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1 to talk ABOUT somebody something
hablar DE algn/algo* * *hablar DE algn/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to talk ABOUT somebody something
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2 to talk ABOUT/ON something
hablar (DE/SOBRE algo), dar* una charla (SOBRE algo)* * *hablar (DE/SOBRE algo), dar* una charla (SOBRE algo) -
3 talk about
• talk about someone/something to speak about someone/something говорить/разговаривать о ком-то/чем-тоWhat are you talking about? We talked about Tom and his family.
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4 talk about [something]
Американский английский: кстати о птичкахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > talk about [something]
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5 to talk ABOUT something
( discuss something) discutir algo; ( hold talks about something) entrar en negociaciones SOBRE algo* * *( discuss something) discutir algo; ( hold talks about something) entrar en negociaciones SOBRE algo -
6 Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
<01> Из каждых десяти человек, которые заговорят о Вас, девять будут говорить о Вас плохое, а десятый что-нибудь хорошее, но в плохих выражениях. Rivarol (Риварол).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
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7 the case gave people something to talk about
Общая лексика: это дело дало обильную пищу для толковУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the case gave people something to talk about
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1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) hablar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) hablar, chismorrear3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) hablar (de/sobre)
2. 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.) conversación2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferencia3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentario, chismorreo, cotilleo4) (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.) palabra(s), palabreo, palabrería, charlatanería•- 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
talk1 n conversación / charlatalk2 vb hablartr[tɔːk]1 (gen) hablar (to, con/a)■ what were you talking about? ¿de qué hablabais?2 (negotiate) negociar3 (gossip) hablar, chismorrear1 hablar (about/of, de)1 (conversation) conversación nombre femenino2 (lecture) charla, conferencia1 negociaciones nombre femenino plural■ the management and the unions met for talks el patronal y los sindicatos se reuniron para negociar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's just talk son cosas que se dicen, son rumoreslook who's talking quién lo dice, mira quién hablanot to have a clue what one is talking about no tener la menor idea de qué hablanow you're talking eso sí que me interesatalk about luck! ¡vaya suerte!talk of the devil hablando del rey de Roma, (por la puerta asoma)to be all talk (and no action) no hacer nada más que hablarto be the talk of the town ser la comidilla de todosto know what one is talking about hablar con conocimiento de causato talk big fanfarronear, farolear, presumir, exagerarto talk somebody into something convencer a alguien para que haga algoto talk somebody out of something disuadir a alguien de hacer algoto talk sense hablar con sentido comúnto talk shop hablar del trabajoto talk through one's hat decir tonterías, hablar sin pies ni cabezato talk turkey hablar a las claras, hablar con franquezayou can talk y tú que lo digaspillow talk conversación nombre femenino íntima (en la cama)talk show programa nombre masculino de entrevistastalk ['tɔk] vi1) : hablarhe talks for hours: se pasa horas hablando2) chat: charlar, platicartalk vt1) speak: hablarto talk French: hablar francésto talk business: hablar de negocios2) persuade: influenciar, convencershe talked me out of it: me convenció que no lo hiciera3)to talk over discuss: hablar de, discutirtalk n1) conversation: charla f, plática f, conversación f2) gossip, rumor: chisme m, rumores mpln.• charla s.f.• conferencia s.f.• habla s.f.• palabras s.f.pl.• parlatorio s.m.• plático s.m.v.• charlar v.• hablar v.• parlar v.• platicar v.
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1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb1)stop talking! — ¡silencio!
he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)
you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!
for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares
talking of which, how was your exam? — a propósito, ¿cómo te fue el examen?
you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!
- to talk OF something -INGnow you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody
2)a) ( have discussion) hablaris there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?b) ( give talk)c) ( gossip) hablar
2. vt1) ( speak) (colloq):to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía
don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!
2) (argue, persuade)- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something
Phrasal Verbs:- talk through
II1) ca) ( conversation) conversación fI had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él
b) ( lecture) charla fto give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo
c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fplto have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones
2) ua) (suggestion, rumor)there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar
it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar
b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fplit's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras
[tɔːk]to be all talk (and no action) — hablar mucho y no hacer* nada
1. N1) (=conversation) conversación f, charla f, plática f (Mex)•
to have a talk (with sb) — hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)•
we had a long talk over supper — hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena2) (=lecture) charla f•
to give a talk (on sth) — dar una charla (sobre algo)3) talks (=negotiations) (gen) conversaciones fpl, pláticas fpl (Mex); (with defined aim) negociaciones fplthe foreign secretary will be holding talks with his French counterpart — el ministro de asuntos exteriores mantendrá conversaciones con su homólogo francés
4) (=rumours) rumores mplthere is some talk of his resigning — se habla de or corren rumores sobre su posible dimisión
there's been a lot of talk about you two — se ha hablado mucho de vosotros dos, están circulando muchos rumores acerca de vosotros dos
any talk of divorce is just wild speculation — cualquier rumor acerca de un divorcio no es más que pura especulación
- be the talk of the town5) (=remarks)small 4.6) (=speech, language) lenguaje mchildren's talk — lenguaje m infantil or de niños
7) (=hot air) pej palabrería f, cuento mit's just talk — es pura palabrería, es todo cuento
he'll never give up smoking, he's all talk — nunca va a dejar de fumar, mucho hablar pero luego nada or no es más que un cuentista
he's all talk and no action — ¿ése? ¡mucho ruido y pocas nueces!, habla mucho pero no hace nada
2. VI1) (=speak) hablarcan you talk a little more slowly? — ¿podría hablar un poquito más despacio?
she never stops talking — no deja or para de hablar
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I wasn't talking about you — no hablaba de tiwe're talking about a potentially enormous loss here — estamos hablando de una pérdida potencialmente enorme
talk about rich! he's absolutely loaded * — ¡vaya que si es rico! ¡está forrado! *
talk about a stroke of luck! * — ¡qué suerte!
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to talk big — (fig) darse importancia, fanfarronear•
"and she's so untidy around the house" - "you can talk! or look who's talking!" — -y además, es tan desordenada en casa -¡mira quién habla! or -¡mira quién fue a hablar!•
now you're talking! — ¡así se habla!•
talking of films, have you seen...? — hablando de películas, ¿has visto...?•
don't talk to your mother like that! — ¡no le hables así a tu madre!•
the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! — ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!- talk through one's hatdirty 2., 2)2) (=converse) hablar, platicar (Mex) (to con)stop talking! — ¡callaos!, ¡dejad de hablar!
who were you talking to on the phone just now? — ¿con quién hablabas (por teléfono) ahora mismo?
were you talking to me? — ¿me hablas a mí?
to talk to o.s. — hablar solo
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to talk about sth/sb — hablar de algo/algn•
the sort of person who talks at you rather than to you — el tipo de persona que habla mucho pero no escucha nada•
to get talking — ponerse a hablar, entablar conversación•
to keep sb talking — dar charla a algn para entretenerlo, entretener a algn hablando•
it was easy to talk with her — era fácil hablar con ella3) (=have discussion) hablar, hablar seriamentethe two sides need to sit down and talk — las dos partes necesitan reunirse para hablar (seriamente)
the two companies are talking about a possible merger — las dos empresas están discutiendo or negociando una posible fusión
4) (=gossip) hablar ( about de)people will talk — la gente hablará or murmurará
5) (=lecture) dar una charla, hablar (about, on de, sobre)he'll be talking on his life in India — dará una charla sobre su vida en la India, hablará de or sobre su vida en la India
6) (=reveal information) hablar3. VT1) (=speak) hablar- talk the hind legs off a donkey2) (=discuss) hablar dewe were talking politics/business — hablábamos de política/negocios
- talk shop3) (=persuade)•
to talk sb into doing sth — convencer a algn de que haga algook! you've talked me into it — ¡vale! me has convencido
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to talk sb out of doing sth — convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algowe managed to talk him out of it — conseguimos convencerle de que no lo hiciera, conseguimos disuadirle de que lo hiciera
he performed so badly in the interview he talked himself out of the job — habló tan mal en la entrevista que consiguió que no le dieran el puesto
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he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence — habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel4.CPDtalk radio N — radio f hablada
talk show N — (Rad, TV) programa m de entrevistas
talk time N — (on mobile phone) tiempo m de conversación
- talk on- talk out- talk up* * *
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1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb1)stop talking! — ¡silencio!
he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)
you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!
for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares
talking of which, how was your exam? — a propósito, ¿cómo te fue el examen?
you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!
- to talk OF something -INGnow you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody
2)a) ( have discussion) hablaris there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?b) ( give talk)c) ( gossip) hablar
2. vt1) ( speak) (colloq):to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía
don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!
2) (argue, persuade)- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something
Phrasal Verbs:- talk through
II1) ca) ( conversation) conversación fI had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él
b) ( lecture) charla fto give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo
c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fplto have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones
2) ua) (suggestion, rumor)there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar
it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar
b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fplit's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras
to be all talk (and no action) — hablar mucho y no hacer* nada
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talk [tɔ:k]parler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b) discuter ⇒ 1 (a) s'entretenir ⇒ 1 (a) causer ⇒ 1 (b) conversation ⇒ 3 (a) discussion ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d) causette ⇒ 3 (a) entretien ⇒ 3 (a) exposé ⇒ 3 (b) paroles ⇒ 3 (c) racontars ⇒ 3 (e) négociations ⇒ 4∎ to talk to sb parler à qn;∎ to talk with sb parler ou s'entretenir avec qn;∎ to talk of or about sth parler de qch;∎ we sat talking together nous sommes restés à discuter ou à bavarder;∎ she didn't talk to me the whole evening elle ne m'a pas dit un mot de la soirée;∎ to talk in signs/riddles parler par signes/par énigmes;∎ they were talking in Chinese ils parlaient en chinois;∎ I've been teaching my parakeet to talk j'ai appris à parler à mon perroquet;∎ to talk for the sake of talking parler pour ne rien dire;∎ that's no way to talk! en voilà des façons de parler!;∎ they no longer talk to each other ils ne se parlent plus, ils ne s'adressent plus la parole;∎ who do you think you're talking to? non, mais à qui croyez-vous parler?;∎ don't you talk to me like that! je t'interdis de me parler sur ce ton!;∎ to talk to oneself parler tout seul;∎ he likes to hear himself talk il s'écoute parler;∎ I'll talk to you about it tomorrow morning (converse) je vous en parlerai demain matin; (as threat) j'aurai deux mots à vous dire à ce sujet demain matin;∎ it's no use talking to him, he never listens! on perd son temps avec lui, il n'écoute jamais!;∎ to talk of this and that parler de la pluie et du beau temps ou de choses et d'autres;∎ talking of Switzerland, have you ever been skiing? à propos de la Suisse, vous avez déjà fait du ski?;∎ they talked of little else ils n'ont parlé que de cela;∎ he's always talking big c'est un beau parleur;∎ now you're talking! voilà, c'est beaucoup mieux!;∎ you can talk!, look who's talking!, you're a fine one to talk! tu peux parler, toi!;∎ it's easy for you to talk, you've never had a gun in your back! c'est facile à dire ou tu as beau jeu de dire ça, on ne t'a jamais braqué un pistolet dans le dos!;∎ talk about luck! (admiring) qu'est-ce qu'il a comme chance!, quel veinard!; (complaining) tu parles d'une veine!∎ talk about lucky! tu parles d'un coup de bol!;∎ talk about a waste of time! tu parles d'une perte de temps!;∎ to talk through familiar one's hat or the back of one's neck or one's backside or vulgar one's arse dire des bêtises□ ou n'importe quoi□∎ you know how people talk les gens sont tellement bavards(c) (reveal secrets) parler;∎ to make sb talk faire parler qn;∎ we have ways of making people talk on a les moyens de faire parler les gens;∎ someone must have talked quelqu'un a dû parler(a) (language) parler;∎ to talk slang parler argot;∎ talk sense! ne dis pas de sottises!, ne dis pas n'importe quoi!;∎ now you're talking sense vous dites enfin des choses sensées;∎ to talk (some) sense into sb faire entendre raison à qn;∎ stop talking rubbish or nonsense! arrête de dire des bêtises!;∎ esp American familiar he can talk the talk but can he walk the walk? est-ce qu'il est aussi doué pour agir que pour parler?□∎ to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique3 noun(a) (conversation) conversation f; (discussion) discussion f; (chat) causette f, causerie f; (formal) entretien m;∎ to have a talk with sb about sth parler de qch avec qn, s'entretenir avec qn de qch;∎ I'll have a talk with him about it je lui en parlerai;∎ we had a long talk nous avons eu une longue discussion;∎ can we have a little talk? je peux vous parler deux minutes?;∎ that's fighting talk! c'est un défi!(b) (speech, lecture) exposé m;∎ to give a talk on or about sth faire un exposé sur qch;∎ there was a series of radio talks on modern Japan il y a eu à la radio une série d'émissions où des gens venaient parler du Japon moderne(c) (UNCOUNT) (noise of talking) paroles fpl, propos mpl;∎ there is a lot of talk in the background il y a beaucoup de bruit ou de gens qui parlent(d) (speculative) discussion f, rumeur f;∎ most of the talk was about the new road il a surtout été question de ou on a surtout parlé de la nouvelle route;∎ there's some talk of building a concert hall (discussion) il est question ou on parle de construire une salle de concert; (rumour) le bruit court qu'on va construire une salle de concert;∎ there has been talk of it on en a parlé, il en a été question;∎ enough of this idle talk! assez parlé!;∎ he's all talk tout ce qu'il dit, c'est du vent∎ it's only talk ce sont des racontars, tout ça;∎ their behaviour is causing a lot of talk leur conduite fait jaser;∎ it's/she's the talk of the town on ne parle que de ça/que d'elle;∎ the wedding was the talk of the town on ne parlait que du mariage(negotiations) négociations fpl, pourparlers mpl; (conference) conférence f;∎ official peace talks des pourparlers mpl officiels sur la paix;∎ so far there have only been talks about talks jusqu'ici il n'y a eu que des négociations préliminaires►► talk show causerie f (radiodiffusée/télévisée), talk-show m∎ to talk to sb about sth parler de qch à qn;∎ there's an important matter I must talk to you about j'ai à vous parler ou entretenir d'une affaire importante;∎ the new model has been much talked about on a beaucoup parlé du nouveau modèle;∎ it gives them something to talk about ça leur fait un sujet de conversation;∎ this will give them something to talk about (gossip about) voilà quelque chose qui va les faire jaser;∎ to get oneself talked about faire parler de soi;∎ they were talking about going away for the weekend ils parlaient ou envisageaient de partir pour le week-end∎ we're not talking about that! il ne s'agit pas de cela!;∎ when it comes to hardship, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est de souffrir, il sait de quoi il parle;∎ when it comes to cars, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est des voitures, il connaît son affaire;∎ what are you talking about? (I don't understand) de quoi parles-tu?; (annoyed) qu'est-ce que tu racontes?;∎ you don't know what you're talking about! tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis!;∎ I don't know what you're talking about (in answer to accusation) je ne sais pas ce que vous voulez dire;∎ it's not as if we're talking about spending millions qui parle de dépenser des millions?;∎ how much are we talking about? il faut compter combien?, ça va chercher dans les combien?;∎ but I'm talking about a matter of principle! pour moi, c'est une question de principe!∎ I hate people who talk at me not to me je ne supporte pas les gens qui parlent sans se soucier de ce que j'ai à direpasser le temps à parler, parler sans arrêt;∎ they were still talking away at 3 a.m. ils étaient encore en grande conversation à 3 heures du matin∎ to talk the night away passer la nuit à parler(insolently) répondre;∎ to talk back to sb répondre (insolemment) à qn;∎ don't you talk back to me! ne me réponds pas (comme ça)!∎ to talk sb down réduire qn au silence (en parlant plus fort que lui/elle/ etc)(b) (aircraft) faire atterrir par radio-contrôle∎ the police managed to talk him down from the roof la police a réussi à le convaincre de redescendre du toit∎ to talk down to sb parler à qn comme à un enfant∎ to talk sb into doing sth persuader qn de faire qch;∎ she allowed herself to be talked into going elle s'est laissé convaincre d'y aller;∎ to talk oneself into a job (by trying to impress) obtenir un emploi grâce à son baratin;∎ you've just talked yourself into a job (by saying that) ce que vous avez dit là m'a convaincu et vous avez le poste(a) (problem, disagreement) débattre de, discuter de;∎ they managed to talk out the problem à force de discussions, ils sont arrivés à trouver une solution au problème∎ to talk out a bill = prolonger la discussion d'un projet de loi jusqu'à ce qu'il soit trop tard pour le voter avant la clôture de la séance∎ to talk sb out of doing sth dissuader qn de faire qch;∎ try to talk him out of it essayez de l'en dissuader;∎ to talk oneself out of trouble se tirer d'affaire grâce à son baratin;∎ talk yourself out of that one! vas-y, essaie de t'en sortir cette fois-ci!discuter ou débattre de;∎ let's talk it over discutons-en, parlons-en;∎ we'll have to talk the problem over il va falloir que l'on parle de ce problème;∎ to talk things over discuter(convince) persuader, convaincre;∎ to talk sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à sa façon de penser ou à son point de vue;∎ I'm sure she can be talked round je suis sûr qu'on peut la convaincre(problem) tourner autour de;∎ I'm tired of just talking round the subject j'en ai assez de tourner autour de la questionvanter les mérites de, faire de la publicité pour;∎ to talk up sb's chances surestimer les chances de qn;∎ the Chancellor is trying to talk up the economy le Chancelier s'est montré optimiste pour tenter de redynamiser l'économie -
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talk [tɔ:k]1. nounc. ( = rumours) there is talk of his returning il est question qu'il revienne2. plural noun• now you're talking! (inf) voilà qui devient intéressant !• it's easy for him to talk! c'est facile pour lui !• don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton !• it's not as if we're talking about... ce n'est pas comme s'il s'agissait de...• talking of films, have you seen...? à propos de films, avez-vous vu... ?• talk about a stroke of luck! (inf) quelle chance !b. ( = converse) parler• who were you talking to? à qui parlais-tu ?• to talk to o.s. se parler tout seul• to get o.s. talked about faire parler de soia. [+ a language] parler• to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique• talk sense! ne dis pas n'importe quoi !5. compoundsa. [+ pilot, aircraft] aider à atterrir par radioguidageb. ( = speak ill of) dénigrer[+ question, problem] discuter de(US) ( = speak frankly) ne pas mâcher ses mots[+ project, book] vanter ; (in negotiations) to talk sb up marchander avec qn (pour qu'il offre davantage)* * *[tɔːk] 1.1) (talking, gossip) propos mplthere is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire
2) ( conversation) conversation f, discussion f3) ( speech) exposé m (about, on sur); ( more informal) causerie f2.talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl3.transitive verb parlerwe're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans
we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes
4.to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire
intransitive verb gen parler; ( gossip) bavardertalking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...
look who's talking! —
you're a fine one to talk! —
talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)
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❢ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc). about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).A adj1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.B adv1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it's about the same as yesterday c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier ; at about 6 pm à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).C prep1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; what I like about her is ce que j'aime chez elle c'est ;3 ( bound up with) business is about profit ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; while you're about it… tant que tu y es…, par la même occasion… ; and be quick about it! et fais vite! ;5 ( around) to wander/run about the streets errer/courir dans les rues ; strewn about the floor éparpillés sur le sol ;6 (in invitations, suggestions) how ou what about some tea? et si on prenait un thé? ; how about going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça. -
12 talk round
* * *1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convincere2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) (girare intorno a)* * *1. vt + adv2. vi + prep(subject, problem) girare intorno a* * * -
13 talk
1. noun1) (discussion) Gespräch, dashave a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen
have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen
give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten
there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet
2. intransitive verbbe the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) redenkeep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln
now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an
that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!
it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden
look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen
get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen
talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden
everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde
talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun
[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet
[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht
talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen
3) (betray secrets) reden3. transitive verbtalk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden
2) (discuss)talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden
3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]4)talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden
talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down- talk over- talk round- talk through* * *[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).) reden2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch2. 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.) die Aussprache2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede4) (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.) das Gerede•- talkative- 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. nto have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] habenheart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprachebig \talk große Töne pej famidle \talk leeres Gerede famto make small \talk Konversation betreiben4. (subject of conversation)▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nther behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels5. (formal discussions)▪ \talks pl Gespräche plpeace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl6.▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch seinII. vi▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter3. (speak privately or seriously) redencan we \talk? können wir reden?I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden4.▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben famIII. vt1. (speak)she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französischto \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen3.▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden* * *[tɔːk]1. n1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache fto have a talk — ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc )
could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie mal sprechen?
to have a friendly talk with sb — sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden
I have enjoyed our talk — ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten
he's all talk — er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) der führt bloß große Reden
there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück
there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory — in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet
3) (= lecture) Vortrag mto give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )
her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...
2. vi1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechento talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )
don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)
don't (you) talk to me like that! — wie redest du denn mit mir?
who do you think you're talking to? — was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?
that's no way to talk to your parents —
hey, that's no way to talk — hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!
he sat there without talking — er saß da und sagte kein Wort
to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein
he knows/doesn't know what he's talking about — er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf)/(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung
2) (= mention) sprechen, redenhe's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will
talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)
3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzenstop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!
4) (= gossip) reden, klatscheneveryone was talking about them — sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht
to get oneself talked about — von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) ins Gerede kommen
5) (= reveal secret) redenOK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)
6)we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —
what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?
3. vt2) (= discuss) politics, cricket, business reden über (+acc) or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc)we're talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) — heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf)
let's talk business —
See:→ shop3)(= persuade)
to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tuthe talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu
to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun
4)5)See:→ head* * *talk [tɔːk]A s1. Reden n2. Gespräch n:a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei fhave a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten3. Aussprache f4. RADIO etca) Plauderei fb) Vortrag m:give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)5. Gerede n:a) Geschwätz n umgb) Klatsch m umg:he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;end in talk im Sand verlaufen;there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch seinB v/i1. reden, sprechen:2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:about, on über akk;of von;with mit):talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!3. pej reden:a) schwatzenb) klatschen umg:C v/t1. Unsinn etc reden:talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 12. eine Sprache sprechen:4. reden:talk o.s. hoarse;talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;* * *1. noun1) (discussion) Gespräch, dashave a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen
have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen
2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, dergive a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten
there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet
2. intransitive verbbe the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) redenkeep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln
now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an
that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!
it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden
look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen
you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!
get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen
talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden
everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde
talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun
[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet
[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht
talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen
2) (have power of speech) sprechen3) (betray secrets) reden3. transitive verb1) (utter, express)talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden
2) (discuss)talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden
3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]4)talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden
talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Gespräch -e n. (to) v.reden (zu) v.sich unterhalten (mit) v.sprechen (mit) v. -
14 about
1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)there was nobody about — es war niemand da
3)be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen
4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
4) (occupied with)be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind
* * *1. preposition 2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um3. adverb- academic.ru/115262/be_about_to">be about to* * *[əˈbaʊt]I. prepshe had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenkenbe quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst fa book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdnwhat's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegto have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie habento be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher seinhe was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun solltewe are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehento ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragento care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessierenI don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumenshe always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnento talk \about sth über etw akk sprechenall \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etwhe taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelerntit's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu habento do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmenwill you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machento do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tunthere's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machento do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehenhe takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notizto put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmento wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufento look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen5. (expressing location)do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholiehe has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefälltthere's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich7. (aimed at)▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tunthe takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)to be \about it gerade dabei seincould you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?9.how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?▶ what \about it? was ist damit?is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?1. (approximately) ungefährhe's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten2. (almost) fastI've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!3. (barely)we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschaffthe earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Lebendon't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegensome people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herumthere's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe umto move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufenstop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo seinhave you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?there was nobody \about es war keiner dato turn sth \about etw herumdrehen7. (intending)▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tunshe was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kamhe was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochenwe're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essenI'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten8.▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär'sanything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]* * *[ə'baʊt]1. advto run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen
there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können
at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist
where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe
See:2)to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf
he's about to start school —
we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr
are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?
3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)he's about 40 —
about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr
he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor
that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)
I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)
he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung
See:→ just, round, time2. prep1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)to sit about the house —
there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich
while you're about it —
and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)
2) (= concerning) über (+acc)he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon
what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?
he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen
how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)
how or what about it/going to the cinema? —
(yes,) what about it/him? —
he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut
* * *about [əˈbaʊt]A adv1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:all about überall;a long way about ein großer Umweg;the wrong way about falsch herum;three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;5. in der Nähe, da:there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältetB präp1. besonders Br um, um … herum2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;have sth about one etwas an sich haben;he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt4. um, gegen, etwa:about my height ungefähr meine Größe;about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag5. über (akk):what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?6. beschäftigt mit:what are you about?a) was machst du da?,b) was hast du vor?;and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist* * *1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)be about — da sein; hier sein
3)4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
* * *adj.etwa adj.gegen adj.um... adj.ungefähr adj. prep.über präp. -
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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).) snakke, prate, diskutere2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) sladre3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) snakke om, drøfte2. 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.) prat, samtale2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) foredrag, tale3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) sladder4) (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.) snakk(ing), prat(ing)•- 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 shopforedrag--------kåseri--------samtale--------snakke--------taleIsubst. \/tɔːk\/1) samtale, konversasjon2) prat(estund)3) ( hverdagslig) prek, skvalder, skravl• we want action, not talkvi vil ha handling, ikke (tomme) ord4) snakk, prat5) rykter6) foredrag, kåseri7) talemåte, språkbe all talk (and no do) bare prate (og ikke gjøre noen ting)• don't listen to him, he's all talkikke hør på ham, han har det bare i kjeftenbe the talk of the town være det store samtaleemnet, være den alle snakker omget into talks with starte forhandlinger med begynne å snakke med, komme i samtale med, komme i snakk medgive a talk on something holde et foredrag over\/om noe, snakke om noehave a talk (with somebody) about something snakke (med noen) om noetalks forhandlinger, drøftelserIIverb \/tɔːk\/1) snakke (sammen), prate, samtale, resonnere, diskutere2) ( hverdagslig) skravle3) kåsere, holde foredrag4) sladre• people will talk, you knowdet blir jo alltid sladret om slik, vet dudette vil gi folk noe å sladre\/snakke om5) ( overført) gi lyd fra seg, låte6) synge, susebe talking snakke omjeg snakker om mye penger \/ det gjelder mye pengerlook who's talking! som du snakker!, hørt\/sett på maken!, tenke seg til!, det hadde jeg ikke ventet av ham\/henne!talk about snakke om, prate om, diskutere kåsere omtalk about... snakk(er) om...• talk about coincidence!talk at vende seg direkte til snakke til (uten å vente seg svar)hun snakket med ham, men det hun sa, var myntet på megtalk away prate bortsnakke om, gå og snakke, skravle i veitalk back (to\/at somebody) si imot noen, svare tilbaketalk big være stor i kjeften, bruke store ord, ta munnen fulltalk down prate i senk overdøve (med prat), prate slik at andre må være stille fremstille som mindre viktig ( luftfart) snakke ned, gi detaljerte instruksjoner om landingtalk down to bruke en nedlatende tone til, snakke nedlatende til senke nivået (for å tilpasse seg tilhørerne)talking of apropos, når vi snakker omtalk of snakke om, prate omtalk off the top of one's head snakke tøv, ta noe ut av løse luftentalk of the devil når en snakker om solen (så skinner den)• talk of the devil! That's Jane coming right there!talk on snakke om, holde foredrag om, kåsere overtalk oneself hoarse prate seg hestalk out diskutere til bunns, resonnere grundig snakke ut, snakke tydelig snakke ferdig ( i parlamentet) drøye ut med prat, debattere i senktalk out! snakk så vi kan høre deg!, spytt ut!talk over snakke om, behandlediskutere, drøfte, resonnere om(lykkes med å) overtale, få til å endre oppfatningtalk somebody into (doing) something overtale noen til å gjøre noe, få noen med på å gjøre noetalk somebody out of (doing) something få noen fra noe, overtale noen om å la være å gjøre noe, fraråde noen å gjøre noetalk somebody round overtale noen, få noen til å endre oppfatning, snakke noen rundttalk something out snakke ut om noe snakke noe i senktalk the hind leg off a donkey mase\/snakke hull i hodet på noen, snakke kjeven ut av ledd, snakke noen i hjeltalk through the back of one's neck eller talk through one's hat\/arse\/backside preike dritt, komme med vås, komme med visvastalk to snakke med, prate med snakke til, prate til snakke (alvor), snakke til rette• I'll talk to her!talk up skape interesse for, gjøre reklame forsynge ut, si ifra, snakke rett fra leveren snakke ut (høyt og tydelig)talk up to somebody svare (noen) på en nesevis måtetalk wild fantasere, fabletalk with snakke med, henvende seg tilprate med, samtale med, underholde seg med forsøke å overtaleyou can talk! eller you can't talk! som du snakker!, hørt\/sett på maken!, du sier ikke det! -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a serious talk[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be much talked about[Swahili Word] -vumika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be talked into something[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be the talk of the town[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to be talked about[Swahili Word] -vumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk[Swahili Word] payo[Swahili Plural] mapayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majinuni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force someone to talk[Swahili Word] -nyenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to talk[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] idle talk[Swahili Word] mnong'ono[Swahili Plural] minong'ono[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nong'ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewesesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk with mother[Swahili Example] sema na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk (about something)[Swahili Word] -ongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fedhulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fezulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwata[Part of Speech] verb[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babayika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -ewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -paya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -payuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk idly[Swahili Word] -piga domo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -weweseka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk indiscreetly[Swahili Word] -boboka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stop talking nonsense[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk oneself out of something[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk over[Swahili Word] -kubalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kubali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -nyenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -pembeja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -shawishi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something.[Swahili Word] -shaushi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ambizana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambia V[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ongeana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -semezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk uselessly[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de
2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)
3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vueltaabout1 adv1. más o menos / aproximadamenteabout five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años2. alrededor / a eso de / sobreat about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho3. por ahí / alrededorabout2 prep1. sobre / acerca dewhat's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?2. porhow about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?what about Susie? ¿y Susie?tr[ə'baʊt]1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de■ to speak about... hablar de...■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...1 (approximately) alrededor de■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras3 (near) por aquí, por ahí■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí4 (out of bed) levantado,-a5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro1 (around) por ahí, en existencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be about to... estar a punto de...how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subjand about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!about [ə'baʊt] adv1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos2) around: por todas partes, alrededorthe children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes3)to be about to : estar a punto de4)to be up and about : estar levantadoabout prep1) around: alrededor de2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobrehe always talks about politics: siempre habla de políticaadv.prep.• a eso de prep.adv.• acerca de adv.• como adv.prep.• acerca de prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• de prep.• por prep.• respecto a prep.• sobre prep.
I ə'baʊt1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
II
1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor deabout £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos
there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)
at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos
it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos
•
that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar•
that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's just about finished — está casi terminado•
that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes2) (place)is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?
is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?
to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado
•
there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión•
there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero•
to run about — correr por todas partes•
there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón•
to walk about — pasearse3)to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo
2. PREP1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobrea book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería
about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas
•
do something about it! — ¡haz algo!he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!
how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?
how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?
how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?
how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?
what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?
what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?
what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?
"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?
2) (=particular to)3) (=doing)go about•
while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?4) (=intending)5) (=around)to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa
•
he looked about him — miró a su alrededor•
somewhere about here — por aquí cerca•
to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad* * *
I [ə'baʊt]1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
II
1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de -
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{tɔ:k}
I. 1. говоря, приказвам
разговарям (се) (about, of за)
to TALK big/tall хваля се, говоря на едро
to TALK through one's hat/through (the, back of) one's neck дрънкам глупости/непроверени неща
to TALK (common) sense говоря разумно/смислено
that's no way to TALK така не се говори/приказва, що за език
now you are TALKing sl. виж така може, така приемам
to TALK business говоря делово
to TALK politics говоря за/бистря политика
to TALK war говоря войнствено/враждебно/предизвикателно
to do the TALKing говоря от името на/като представител на други
to TALK oneself hoarse преграквам от говорене
to TALK oneself into prison отивам в/стигам до затвора с непредпазливите си приказки
to TALK someone into/out of doing something убеждавам/разубеждавам някого да направи нещо
I know what I'm TALKing about зная добре какво говоря, разбирам си от работата
2. говоря, изнасям лекция/беседа
3. говоря, одумвам, клюкарствувам
4. приказвам си с, бъбря
talk about говоря/разговарям за, разисквам, обсъждам, одумвам, клюкарствувам за
to be/to get oneself TALKed about ставам обект/прицел на клюки/одумване
при възклицание, изразяващо изненада, възхищение, отвращение. TALK about luck! късмет ли! и ти говориш за късмет! TALK about noise! шум, и то какъв! talk at говоря (нещо с някого), така че да чуе трето лице
talk away започвам да говоря, продължавам да говоря, говоря, без да спра
to TALK someone's fears/trouble, etc. away убеждавам някого, че няма за какво да се бои/тревожи и пр.
talk back възразявам, отвръщам дръзко
talk down надприказвам, наддумвам (някого), запушвам устата на (някого), говоря снизходително/отвисоко, подценявам възможностите на слушателите си, ав. инструктирам чрез радиовръзка (пилот) при кацане, омаловажавам
talk of говоря/приказвам/споменавам за
TALKing of this тъкмо/разгеле говорим за/сме на тази тема
говоря за (възможност, намерение да направя нещо) (с ger)
talk out разисквам подробно, изяснявам, уреждам, постигам споразумение, разг. говоря високо и ясно, парл. провалям гласуването на законопроект чрез проточване на разискванията по него
talk over обсъждам, разисквам подробно, убеждавам, придумвам, спечелвам
talk round обсъждам надълго и широко, без да стигна до решение, избягвам да говоря по същината на въпроса
talk over
talk to говоря с/на, разговарям с, скарвам се на, наругавам
to TALK to oneself говоря си сам
talk up хваля, препоръчвам (книга и пр.), говоря силно и ясно
II. 1. разговор, беседа
to have a TALK with someone разговарям/поговорвам с някого
2. кратко слово/беседа (особ. по радио, телевизия)
3. (празни) думи, приказки
it will all end in TALK нищо няма да излезе, ще си остане само с приказките
idle TALK празни приказки, клюки
to have plenty of small TALK умея да разговарям любезно с хората/да водя празни/леки салонни разговори
4. приказки, слухове, клюки
there is some TALK of his coming back говори се, че щял да се върне
it is the TALK of the town целият град говори за това
5. начин на говорене, говор, език (бебешки и пр.)* * *{tъ:k} v 1. говоря, приказвам; разговарям (се) (about, of за); t(2) {tъ:k} n 1. разговор, беседа; to have a talk with s.o. разговар* * *хортувам; събеседване; сказка; приказка; приказвам; беседа; разговор; разговарям; говоря;* * *1. (празни) думи, приказки 2. i know what i'm talking about зная добре какво говоря, разбирам си от работата 3. i. говоря, приказвам 4. idle talk празни приказки, клюки 5. ii. разговор, беседа 6. it is the talk of the town целият град говори за това 7. it will all end in talk нищо няма да излезе, ще си остане само с приказките 8. now you are talking sl. виж така може, така приемам 9. talk about говоря/разговарям за, разисквам, обсъждам, одумвам, клюкарствувам за 10. talk away започвам да говоря, продължавам да говоря, говоря, без да спра 11. talk back възразявам, отвръщам дръзко 12. talk down надприказвам, наддумвам (някого), запушвам устата на (някого), говоря снизходително/отвисоко, подценявам възможностите на слушателите си, ав. инструктирам чрез радиовръзка (пилот) при кацане, омаловажавам 13. talk of говоря/приказвам/споменавам за 14. talk out разисквам подробно, изяснявам, уреждам, постигам споразумение, разг. говоря високо и ясно, парл. провалям гласуването на законопроект чрез проточване на разискванията по него 15. talk over 16. talk over обсъждам, разисквам подробно, убеждавам, придумвам, спечелвам 17. talk round обсъждам надълго и широко, без да стигна до решение, избягвам да говоря по същината на въпроса 18. talk to говоря с/на, разговарям с, скарвам се на, наругавам 19. talk up хваля, препоръчвам (книга и пр.), говоря силно и ясно 20. talking of this тъкмо/разгеле говорим за/сме на тази тема 21. that's no way to talk така не се говори/приказва, що за език 22. there is some talk of his coming back говори се, че щял да се върне 23. to be/to get oneself talked about ставам обект/прицел на клюки/одумване 24. to do the talking говоря от името на/като представител на други 25. to have a talk with someone разговарям/поговорвам с някого 26. to have plenty of small talk умея да разговарям любезно с хората/да водя празни/леки салонни разговори 27. to talk (common) sense говоря разумно/смислено 28. to talk big/tall хваля се, говоря на едро 29. to talk business говоря делово 30. to talk oneself hoarse преграквам от говорене 31. to talk oneself into prison отивам в/стигам до затвора с непредпазливите си приказки 32. to talk politics говоря за/бистря политика 33. to talk someone into/out of doing something убеждавам/разубеждавам някого да направи нещо 34. to talk someone's fears/trouble, etc. away убеждавам някого, че няма за какво да се бои/тревожи и пр 35. to talk through one's hat/through (the, back of) one's neck дрънкам глупости/непроверени неща 36. to talk to oneself говоря си сам 37. to talk war говоря войнствено/враждебно/предизвикателно 38. говоря за (възможност, намерение да направя нещо) (с ger) 39. говоря, изнасям лекция/беседа 40. говоря, одумвам, клюкарствувам 41. кратко слово/беседа (особ. по радио, телевизия) 42. начин на говорене, говор, език (бебешки и пр.) 43. при възклицание, изразяващо изненада, възхищение, отвращение. talk about luck! късмет ли! и ти говориш за късмет! talk about noise! шум, и то какъв! talk at говоря (нещо с някого), така че да чуе трето лице 44. приказвам си с, бъбря 45. приказки, слухове, клюки 46. разговарям (се) (about, of за)* * *talk[tɔ:k] I. v 1. говоря; разговарям (се); приказвам ( about, of за; with с); to \talk big ( tall) хваля се, препоръчвам се, разг. бия се в гърдите; to \talk through o.'s hat (и to \talk the hind leg off a donkey) говоря празни приказки, лъжа, преувеличавам; to \talk turkey разг. говоря сериозно, казвам истината; to \talk ( common) sense говоря смислено (разумно); that's no way to \talk що за език! така не се приказва! now you are \talking sl така може, това мога да приема; тъй кажи де! 2. говоря, сплетнича, клюкарствам; people will ( begin to) \talk ще започнат да клюкарстват; 3. говоря (разказвам, приказвам) за; to \talk politics бистря политика; to \talk business говоря делово; 4. говоря, докато докарам някого до някакво състояние; to \talk o.s. hoarse преграквам от говорене; to \talk o.s. black ( blue) in the face говоря до пръсване, до премала; to \talk o.s. into prison отивам в затвора с глупавите (непредпазливите) си приказки; to \talk s.o. into doing s.th. придумвам някого да направи нещо; • money \talks парите могат да накарат всеки да издаде някаква тайна; II. n 1. разговор, беседа, диалог; a heart-to-heart \talk откровен (задушевен) разговор; to have a \talk with s.o. разговарям с някого, поприказвам с някого; 2. (празни) думи; приказки; actions not \talk не думи, а дела; it will all end in \talk нищо няма да излезе; big \talk самохвалство, големи приказки; idle \talk празни приказки, безсмислици, разг. глупости; small \talk банален разговор; to have plenty of small \talk умея да разговарям; 3. слухове, клюки; тема за разговор (за клюки); there is some \talk of his returning soon говори се, че скоро щял да се върне; it is the \talk of the town целият град говори за това; 4. pl преговори; 5. лекция, беседа. -
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tɔ:k
1. сущ.
1) а) разговор;
диалог;
беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора поговорить. She had a long talk with him about his work. ≈ Она долго разговаривала с ним о его работе. big talk blunt talk heart-to-heart talk loose talk pep talk plain talk straight talk sweet talk б) мн. переговоры the next round of Middle East peace talks ≈ следующий раунд переговоров о мире на Ближнем Востоке
2) лекция;
беседа, рассказ to give a talk ≈ прочитать лекцию She gave an interesting talk on bringing up children. ≈ Она прочитала интересную лекцию по вопросам воспитания детей.
3) а) пустой разговор, треп, болтовня It will end in talk. ≈ Это дальше разговоров не пойдет. idle talk ≈ пустословие, болтовня б) слухи, толки, молва There is talk of her resigning. ≈ Поговаривают о том, что она уходит на пенсию. в) предмет разговоров, толков It is the talk of the town. ≈ Об этом толкует весь город.
2. гл.
1) а) говорить, вести беседу;
разговаривать( about, of - о чем-л.;
with - с кем-л.) to talk bluntly, to talk candidly, to talk frankly, to talk freely ≈ открыто/свободно/искренне разговаривать о чем-л. to talk loud, to talk loudly, to talk openly ≈ во весь голос/открыто заявить о чем-л. to talk oneself sick ≈ договориться до болезненного состояния They were talking about the elections. ≈ Они разговаривали о выборах. She was talking of her trip. ≈ Она рассказывала о своем путешествии. to talk on a topic ≈ вести беседу на какую-л. тему to talk smb. into doing smth. ≈ убедить/уговорить кого-л. сделать что-л. to talk smb. out of doing smth. ≈ отговорить кого-л. делать что-л. I will talk to them about this problem. ≈ Я обсужу с ними этот вопрос. {to} talk big ≈ хвастать(ся) {to} talk bawdy ≈ говорить непристойности б) вести переговоры в) заговорить( о допрашиваемом)
2) читать, вести лекцию (on)
3) а) болтать, трепать языком б) сплетничать ∙ talk about talk around talk at smb. talk away talk back talk big talk down talk down to talk into talk of talk on talk out talk out of talk over talk round talk to talk to the point talk up to talk big/large/tall разг. ≈ хвастать, бахвалиться to talk smb.'s head off, to talk a donkey's hind leg off разг. ≈ заговорить до смерти now you are talking! разг. ≈ вот сейчас ты говоришь дело! you can't talk разг. ≈ не тебе говорить, ты бы лучше помалкивал talk against time talk turkey разговор, беседа - straight * откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту - idle * пустой разговор - double * двусмысленный разговор - small * разговор о пустяках, светский /пустой/ разговор - she has no small * она не умеет поддерживать беседу - to meet for a good * встретиться и всласть поговорить - to engage smb. in *, to make a * начинать разговор, пытаться завязать беседу - to fall into * разговориться - to have a * with smb. поговорить с кем-л. - to start a * off in a different direction перевести разговор на другую тему - the * turned to economics разговор перешел на экономику (on, about) лекция, доклад, беседа - to give a * on disarmament прочитать лекцию о разоружении - the coach gave the team a * about the need for more team spirit тренер провел с командой беседу об усилении духа коллективизма пустой разговор, болтовня - to end in * кончиться одними словами, не пойти дальше разговоров - it's just *, it's mere * это одни слова - he's all * он вечно болтает - we want actions, not * нам нужны не слова, а дела разговоры, слухи;
россказни;
толки, молва - that will make * теперь пойдут разговоры /толки, слухи/, теперь разговоров не оберешься - there is * of a new invention ходят слухи о новом изобретении предмет толков, разговоров - it's the * of the town об этом толкует /говорит/ весь город, это у всех на устах - to risk * быть выше сплетен /молвы/, не бояться сплетен pl переговоры - informal *s неофициальные переговоры - summit /top-level/ *s переговоры на высшем уровне - peace *s переговоры о мире (разговорное) язык, диалект, жаргон - baby * детский язык - thieves's * воровской /блатной/ жаргон > all * and no cider (американизм) шуму много, а толку мало > that's the *! вот это дело!, вот это я понимаю! разговаривать, беседовать;
говорить;
общаться - to * about smb., smth. говорить о ком-л., чем-л. - to get oneself *ed about заставить говорить о себе - I know what I am *ing about я знаю, о чем говорю - to * of smth. говорить о чем-л.;
упоминать о чем-л.;
говорить о своем намерении - he *ed of /about/ going abroad он сказал, что собирается за границу;
он упомянул о своем намерении поехать за границу - to * of one thing and another, to * of this and that поговорить /потолковать/ о том о сем - to * with smb. разговаривать с кем-л. - to * to smb. разговаривать с кем-л.;
(разговорное) выговаривать кому-л., упрекать /бранить/ кого-л. - she has found smb. to * to она нашла себе собеседницу - to * to oneself говорить с самим собой;
заговариваться - to * at smb. отпускать замечания на чей-л. счет /по чьему-л. адресу/ - to * by signs говорить /общаться/ с помощью знаков - to * in riddles говорить загадками - to * on a subject говорить на какую-л. тему - to * to the point говорить по существу - he didn't care to * ему не хотелось разговаривать - that's no way to *! так не разговаривают! - he likes to hear himself * он любит слушать (самого) себя говорить (что-л.) - to * sense /business/ говорить дело - to * nonsense говорить чепуху, нести /пороть/ чушь - to * politics говорить о политике - to * scandal распускать слухи, сплетничать - to * treason вести преступные разговоры;
держать мятежные речи общаться при помощи звуковых сигналов, обладать способностью речи (о живых существах, отличных от человека) ;
переговариваться - dolphins can * дельфины умеют говорить, у дельфинов есть язык - the birds were *ing loudly слышались громкие голоса птиц - ships were *ing to each other by wireless корабли переговаривались друг с другом по радио говорить - to * fluently говорить бегло - to learn to * учиться говорить - to * in one's sleep говорить во сне - stop *ing! перестаньте разговаривать! - I'll make you * ты у меня заговоришь, я заставлю тебя заговорить говорить на каком-л. языке - to * French говорить по-французски - to * dialect говорить на диалекте (on, about) проводить беседу - to * on discipline проводить беседу о дисциплине - to * on the radio on /about/ smth. выступать по радио( с беседой) о чем-л. (around, round) избегать существа дела;
обсуждать, не касаясь, не доходя до существа дела;
ходить вокруг да около, толочь воду в ступе - they *ed around the proposal for several hours они несколько часов обсуждали это предложение, но так ни до чего и не договорились (разговорное) болтать;
говорить пустое - to * by the hour болтать без умолку, тараторить, трещать - to * small вести пустой /светский/ разговор, вести салонную беседу - to * big /large, tall/ хвастать, бахвалиться, важничать;
врать с три короба - you * big послушать тебя - так ты все можешь распускать или распространять слухи, сплетничать;
судачить, злословить - to * behind smb.'s back говорить за спиной у кого-л., судачить /злословить/ на чей-л. счет - the case gave people something to * about это дело дало обильную пищу для толков - people are beginning to * уже пошли разговоры /толки/ - the neighbours are sure to * соседи уж почешут языки доводить разговорами (до чего-л.) - to * oneself hoarse договориться до хрипоты;
охрипнуть /сорвать голос/ от разговоров - I've *ed myself black in the face telling you! я тут надсаживаюсь, а ты и ухом не ведешь!;
я уже посинел /охрип/, толкуя тебе об этом! - he *ed himself into trouble он чересчур много говорил и влип в неприятную историю убеждать, уговаривать - to * smb. into agreement вырвать согласие у кого-л. - to * smb. into taking the trip уговорить кого-л. предпринять поездку (разговорное) сообщать нужные сведения;
доносить;
"раскалываться" - the prisoner *ed to the police арестованный раскололся и все рассказал полиции - to make a prisoner * заставить арестованного заговорить, "расколоть" арестованного - his accomplices are afraid he'll * его сообщники боятся, как бы он не заговорил /что он их выдаст/ > *ing of (pictures) кстати, о ( картинах) > to * Greek /Hebrew, Double-Dutch, gibberish/ говорить непонятно /заумно/ > to * (cold) turkey( американизм) говорить дело, разговаривать по-деловому;
говорить начистоту;
выкладывать всю правду > to * against time говорить для того, чтобы выиграть время;
стараться соблюсти регламент > to * through one's hat /through (the back of) one's neck/ нести чушь, говорить вздор, пороть чепуху > to * one's head /one's arm, a donkey's hind leg/ off, to * to death наговориться всласть /вволю/ > to * smb,'s head off, to * smb. to death замучить кого-л. разговорами, заговорить кого-л. до потери сознания /до смерти/ > to * horse хвастать, бахвалиться > how you *! рассказывай!, ври больше! > you can't * ты бы уж лучше помалкивал > now you're *ing! вот это дело!, вот это я понимаю!, вот это другой разговор! > * of the devil (and he will come /and he is sure to appear/) легок на помине > look who's *ing чья бы корова мычала ~ разговор;
беседа;
a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам;
to fall into talk разговориться to get oneself talked about заставить заговорить о себе;
to talk politics говорить о политике ~ разговор;
беседа;
a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам;
to fall into talk разговориться to ~ (smb.'s) head off, to ~ a donkey's hind leg off разг. заговорить до смерти;
how you talk! рассказывай!, ври больше! ~ слухи, толки;
предмет разговоров, толков;
it is the talk of the town об этом толкует весь город ~ пустой разговор, болтовня;
it will end in talk это дальше разговоров не пойдет to ~ turkey амер. разг. говорить начистоту;
now you are talking! разг. вот сейчас ты говоришь дело! sales ~ переговоры о продаже товара talk беседа ~ беседовать ~ болтать, говорить пустое ~ говорить;
разговаривать (about, of - о чем-л.;
with - с кем-л.) ;
to talk English говорить по-английски ~ говорить ~ заговорить (о допрашиваемом) ;
talk at говорить дурно( о ком-л.) в расчете на то, что он это услышит ~ лекция, беседа ~ лекция ~ pl переговоры ~ переговоры ~ пустой разговор, болтовня;
it will end in talk это дальше разговоров не пойдет ~ разговаривать ~ разговор;
беседа;
a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам;
to fall into talk разговориться ~ разговор ~ слухи, толки;
предмет разговоров, толков;
it is the talk of the town об этом толкует весь город ~ сплетничать, распространять слухи ~ убеждать ~ уговаривать ~ читать лекцию (on) to ~ (smb.'s) head off, to ~ a donkey's hind leg off разг. заговорить до смерти;
how you talk! рассказывай!, ври больше! to ~ against time говорить с целью выиграть время to ~ against time стараться уложиться в установленное время( об ораторе) ~ заговорить (о допрашиваемом) ;
talk at говорить дурно (о ком-л.) в расчете на то, что он это услышит ~ attr. говорящий;
talk film звуковой фильм ~ away заговориться, заболтаться;
болтать без умолку;
talk back возражать, дерзить ~ up говорить прямо и откровенно;
to talk big (или large, tall) разг. хвастать, бахвалиться to ~ down (to smb.) говорить (с кем-л.) свысока;
talk into уговорить, убедить;
to talk (smb.) into doing (smth.) уговорить (кого-л.) (сделать что-л.) ~ down перекричать( кого-л.) ;
заставить (кого-л.) замолчать ~ говорить;
разговаривать (about, of - о чем-л.;
with - с кем-л.) ;
to talk English говорить по-английски ~ attr. говорящий;
talk film звуковой фильм to ~ (smb.'s) head off, to ~ a donkey's hind leg off разг. заговорить до смерти;
how you talk! рассказывай!, ври больше! to ~ down (to smb.) говорить (с кем-л.) свысока;
talk into уговорить, убедить;
to talk (smb.) into doing (smth.) уговорить (кого-л.) (сделать что-л.) to ~ down (to smb.) говорить (с кем-л.) свысока;
talk into уговорить, убедить;
to talk (smb.) into doing (smth.) уговорить (кого-л.) (сделать что-л.) to ~ oneself hoarse договориться до хрипоты ~ out выяснить( что-л.) в ходе беседы ~ out парл. затягивать прения с тем, чтобы отсрочить голосование;
talk out of отговорить, разубедить ~ out исчерпать тему разговора ~ out парл. затягивать прения с тем, чтобы отсрочить голосование;
talk out of отговорить, разубедить to ~ (smb.) out of doing (smth.) отговорить (кого-л.) (от чего-л.) ~ over обсудить (подробно) ~ over убедить to get oneself talked about заставить заговорить о себе;
to talk politics говорить о политике ~ round говорить пространно, не касаясь существа дела ~ round переубедить( кого-л.) ;
talk to выговаривать, бранить ~ round переубедить (кого-л.) ;
talk to выговаривать, бранить to ~ turkey амер. разг. говорить дело, разговаривать по-деловому to ~ turkey амер. разг. говорить начистоту;
now you are talking! разг. вот сейчас ты говоришь дело! turkey: ~ sl неудача, провал;
Norfolk turkey житель Норфолка;
to talk turkey амер. sl. говорить прямо, без обиняков ~ up говорить прямо и откровенно;
to talk big (или large, tall) разг. хвастать, бахвалиться ~ up хвалить, расхваливать you can't ~ разг. не тебе говорить, ты бы лучше помалкивал -
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[tɔːk] 1. гл.1)а) говорить, разговаривать, вести беседуto talk bluntly / candidly / frankly / freely / fluently — говорить открыто, свободно, искренне, бегло
to talk loud(ly) / talk openly — во весь голос, открыто, громогласно заявлять о чём-л.
to need smb. to talk to — иметь потребность в собеседнике
to talk on a topic / subject — говорить, вести беседу на какую-л. тему
to talk of one thing and another, to talk of this and that — говорить, толковать о том о сём
to talk sense / business / амер. shop — говорить дело
She has found somebody to talk to. — Она нашла, с кем поговорить.
They were talking about the elections. — Они разговаривали о выборах.
She was talking of her trip. — Она рассказывала о своём путешествии.
I will talk to them about this problem. — Я обсужу с ними этот вопрос.
It is talked of placing me into asylum. — Речь идет о том, чтобы упечь меня в психушку.
She surely got herself talked about. — Она, разумеется, заставила всех говорить о себе.
I didn't / couldn't care to talk. — Мне не хотелось разговаривать.
б) вести переговоры, совместно и официально обсуждать (что-л.)The both parts were talking about the crisis of overproduction. — Обе стороны говорили о кризисе перепроизводства.
Syn:The lecturer talked on youth drug problems. — Лектор говорил о проблеме молодёжи и наркотиков.
Syn:lecture 2.г) общаться при помощи звуковых сигналов (по радио и т. п.)Ships usually talk to each other by wireless. — Корабли обычно переговариваются друг с другом по радио.
The ships were talking on the river. — На реке были слышны корабли.
•Syn:converse I 2.2)а) говорить на (каком-л. языке, диалекте)б) говорить (издавать какие-л. звуки)to talk in one's sleep — бормотать, говорить во сне
The water bubbles talked so noisily. — Пузыри на воде громко лопались.
Dolphins were talking their own dolphin talk. — Дельфины говорили на своём дельфиньем языке.
We could certainly hear the birds talking throughout the forest. — Мы, конечно же, слышали голоса птиц, которые разносились по всему лесу.
•Syn:3)а) болтать, трепать языком; пустословитьto talk big / large / tall / horse — хвастать, важничать
to talk by the hour — тараторить, трещать; болтать без умолку, чесать языком
to talk small — вести пустой разговор, салонную беседу
to talk nonsense — говорить чепуху, полную ерунду
Syn:prate 2.б) = talk about сплетничать, судачить, злословить, распространять слухиto talk behind smb.'s back — говорить за спиной у кого-л., за глаза; злословить на чей-л. счёт
to talk scandal / treason — распускать слухи, сплетничать / вести преступные разговоры
Let them talk. — Пусть себе болтают.
My wife's cheating on me gave people something to talk about. — Измены моей женушки дали пищу для толков и пересудов.
People were beginning to talk about new head officer's perversions and addictions. — Уже пошли толки об извращениях и пристрастиях нового директора.
Everybody is sure to talk now. — Да, теперь-то везде пойдут слухи.
Syn:gossip 2.4) разг. признаваться, расколоться, заговорить ( о допрашиваемом)Do you think the prisoners will talk? — Ты думаешь, заключённый расколется?
Syn:5) выговориться; наговориться, договориться (до какого-л. состояния)to talk oneself sick / hoarse — договориться до болезненного состояния / хрипоты
It seemed you talked yourself into trouble - getting this bullet right into your stomach. — Похоже, что ты, наконец, дотрепался и получил пулю в живот.
6) (talk about / off) начать поговаривать о (чём-л.), (начать) размышлять о (чём-л.), подумывать о (чём-л.)Are you still talking about moving to another city, or have you made up your minds? — Вы все ещё подумываете о том, чтобы переехать в другой город или вы уже окончательно решились?
7) ( talk into) уговорить (кого-л.) сделать (что-л.)I don't think Father is willing to lend us the car tomorrow, but I'll see if I can talk him into it. — Не думаю, что отец горит желанием дать нам машину на завтра, но я попробую уговорить его.
•- talk around- talk round
- talk away
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down
- talk out
- talk over
- talk profusely
- talk scandal
- talk smut
- talk through
- talk to the point
- talk up••to talk Greek / Hebrew / Double-Dutch / gibberish — говорить по-турецки, на тарабарщине, на непонятном языке
to talk smb.'s head off — заговорить кого-л. до потери сознания, замучать разговорами
to talk a good game, to talk a great ball game — амер. красиво говорить, мягко стелить
to talk oneself black in the face — говорить до посинения, позеленения
to talk one's head / one's arm, a donkey's hind leg, arse / off — наговориться вволю, всласть
to talk through one's hat / through (the back of) one's neck — говорить или нести вздор, пороть чепуху
to talk bullshit / crap / nuts — разг. нести ахинею, пороть чушь
to talk big / large / tall — разг. хвастать, бахвалиться
talk of the devil (and he will come / and he is sure to appear) — лёгок на помине
Look who's talking. — Чья бы корова мычала.
You can't talk. — разг. Не тебе говорить, ты бы лучше помалкивал
That was beer talking. — Это я под хмельком от пива сболтнул лишнего. ( реплика извинения за высказанную грубость или резкость)
- talk against time- talk cold turkey
- talk turkey 2. сущ.1)а) разговор; диалог; беседаheart-to-heart / loose / pep talk — разговор по душам / свободная, раскованная / живая беседа
blunt / plain / straight talk — прямой разговор, разговор без обиняков
to lead an idle / intimate / disjointed / small / double talk — вести пустой / интимный / бессвязный / пустячный / двусмысленный разговор
to engage smb. in talk, make a talk, fall into a talk — завязать беседу, начинать разговор, разговориться
The talk turned to sports. — Разговор перешёл на спортивную тему.
I think it's time we had a talk. — Я думаю, нам пора поговорить.
She had a long talk with him about his work. — Она долго говорила с ним о его работе.
We fell into a plain talk. — Мы с ней поговорили начистоту.
It seemed they met for a good talk. — Казалось, они встретились, чтобы всласть потрепаться.
- big talk- tall talk
- sweet talk
- walk the talkSyn:б) ( talks) переговоры; обсуждениеhigh-level / top-level / summit talks — переговоры на высшем уровне
to conduct / hold talk — вести переговоры
to break off talk — срывать переговоры, внезапно прекращать переговоры
talks about talks — предварительное обсуждение (предмета переговоров и т. п.)
Syn:2) лекция ( часто неформальная); нотацияI was given this usual talk on bringing up children subject. — Мне прочитали обычную в таких случаях лекцию по вопросам воспитания детей.
Syn:3)а) пустой разговор, пустословие; болтовня, трёпIt will end in talk. — Дальше разговоров дело не пойдёт.
It's just / mere talk. — Это так, трёп один.
Don't give me that never-smoke-again crap talk and all. — Хватит тут заливать мне про то, что больше не будешь курить и прочее.
Enough of these ill grandma talks. — Хватит уже историй про больную бабушку.
We need no talk here, show us what you can do. — Мы сюда не трепаться пришли - покажи, на что ты способен.
idle talk — пустословие, болтовня
б) вода, переливание из пустого в порожнее ( о бессодержательном или небрежно написанном тексте)Syn:4)а) молва; толки, слухи; россказниThere is talk of her resigning. — Поговаривают о том, что она уходит в отставку.
He was a man of principle and risked talk. — Он был человеком принципа и не боялся сплетен.
Syn:б) предмет разговоров, толков, сплетенShe was the talk of the whole town. — О ней судачил весь город.
His receiving Nobel Prize will make talk. — Теперь, когда он получил Нобелевскую премию, о нём будут много говорить.
Syn:5) разг. диалект, жаргон; язык, речьthieves' talk — воровской, блатной язык
Stop that baby talk! — разг. Перестань сюсюкать! Говори серьёзно!
Syn:••all talk and no cider — амер. много шуму, мало толку
that's the talk! — вот это дело!, вот это я понимаю!
talk(ing) shop — разг. говорильня (о правительстве, парламенте, особенно о Палате общин)
talk-master — амер.; разг. ведущий теле- или радио- ток-шоу
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