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1 talk nineteen to the dozen
(to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.) (parlare ininterrottamente) -
2 ♦ dozen
♦ dozen /ˈdʌzn/1 dozzina: two dozen eggs, due dozzine di uova; to buy [to sell] things in dozens, comprare [vendere] oggetti alla dozzina; half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; half a dozen bottles of wine, mezza dozzina di bottiglie di vino; a round dozen, un'intera dozzina2 (fig.) – dozens of (o a dozen) moltissimo; un mucchio di: Dozens of people were hurt, moltissime persone sono rimaste ferite; I've told you a dozen times, te l'ho detto un mucchio di volte; They sent out dozens of invitations, hanno spedito un mucchio di inviti● dozens and dozens, decine e decine: They sell dozens and dozens of different styles, vendono decine e decine di stili diversi □ by the dozen, a dozzine: He has written thrillers by the dozen, ha scritto gialli a dozzine □ (fam.) to talk nineteen to the dozen, parlare ininterrottamentedozentha. -
3 ♦ talk
♦ talk /tɔ:k/n.1 discorso; conversazione; colloquio; abboccamento: I had an interesting talk with him, ho avuto con lui una conversazione interessante3 [u] (= small talk) chiacchiere; ciarle; cicaleccio; vane parole; vaniloquio: loose talk, discorsi a vanvera; He's all talk, parla e parla, ma non conclude nulla; tante belle parole (e pochi fatti); è tutto fumo e poco arrosto4 (pl.) colloqui; negoziati; trattative: peace talks, negoziati di pace; to reopen talks, riaprire le trattative5 [u] diceria; voce; pettegolezzo: There is talk of budget cuts, corre voce che ci saranno tagli al bilancio● ( slang USA) talk box, citofono □ (elettr.) talk-listen switch, interruttore del citofono □ (TV, radio) talk show, talk show; programma in cui un conduttore conversa con noti personaggi del mondo della politica, dello sport, dello spettacolo, ecc. □ to be the talk of the town, essere la favola della città; essere sulla bocca di tutti □ ( sport) to be in talks with a club, avere avviato trattative (o essere in parola) con una società □ It will end in talk, finirà in chiacchiere; non se ne farà nulla □ Let's have a talk, facciamo quattro chiacchiere!; parliamo un po'! □ to talk the talk ► to talk.♦ (to) talk /tɔ:k/A v. i.1 parlare; discorrere; conversare; chiacchierare: This baby cannot talk yet, questo bambino non sa ancora parlare; We talked until late, abbiamo parlato fino a tardi4 (nelle voci della forma in - ing) parlarsi (v. recipr.): Henry and Jane are not talking, Henry e Jane non si parlano (non si rivolgono la parola)B v. t.2 parlare di; discutere di; trattare ( un argomento): to talk politics, discutere di politica; to talk business, parlare d'affari; to talk books [movies], parlare (o discutere) di libri [di film]; (fam.) We're talking several millions here, stiamo parlando di (o si tratta di) parecchi milioni● (fam.) to talk big, spararle grosse; vantarsi □ (fam.) to talk dirty, dire sconcezze; parlare sboccato □ (fam.) to talk sb. 's head off, stordire q. a furia di chiacchiere; fare una testa così a q. □ (fam. GB) to talk the hind legs off a donkey, parlare senza sosta; essere un gran chiacchierone □ (fam.) to talk to hear one's own voice, parlarsi addosso □ (fam. GB) to talk nineteen to the dozen, chiacchierare a ruota libera □ to talk oneself hoarse, diventar rauco a forza di parlare; sfiatarsi, spolmonarsi □ to talk sense, dire cose sensate □ to talk sense into sb., far ragionare q. □ to talk shop, parlare di lavoro; parlare di bottega (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk, saper parlare in modo convincente; saperla mettere giù bene (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk and walk the walk, non parlare a vuoto; essere uno che traduce le parole in fatti □ (fam.) to talk through one's hat, dire sciocchezze; parlare solo perché si ha la lingua in bocca □ (fam. USA) to talk turkey, parlar chiaro; dire pane al pane; non aver peli sulla lingua □ Now you're talking!, adesso sì (che) parli bene!; adesso sì che ci siamo! □ (fam.) Talk of the devil!, lupus in fabula (lat.) □ (fam. iron.) You can talk, puoi parlare tu! □ (fam.) You can't talk! (o Look who's talking!), senti chi parla! -
4 ♦ nineteen
♦ nineteen /naɪnˈti:n/a. e n.1 diciannove: a nineteen-metre ladder, una scala lunga diciannove metri; Nineteen is my lucky number, il diciannove è il mio numero fortunato; There are nineteen of them, sono in diciannove; Nineteen out of thirty companies had financial difficulties, diciannove aziende su trenta avevano delle difficoltà economiche2 diciannove ( anni d'età): He's nineteen next month, compie diciannove anni il mese prossimo; a nineteen-year-old, un (o una) diciannovenne● to talk nineteen to the dozen, parlare in continuazione. -
5 nineteen
[ˌnaɪn'tiːn] 1.determinante diciannove2.pronome diciannove3.nome diciannove m.••* * *1. noun1) (the number or figure 19.) diciannove2) (the age of 19.) diciannove2. adjective1) (19 in number.) diciannove2) (aged 19.) di diciannove anni, diciannovenne•- nineteenth
- nineteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is nineteen years old.) di diciannove anni, diciannovenne* * *[ˌnaɪn'tiːn] 1.determinante diciannove2.pronome diciannove3.nome diciannove m.•• -
6 nineteen ***** nine·teen adj , n
English-Italian dictionary > nineteen ***** nine·teen adj , n
См. также в других словарях:
talk nineteen to the dozen — talk/chatter/nineteen to the dozen british informal phrase to talk very quickly without stopping Thesaurus: to talk continuously and too muchsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
talk nineteen to the dozen — Brit. talk incessantly. → dozen talk nineteen to the dozen see dozen. → talk … English new terms dictionary
talk nineteen to the dozen — If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk nineteen to the dozen — ► talk nineteen to the dozen Brit. talk quickly and incessantly. Main Entry: ↑dozen … English terms dictionary
talk nineteen to the dozen — If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone talks nineteen to the dozen, they speak very quickly. He was talking nineteen to the dozen so I didn t catch the whole story … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
talk nineteen to the dozen — Chatter incessantly. Talk rapidly … A concise dictionary of English slang
chatter nineteen to the dozen — talk/chatter/nineteen to the dozen british informal phrase to talk very quickly without stopping Thesaurus: to talk continuously and too muchsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
dozen — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a group or set of twelve. ● talk nineteen to the dozen Cf. ↑talk nineteen to the dozen DERIVATIVES dozenth adjective. ORIGIN Old French dozeine, from Latin duodecim twelve … English terms dictionary
talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nineteen — nine|teen [ˌnaınˈti:n] number [: Old English; Origin: nigontiene, from nigon nine + tien ten ] 1.) the number 19 ▪ It was nineteen minutes past seven. ▪ I was only nineteen (=19 years old) . 2.) nineteen to the dozen if you talk nineteen to the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nineteen — /nuyn teen /, n. 1. a cardinal number, ten plus nine. 2. a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently: Whenever I m excited I talk nineteen to… … Universalium