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1 conversation
[ˌkɔnvə'seɪʃ(ə)n]nразговор, беседаHis convincing conversation. — Его убедительный разговор.
The conversation turned upon/fell upon/drifted to smth — Разговор перешёл на что-либо.
- friendly conversation- merry conversation
- animated conversation
- light easy conversation
- rapid conversation
- stupid conversation
- following conversation
- private conversation
- long polite conversation
- one-sided conversation
- entertaining conversation
- dinner conversation
- round-table conversation
- street-corner conversation
- telephone conversation
- polite conversation
- conversation with smb
- conversation about smb, smth
- conversation about the matter
- conversation among the guests
- general conversation at dinner
- conversation in a bus
- conversations on the problems of the day
- conversation with friends
- lull in conversation
- buzz of conversation
- his flow of conversation
- topic of universal conversation
- engaged in conversation
- after a brief conversation with smb
- gossipy conversation
- avoid frivolous conversations
- bring conversation to a close
- bug a conversation
- carry out the simplest conversation in a foreign language- draw out conversation agreeable to the party- hear an unfamiliar word in conversation
- enjoy an intellectual conversation
- follow his conversation with difficulty
- hold conversation
- hold conversations by telephone
- indulge in a pleasant conversation
- interrupt a conversation
- join in open a conversation
- keep the conversation off that matter
- make conversation
- make a conversation
- hold a conversation
- make a lively conversation
- overhear smb's conversation
- overhear fragments of conversation
- start a conversation
- stimulate a conversation
- turn a conversation to other mattersASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Существительное conversation ассоциируется с путешествием, поездкой или передвижением говорящих с одного места на другое. Этот, лежащий в основе значений conversation, образ прослеживается в ряде словосочетаний, используемых в ходе любого разговора: I'm listening, go on, please я вас слушаю, продолжайте дальше; I don't think you are on the right track мне кажется обсуждение идет по неверному пути; we have covered a lot of ground but could not arrive at any decision мы затронули много вопросов, но не смогли принять никакого решения; the conversation drifted to less important problems разговор постепенно/незаметно перешел к менее важным вопросам; let's return to the point, we have started давайте вернемся к вопросу, с которого мы начали; I can quite see where you are heading я хорошо понимаю, куда вы ведете/на что вы намекаете; the conversation took an unexpected turn/direction разговор принял неожиданный оборот; I was just coming to that я как раз сейчас к этому подхожу; we eventually arrived at a conclusion мы в конце концов пришли к решению; we wandered off the topic мы отклонились от темы разговора; we kept going round and round in circles мы все время кружим в одном и том же месте -
2 to continue a conversation
1) to continue a conversation (a lesson, one's studies, one's work) продолжать разговор (урок, занятия, работу)2) to continue (to have) a conversation продолжать (вести) разговорEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to continue a conversation
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3 to make a conversation
to make (to have, to carry on/to continue, to keep up/to maintain) a conversation вести (иметь, продолжать, поддерживать) разговорEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to make a conversation
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4 bear smb. company
(bear (или keep) smb. company)составить кому-л. компанию; сопровождать кого-лMr. Bailly was good enough to continue to bear him company, and to entertain him, as they went, with easy conversation on various sporting topics... (Ch. Dickens ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXVI) — Мистер Бейли был так любезен, что сопровождал его на протяжении всего пути, развлекая непринужденной беседой на различные спортивные темы...
She said to the waiter, ‘I'll have another cup of coffee to keep my husband company with his strawberries.’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Loser Takes All’, part 2) — Она сказала официанту: "Я составлю мужу компанию и выпью еще одну чашку кофе, пока он ест ягоды"
...he had been married to Pauline nearly a year before leaving England, an she had a kid of his to keep her company while he was away. (A. Sillitoe ‘Key to the Door’, ch. 19) —...он женился на Полине почти за год до своего отъезда из Англии, и у нее был от него ребенок, который не давал ей скучать во время его отсутствия.
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5 bear smb. company
или keep smb. companycocтaвить кoму-л. кoмпaнию; coпpoвoждaть кoгo-л.Mr Bailly was good enough to continue to bear him company and to entertain him, as they went, with easy conversation on various sporting topics (CЛ. Dickens). She said to the waiter 'I'll have another cup of coffee to keep my husband company with his strawberries' (Gr. Greene)
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