, blagovoliti; transitive verb skloniti (glavo); nagniti (sod); (redko) ponižati, potlačitito stoop to conquer — ponižati se, da bi zmagali; doseči cilj ali premoč s ponižnostjoIII [stu:p]nounAmerican odprta veranda; nepokrit, raven prostor pred hišo; hodnik pred vežnimi vrati, preddurje, pridvorIV [stu:p]nounsee stoup čaša, kupa, vrč; kropilnica -
10 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) divji2) ((of land) not cultivated.) divji3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) divji4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) divji5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) blazen6) (rash: a wild hope.) divji7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) na slepo8) (very angry.) divji•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *I [wáild]1.adjective ( wildly adverb)divji, neukročen, neudomačen; neciviliziran, barbarski, neizobražen; plašen, plah, plašljiv (divjačina); neobljuden, pust, neobdelan (zemlja); neurejen, zmršen, skuštran (lasje); neobrzdan, razuzdan; svojeglav; figuratively razburjen, besen; buren, silovit; brezumen, nor, strasten; slučajen, naključen, nesmotrn, nepremišljen; colloquially hlepeč po, divji (nor) naa wild guess — čisto, golo ugibanjewild honey — divji, gozdni meda wild life — divje, razuzdano življenjewild pain — divja, blazna bolečinato drive s.o. wild — spraviti koga v besnost, razbesniti kogato settle down after a wild youth — umiriti se po vihravi mladosti;2.adverbdivje; nepremišljeno, brez glave; nesmotrno, tjavdanto run wild — divje rasti, figuratively rasti brez nadzorato shoot wild — streljati na slepo, brez ciljaII [wáild]noundivjina; (peščena) pustinja, puščava; neobdelana zemlja
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talk down to — (someone) to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something. I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don t talk down to them … New idioms dictionary
talk down to — index condescend (patronize), patronize (condescend toward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
talk down — verb 1. belittle through talk (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑minimize, ↑belittle, ↑denigrate, ↑derogate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody … Useful english dictionary
talk down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms talk down : present tense I/you/we/they talk down he/she/it talks down present participle talking down past tense talked down past participle talked down 1) talk someone down British to talk loudly so that… … English dictionary
talk down — 1) PHRASAL VERB To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. [V n P] The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
talk down to — CONDESCEND TO, patronize, look down one s nose at, put down. → talk * * * ˌtalk ˈdown to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they talk down to he/she/it talks down to present participle … Useful english dictionary
talk down to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms talk down to : present tense I/you/we/they talk down to he/she/it talks down to present participle talking down to past tense talked down to past participle talked down to talk down to someone to talk to… … English dictionary
talk down — v. (d; intr.) to talk down to (to talk down to the audience) * * * [ tɔːk daʊn] (d; intr.) to talk down to (to talk down to the audience) … Combinatory dictionary
talk down to sb — UK US talk down to sb Phrasal Verb with talk({{}}/tɔːk/ verb [I] ► to talk to someone as if they were less important than you: »Secretarial staff are most likely to be talked down to … Financial and business terms