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1 to be the talk of the town
to be the talk of the townser o assunto da conversa na cidade. -
2 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).) falar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre2. 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.) conversa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico4) (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.) conversa•- 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* * *[tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia! -
3 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) vila2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) habitantes de vila3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) cidade•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town* * *[t'aun] n 1 cidade. 2 habitantes de uma cidade. • adj relativo a cidade, característico de cidade, municipal. in town na cidade. out of town em viagem. out on the town ir a restaurantes, casas noturnas situadas em certa área da cidade, principalmente à noite. to be the talk of the town ser o assunto da conversa na cidade. to go down town Amer ir à cidade (para fazer compras, etc.). to go on town ou to paint the town red fazer uma farra, cair na gandaia.
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