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to talk sb's language

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1 talk a different language

см. speak a different language

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > talk a different language
2 talk the same language

см. speak the same language

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > talk the same language
3 talk the same language

Общая лексика: говорить на одном языке

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > talk the same language
4 we don't talk the same language

no hablamos el mismo idioma

English-spanish dictionary > we don't talk the same language
5 language

language ['læŋgwɪdʒ]

1 noun

(a) (concept, vocabulary) langage m;

∎ I prefer language to literature je préfère l'étude des langues à celle de la littérature;

∎ the child's acquisition of language l'acquisition du langage par l'enfant

(b) (specific tongue) langue f; School & University (area of study) langue f;

∎ the French language la langue française;

∎ to study languages faire des études de langue;

∎ she speaks three languages fluently elle parle trois langues couramment;

∎ to speak the same language parler le même langage;

∎ figurative you speak my language nous parlons le même langage;

∎ figurative we don't talk the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage

(c) (code) langage m;

∎ a computer language un langage machine;

∎ the language of love/flowers le langage de l'amour/des fleurs

(d) (terminology) langue f, langage m;

∎ medical/legal language langage m médical/juridique;

∎ the language of diplomacy (jargon) le langage diplomatique

(e) (manner of expression) expression f, langue f;

∎ I find his language very pompous je trouve qu'il s'exprime avec emphase ou de façon très pompeuse

(f) (rude words) gros mots mpl, grossièretés fpl;

∎ (mind your) language! surveille ton langage!

2 compound-forming noun

(acquisition) du langage; (teaching, learning, course) de langues; (barrier) linguistique; (student) en langues

►► language laboratory, familiar language lab labo m de langues;

language studies études fpl de langues

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > language
6 language

noun

1) Sprache, die

speak the same language — (fig.) die gleiche Sprache sprechen

2) no pl., no art. (words, wording) Sprache, die

[style of] language — [Sprach]stil, der

use of language — Sprachgebrauch, der

3) (style) Ausdrucksweise, die; Sprache, die; see also academic.ru/5024/bad">bad 1. 4); strong language

4) (professional vocabulary) [Fach]sprache, die

5) (Computing) Sprache, die

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['læŋɡwi‹]
noun

1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) die Sprache

2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) die Sprache

3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) die Fachsprache

•

- bad language

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lan·guage

[ˈlæŋgwɪʤ]

n

1. (of nation) Sprache f

she speaks four \languages fluently sie spricht vier Sprachen fließend

artificial \language Kunstsprache f

the English/German \language die englische/deutsche Sprache, Englisch/Deutsch nt

a foreign \language eine Fremdsprache

sb's native \language jds Muttersprache

2. no pl (words) Sprache f; (style of expression) Ausdrucksweise f, Sprache f

her \language was absolutely appalling! ihre Sprache war wirklich schockierend!

\language, Robert! wie sprichst du denn, Robert!

bad \language Schimpfwörter pl

formal/spoken/written \language gehobene/gesprochene/geschriebene Sprache

to mind one's \language aufpassen, was man sagt

3. (of specialist group) Fachsprache f

legal \language Rechtssprache f

technical \language Fachsprache f; (individual expressions) Fachausdrücke pl

4. COMPUT

[computer programming] \language Programmiersprache f

5.

▶ to speak [or talk] the same \language die gleiche Sprache sprechen fig

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['lŋgwɪdZ]
n
Sprache f
the English language — Englisch nt, die englische Sprache

a book on language — ein Buch über die Sprache

philosophy of language — Sprachphilosophie f

the language of business/diplomacy —

the language of flowers — die Blumensprache

to study languages — Sprachen studieren

your language is appalling — deine Ausdrucksweise ist entsetzlich, du drückst dich entsetzlich aus

that's no language to use to your mother! — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter!

it's a bloody nuisance! – language! — verfluchter Mist! – na, so was sagt man doch nicht!

bad language — Kraftausdrücke pl

strong language — Schimpfwörter pl, derbe Ausdrücke pl

he used strong language, calling them fascist pigs — er beschimpfte sie als Faschistenschweine

the request/complaint was put in rather strong language — die Aufforderung/Beschwerde hörte sich ziemlich krass an

to talk sb's language — jds Sprache sprechen

to talk the same language ( as sb) — die gleiche Sprache (wie jd) sprechen

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language [ˈlæŋɡwıdʒ] s

1. Sprache f:

language of flowers fig Blumensprache;

speak the same language dieselbe Sprache sprechen (a. fig);

talk sb’s (kind of) language fig jemandes Sprache sprechen; → gutter A 1

2. Sprache f, Rede-, Ausdrucksweise f, Worte pl:

language! so etwas sagt man nicht!;

this is the only language he understands das ist die einzige Sprache, die er versteht; → bad¹ A 5, strong A 7

3. Sprache f, Stil m

4. (Fach)Sprache f, Terminologie f:

medical language medizinische Fachsprache, Medizinersprache

5. a) Sprachwissenschaft f

b) Sprachunterricht m

lang. abk language ( languages pl)

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noun

1) Sprache, die

speak the same language — (fig.) die gleiche Sprache sprechen

2) no pl., no art. (words, wording) Sprache, die

[style of] language — [Sprach]stil, der

use of language — Sprachgebrauch, der

3) (style) Ausdrucksweise, die; Sprache, die; see also bad 1. 4); strong language

4) (professional vocabulary) [Fach]sprache, die

5) (Computing) Sprache, die

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n.

Sprache -n f.

English-german dictionary > language
7 language

'læŋɡwi‹
noun

1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) lenguaje

2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) lengua, idioma

3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) lenguaje

•

- bad language

language n

1. idioma / lengua

what languages do you speak? ¿qué idiomas hablas?

2. lenguaje

scientific language lenguaje científico

don't use bad language! ¡no digas palabrotas!

language

tr['læŋgwɪʤ]

noun

1 (faculty, way of speaking) lenguaje nombre masculino

■ watch your language! ¡no digas palabrotas!

2 (tongue) idioma nombre masculino, lengua

■ the French language el (idioma) francés

3 (school subject) lengua

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to use bad language ser mal hablado,-a

bad language palabrotas nombre femenino plural, tacos nombre masculino plural

language laboratory laboratorio de idiomas

language school academia de idiomas, escuela de idiomas

language ['læŋgwɪʤ] n

1) : idioma m, lengua f

the English language: el idioma inglés

2) : lenguaje m

body language: lenguaje corporal

language

adj.

• idioma adj.

• lengua (Idioma) adj.

• lenguaje adj.

n.

• habla s.f.

• idioma s.m.

• lengua s.f.

• lenguaje s.m.

'læŋgwɪdʒ
noun

1) c u (means of communication, style of speech) lenguaje m

bad language — palabrotas fpl, malas palabras fpl (esp AmL)

2) c

a) ( particular tongue) idioma m, lengua f

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

first language — ( native tongue) lengua materna; ( Educ) primera lengua extranjera; (before n)

language barrier — barrera f idiomática or del idioma

language laboratory — laboratorio m de idiomas

b) ( Comput) lenguaje m

['læŋɡwɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=faculty, style of speech) lenguaje m

the tone of his language was diplomatic and polite — se expresó de forma diplomática y educada

2) (=national tongue) lengua f, idioma m

the Spanish language — la lengua española, el idioma español

he studies languages — estudia idiomas or lenguas

she can speak six languages — habla seis idiomas

first language — lengua f materna

modern languages — lenguas fpl modernas

- we don't talk the same language

3) (=means of expression) lenguaje m

in plain language — en lenguaje sencillo

legal/technical language — lenguaje m jurídico/técnico

the language of violence — el lenguaje de la violencia

4) (Comput) lenguaje m

computer language — lenguaje m de ordenador or (LAm) computador(a)

5) (=swear words)

watch your language — no digas palabrotas

that's no language to use to your mother! — ¡así no se habla a tu madre!

bad language — palabrotas fpl, lenguaje m grosero
strong 1., 9)
2.

CPD

language acquisition N — adquisición f del lenguaje

language barrier N — barrera f del idioma

language degree N — título m en idiomas

language development N — desarrollo m lingüístico

language laboratory N — laboratorio m de idiomas

language school N — academia f de idiomas

language skills NPL — (with foreign languages) facilidad f para los idiomas

language student N — estudiante mf de idiomas

language studies NPL — estudios mpl de idiomas

language teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de idiomas

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['læŋgwɪdʒ]
noun

1) c u (means of communication, style of speech) lenguaje m

bad language — palabrotas fpl, malas palabras fpl (esp AmL)

2) c

a) ( particular tongue) idioma m, lengua f

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

first language — ( native tongue) lengua materna; ( Educ) primera lengua extranjera; (before n)

language barrier — barrera f idiomática or del idioma

language laboratory — laboratorio m de idiomas

b) ( Comput) lenguaje m

English-spanish dictionary > language
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lan·guage [ʼlæŋgwɪʤ] n

1) ( of nation) Sprache f;

she speaks four \languages fluently sie spricht vier Sprachen fließend;

artificial \language Kunstsprache f;

the English/German \language die englische/deutsche Sprache, Englisch/Deutsch nt;

a foreign \language eine Fremdsprache;

sb's native \language jds Muttersprache

2) no pl ( words) Sprache f; ( style of expression) Ausdrucksweise f, Sprache f;

her \language was absolutely appalling! ihre Sprache war wirklich schockierend!;

\language, Robert! wie sprichst du denn, Robert!;

bad \language Schimpfwörter ntpl;

formal/ spoken/written \language gehobene/gesprochene/geschriebene Sprache;

to mind one's \language aufpassen, was man sagt

3) ( of specialist group) Fachsprache f;

legal \language Rechtssprache f;

technical \language Fachsprache f; ( individual expressions) Fachausdrücke mpl

4) comput

[computer programming] \language Programmiersprache f

PHRASES:

to speak [or talk] the same \language die gleiche Sprache sprechen ( fig)

English-German students dictionary > language
9 TALK

(verb) quet- (pa.t. quentë) (say, speak), carpa- pa.t. carampë (speak, use tongue – the latter verb apparently does not take a direct object). TALK (noun) quetil (language, tongue) –LT2:348, VT45:25 cf. KWET, PE17:126

Quettaparma Quenyallo (English-Quenya) > TALK
10 language

n. хэл. speak/ talk the same language хэл үгээ ололцох.

English-Mongolian dictionary > language
11 talk

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

1 intransitive verb

(a) (speak) parler; (discuss) discuter; (confer) s'entretenir;

∎ 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^□

(b) (chat) causer, bavarder; (gossip) jaser;

∎ 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

2 transitive verb

(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!;

∎ American familiar to talk the talk avoir la langue bien pendue;

∎ 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?^□

(b) (discuss) parler;

∎ to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique

3 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

(e) (UNCOUNT) (gossip) racontars mpl, bavardages mpl;

∎ 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

4 talks plural noun

(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

➲ talk about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (discuss) parler de;

∎ 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

(b) (mean)

∎ 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!

➲ talk at inseparable transitive verb

∎ 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 dire

➲ talk away

1 intransitive verb

passer 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

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to talk the night away passer la nuit à parler

➲ talk back intransitive verb

(insolently) répondre;

∎ to talk back to sb répondre (insolemment) à qn;

∎ don't you talk back to me! ne me réponds pas (comme ça)!

➲ talk down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (silence)

∎ to talk sb down réduire qn au silence (en parlant plus fort que lui/elle/ etc)

(b) (aircraft) faire atterrir par radio-contrôle

(c) (would-be suicide)

∎ the police managed to talk him down from the roof la police a réussi à le convaincre de redescendre du toit

2 intransitive verb

∎ to talk down to sb parler à qn comme à un enfant

➲ talk into separable transitive verb

∎ 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

➲ talk out separable transitive verb

(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

(b) Politics

∎ 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

➲ talk out of separable transitive verb

∎ 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!

➲ talk over separable transitive verb

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

➲ talk round

1 separable transitive verb

(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

2 inseparable transitive verb

(problem) tourner autour de;

∎ I'm tired of just talking round the subject j'en ai assez de tourner autour de la question

➲ talk up separable transitive verb

vanter 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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > talk
12 talk

talk [tɔ:k]

1. noun

   a. conversation f, discussion f ; (more formal) entretien m

• I must have a talk with him il faut que je lui parle

• we've had several talks about this nous en avons parlé à plusieurs reprises

• during his talk with the Prime Minister pendant son entretien avec le Premier ministre

   b. ( = informal lecture) exposé m ; (less academic or technical) causerie f

• to give a talk faire un exposé

   c. ( = rumours) there is talk of his returning il est question qu'il revienne

• it's just talk ce ne sont que des on-dit

• I've heard a lot of talk about the new factory j'ai beaucoup entendu parler de la nouvelle usine

• it was all talk tout ça c'était du vent (inf)

2. plural noun

talks ( = negotiations) discussions fpl

• peace talks pourparlers mpl de paix

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = speak) parler (about, of de ) ; ( = chatter) bavarder

• now you're talking! (inf) voilà qui devient intéressant !

• it's easy for him to talk! c'est facile pour lui !

• he talks too much (indiscreet) il ne sait pas se taire

• don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton !

• he doesn't know what he's talking about il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit

• I'm not talking about you je ne parle pas de toi

• he was talking about going to Greece il parlait d'aller en Grèce

• it's not as if we're talking about... ce n'est pas comme s'il s'agissait de...

• I'm not talking to him any more je ne lui parle plus

• 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

• I'll talk to you about that tomorrow je t'en parlerai demain

• it's no use talking to you je perds mon temps avec toi

• I have talked with him several times je lui ai parlé plusieurs fois

• to get o.s. talked about faire parler de soi

4. transitive verb

   a. [+ a language] parler

• to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique

• to talk nonsense dire n'importe quoi

• he's talking sense ce qu'il dit est de bon sens

• talk sense! ne dis pas n'importe quoi !

• we're talking big money here (inf) il s'agit de grosses sommes d'argent

   b. to talk sb into doing sth persuader qn de faire qch

• I managed to talk him out of doing it je suis arrivé à le dissuader de le faire

• to talk sb through sth bien expliquer qch à qn

5. compounds

► talk radio noun radio qui donne la priorité aux interviews et aux débats

► talk show noun débat m (à la radio ou à la télévision) ; (TV) talk-show m

► talk time noun (on mobile phone) temps m de communication

► talk back intransitive verb répondre (insolemment)

► talk down

1. intransitive verb

• to talk down to sb parler à qn avec condescendance

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ pilot, aircraft] aider à atterrir par radioguidage

   b. ( = speak ill of) dénigrer

   c. to talk sb down (in negotiations) marchander avec qn (pour qu'il demande moins)

► talk over separable transitive verb

[+ question, problem] discuter de

• let's talk it over discutons-en► talk round separable transitive verb

(British)

to talk sb round amener qn à changer d'avis► talk up

1. intransitive verb

(US) ( = speak frankly) ne pas mâcher ses mots

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ project, book] vanter ; (in negotiations) to talk sb up marchander avec qn (pour qu'il offre davantage)

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[tɔːk] 1.
noun

1) (talking, gossip) propos mpl

there is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire

there is talk that — on dit que

he's all talk — il parle beaucoup mais agit peu

it's just talk — ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air

they are the talk of the town — on ne parle que d'eux

2) ( conversation) conversation f, discussion f

to have a talk with somebody — parler à quelqu'un

3) ( speech) exposé m (about, on sur); ( more informal) causerie f

to give a talk — faire un exposé
2.
talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl

arms talks — conférence sur le désarmement

pay talks — négociations salariales
3.
transitive verb parler

to talk business — parler affaires

to talk nonsense — raconter n'importe quoi

we're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans

we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes

to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire

you've talked me into it! — vous m'avez convaincu!

he talked his way out of it — il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagout (colloq)
4.
intransitive verb gen parler; ( gossip) bavarder

to talk to oneself — parler tout seul

to talk at somebody — parler à quelqu'un sans l'écouter

to keep somebody talking — faire parler quelqu'un aussi longtemps que possible

talking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...

look who's talking! —

you're a fine one to talk! —

you can talk! — tu peux parler!

now you're talking! — eh bien voilà!

talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk back

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

English-French dictionary > talk
13 language

language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ]

1. noun

   a. ( = particular tongue) langue f

• the French language la langue française

• he's studying languages il fait des études de langue

   b. ( = ability to talk) langage m

• the faculty of language le langage

• he's studying language il étudie les sciences du langage

   c. ( = specialized terminology) langage m

• scientific/legal language langage m scientifique/juridique

   d. ( = individual's manner of expression) langage m

• (watch your) language! (inf) surveille ton langage !

• strong or bad or foul language gros mots mpl

2. compounds

[degree, studies, textbooks] de langue ; [department] de langues ; [students] en langues ; [ability] à s'exprimer

► language barrier noun barrière f de la langue

► language laboratory, language lab (inf) noun laboratoire m de langues

► language school noun école f de langues

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✎ The English word contains a u whereas the French word langage does not.

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['læŋgwɪdʒ]
noun ( system) langage m; ( of a particular nation) langue f; gen, Computing langage m

formal/legal language — langage formel/juridique

spoken language — langue parlée

bad ou strong ou foul language — langage grossier

mind your language! — sois poli!

don't use that language with me! — ne me parle pas de cette façon!

English-French dictionary > language
14 talk

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[English Word] a serious talk

[Swahili Word] lumba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)

[Note] rare

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[English Word] be much talked about

[Swahili Word] -vumika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -vuma

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[English Word] be talked into something

[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be the talk of the town

[Swahili Word] -vuma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu

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[English Word] cause to be talked about

[Swahili Word] -vumisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -vuma

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[English Word] foolish talk

[Swahili Word] payo

[Swahili Plural] mapayo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] paya V

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[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)

[Swahili Word] majinuni

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)

[Swahili Word] majununi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] force someone to talk

[Swahili Word] -nyenga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] get someone to talk

[Swahili Word] -payusha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] idle talk

[Swahili Word] mnong'ono

[Swahili Plural] minong'ono

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] nong'ona

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[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -wewesesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)

[Swahili Word] majununi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[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

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[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]

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -sema

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] talk with mother

[Swahili Example] sema na mama

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -amba

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo

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[English Word] talk (about something)

[Swahili Word] -ongelea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ongea V

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[English Word] talk behind someone's back

[Swahili Word] -teta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[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

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[English Word] talk big

[Swahili Word] -fedhulika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk big

[Swahili Word] -fezulika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Note] id.

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -bwata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] id.

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -dapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -babaika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -babayika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -ewedeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk evasively

[Swahili Word] -dapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk evasively

[Swahili Word] -diradira

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -ota

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -paya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -payuka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk idly

[Swahili Word] -piga domo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]

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[English Word] talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -wewedeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -weweseka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk indiscreetly

[Swahili Word] -boboka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk nonsense

[Swahili Word] lopoka

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] talk nonsense

[Swahili Word] -ropoka

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] stop talking nonsense

[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka

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[English Word] talk oneself out of something

[Swahili Word] -shariti

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk over

[Swahili Word] -kubalisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kubali

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[English Word] talk someone into something

[Swahili Word] -nyenya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk someone into something

[Swahili Word] -pembeja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[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

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[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

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[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]

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[English Word] talk to each other

[Swahili Word] -ongeana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk to each other

[Swahili Word] -semezana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk uselessly

[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo

[Part of Speech] verb

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[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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English-Swahili dictionary > talk
15 talk

1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep 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!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

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) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (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 hoarse — sich heiser reden

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

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
2. noun
1) ((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 Aussprache

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede

4) (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
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talk

[tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]

I. n

1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f

to 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] haben

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2. (lecture) Vortrag m

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl

big \talk große Töne pej fam

idle \talk leeres Gerede fam

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4. (subject of conversation)

▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5. (formal discussions)

▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

6.

▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]

▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

II. vi

1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ 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 about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]

▪ 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 Mutter

▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2. (imitate speech) parrot plappern fam

3. (speak privately or seriously) reden

can we \talk? können wir reden?

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

4.

▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam

▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden

▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam

▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam

▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...

III. vt

1. (speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2. ( fam: discuss)

to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

3.

▶ \talk about... so was von... fam

what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam

▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam

▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam

▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern

▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden

▶ 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 nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden

▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden

▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam

▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam

▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden

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[tɔːk]
1. n

1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache f

to 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 hold or have talks — Gespräche führen

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

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

2) no pl (= talking) Reden nt, Rederei f; (= rumour) Gerede nt

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

it's the talk of the town — es ist Stadtgespräch

she's the talk of the town — sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden

3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

2. vi

1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechen

to talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )

could I talk to Mr Smith please? — kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?

don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)

it's easy or all right for you to talk (inf) — du hast gut reden (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

talk to me! — erzähl mir was!

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

you can talk! (inf) — du kannst gerade reden!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

2) (= mention) sprechen, reden

he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

talking of salaries/films... — da or wo (inf) wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen...

talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)

3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

4) (= gossip) reden, klatschen

everyone 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) reden

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

OK, 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. vt

1) (= speak) a language, slang sprechen; nonsense reden

talk sense! — red keinen solchen Unsinn!

he simply wasn't talking sense — er hat bloß Unsinn geredet or verzapft (inf)

2) (= 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)

we have to talk business for a while — wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen

then they got down to talking business — dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen

let's talk business —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

See:

→ shop

3)

(= 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 tut

he 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)

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

you won't be able to talk your way out of this — jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden

he talked himself out of trouble — er redete sich (geschickt) heraus

he talked himself into this situation — er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht

to talk sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

5)

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

See:

→ head

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talk [tɔːk]

A s

1. Reden n

2. Gespräch n:

a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f

b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):

have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten

3. Aussprache f

4. RADIO etc

a) Plauderei f

b) Vortrag m:

give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)

5. Gerede n:

a) Geschwätz n umg

b) 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;

there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk

6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:

be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk

B v/i

1. reden, sprechen:

talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B

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;

talk to sb

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) schwatzen

b) klatschen umg:

get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1

C v/t

1. 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 1

2. eine Sprache sprechen:

talk French

3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:

talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3

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;

talk to death US → talk out 1

* * *
1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep 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!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

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) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (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 hoarse — sich heiser reden

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:

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

* * *

n.

Gespräch -e n. (to) v.

reden (zu) v.

sich unterhalten (mit) v.

sprechen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > talk
16 Language

   1) The Book of Nature Is Written in the Language of Mathematics

   Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)

   2) Arranging Speech so as to Reply Appropriately

   It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)

   3) No Other Animal Has the Language Capacity of the Human

   It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)

   4) Human Beings Do Not Live Only in the World of Objects

   Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reﬂection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)

   5) Language Powerfully Conditions All Our Thinking

   It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)

   6) A List of Language Games

   [A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]

   Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling it

   Solving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into another

   LANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)

   7) Language Constrains Certain Modes of Interpretation

   We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic ﬂux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)

   8) We Dissect Nature in Accordance with Our Native Languages

   We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.

   The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic ﬂux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)

   9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own Language

   The forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)

    10) The Analysis of Certain Types of Utterances

   It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)

    11) The Dictionary of a Language Is a System of Concepts

   In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)

    12) Talk about the Evolution of the Language Capacity is Beside the Point

   In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)

    13) The Development of Language

   [It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chieﬂy governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)

    14) Sentential and Conceptual Levels in Language

   he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.

   The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)

    15) Linguistic Realities Have Not Yet Been Captured by Theoretical Models

   The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.

   But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)

    16) The Final Steps to Human Language

   The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)

    17) The Inadequacy of Formal Linguistic Models for Ordinary Language Usage

    t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)

    18) When a Language Is an Abstract Machine

   A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)

    19) Metaphor and Metonymy Underpin the Formation of Linguistic Signs

   Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)

    20) Language and the Analysis of Nature

   It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)

    21) Correspondence Rules for Mapping Old Theory into Subsets of New Theory

   First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....

   Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)

    22) The Inclusion of Non- linguistic Factors in a Theory of Grammar

   If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)

    23) Language Is Inevitably Inﬂuenced by Specific Contexts of Human Interaction

   Language cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)

    24) The Genetic Blueprints of Language

   By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)

    25) Languages Are Machines

   Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Language
17 talk

to:k
1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) hablar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) hablar, chismorrear

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) hablar (de/sobre)

2. noun
1) ((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.) conversación

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferencia

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentario, chismorreo, cotilleo

4) (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

•

- 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

talk¹ n conversación / charla

I had a talk with your teacher tuve una charla con tu profesor

the policeman gave a talk on road safety el policía habló sobre la seguridad vial

talk² vb hablar

he never talks about his past nunca habla de su pasado

talk

tr[tɔːk]

intransitive verb

1 (gen) hablar (to, con/a)

■ I'd like to talk to you for a minute quisiera hablar contigo un momento

■ what were you talking about? ¿de qué hablabais?

■ everyone was talking at once todos hablaban a la vez

■ he talks to himself habla consigo mismo

2 (negotiate) negociar

■ the leaders agreed to talk los líderes acordaron negociar

3 (gossip) hablar, chismorrear

■ you know how people love to talk sabes cómo a la gente le encanta chismorrear

transitive verb

1 hablar (about/of, de)

■ let's talk business hablemos de negocios

■ don't talk nonsense no digas tonterías

noun

1 (conversation) conversación nombre femenino

2 (lecture) charla, conferencia

■ she gave a talk on the Spanish Civil War dio una charla sobre la Guerra Civil Española

3 (rumour) rumor nombre masculino, voz nombre femenino

■ there is talk of his resigning se habla de la posibilidad de que dimita

plural noun talks

1 negociaciones nombre femenino plural

■ the management and the unions met for talks el patronal y los sindicatos se reuniron para negociar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's just talk son cosas que se dicen, son rumores

look who's talking quién lo dice, mira quién habla

not to have a clue what one is talking about no tener la menor idea de qué habla

now you're talking eso sí que me interesa

talk 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 hablar

to be the talk of the town ser la comidilla de todos

to know what one is talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to talk big fanfarronear, farolear, presumir, exagerar

to talk somebody into something convencer a alguien para que haga algo

to talk somebody out of something disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

to talk sense hablar con sentido común

to talk shop hablar del trabajo

to talk through one's hat decir tonterías, hablar sin pies ni cabeza

to talk turkey hablar a las claras, hablar con franqueza

you can talk y tú que lo digas

pillow talk conversación nombre femenino íntima (en la cama)

talk show programa nombre masculino de entrevistas

talk ['tɔk] vi

1) : hablar

he talks for hours: se pasa horas hablando

2) chat: charlar, platicar

talk vt

1) speak: hablar

to talk French: hablar francés

to talk business: hablar de negocios

2) persuade: influenciar, convencer

she talked me out of it: me convenció que no lo hiciera

3)

to talk over discuss: hablar de, discutir

talk n

1) conversation: charla f, plática f, conversación f

2) gossip, rumor: chisme m, rumores mpl

talk

n.

• 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.

I
1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb
1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

everyone stopped talking — todo el mundo se calló

stop talking! — ¡silencio!

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

they talked and talked — hablaron largo y tendido

he doesn't know what he's talking about — no tiene idea de lo que está hablando

the year's most talked-about event — el acontecimiento más comentado del año

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!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

- to talk ABOUT somebody something
- to talk OF something -ING
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

is there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?

the two sides are ready to talk — las dos partes están dispuestas a negociar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

you can't stop people talking — no se puede evitar que la gente haga comentarios

2. vt
1) ( speak) (colloq):

they were talking Italian — hablaban (en) italiano

to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía

don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!

2) (argue, persuade)

he talked me into doing it — me convenció de que lo hiciera

see if you can talk her out of it! — a ver si puedes convencerla de que no lo haga

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING
- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round
- talk through
II
noun

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

it's time we had a little talk — ya es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

b) ( lecture) charla f

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

the two leaders met for talks — los dos líderes se reunieron para dialogar

2) u

a) (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 fpl

it'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

[tɔːk]
1. N

1) (=conversation) conversación f, charla f, plática f (Mex)

I enjoyed our (little) talk — disfruté de nuestra (pequeña) conversación or charla

• to have a talk (with sb) — hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)

I think it's time we had a talk — creo que es hora de que hablemos (seriamente)

• we had a long talk over supper — hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena

2) (=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 fpl

the foreign secretary will be holding talks with his French counterpart — el ministro de asuntos exteriores mantendrá conversaciones con su homólogo francés

4) (=rumours) rumores mpl

there 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 town

5) (=remarks)

that's the kind of talk we could do without — esos comentarios sobran

careless talk costs lives — las palabras dichas a la ligera cuestan vidas
small 4.
6) (=speech, language) lenguaje m

children's talk — lenguaje m infantil or de niños

7) (=hot air) pej palabrería f, cuento m

it'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. VI

1) (=speak) hablar

she can't talk yet — aún no sabe hablar

can you talk a little more slowly? — ¿podría hablar un poquito más despacio?

a doll that can talk — una muñeca que habla

it's easy for you to talk — para ti es fácil hablar

he talks too much — habla demasiado

she never stops talking — no deja or para de hablar

• I wasn't talking about you — no hablaba de ti

he doesn't know what he's talking about — no sabe de qué habla

everyone's talking about him — anda en boca de todos

it's the most talked-about film this year — es la película más comentada del año

we'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!

• 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!

I'm not talking to him any more — ya no me hablo con él

• the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! — ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!

- money talks

- talk of the devil!

- talk through one's hat
dirty 2., 2)
2) (=converse) hablar, platicar (Mex) (to con)

we talked all night — nos pasamos toda la noche hablando

I was only talking to her last week — si justo estuve hablando con ella la semana pasada

stop talking! — ¡callaos!, ¡dejad de hablar!

she had no one to talk to — no tenía con quién 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

• to talk about sth/sb — hablar de algo/algn

they talked about old times — hablaron de los viejos tiempos

I don't want to talk about it — no quiero hablar de ello

• 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 ella

3) (=have discussion) hablar, hablar seriamente

we really need to talk — tenemos que hablar (seriamente)

the two sides need to sit down and talk — las dos partes necesitan reunirse para hablar (seriamente)

GA and Fox Ltd might be talking — puede que GA y Fox Ltd estén manteniendo negociaciones

to talk (to sb) about sth — discutir algo (con algn)

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) hablar

we have ways of making you talk — sabemos cómo hacerle hablar

3. VT

1) (=speak) hablar

they were talking Arabic — hablaban (en) árabe

we're talking big money here * — estamos hablando de mucho dinero

she talked herself hoarse — habló tanto que se quedó afónica

• to talk nonsense, talk rubbish — decir tonterías

• to talk sense — hablar con juicio or sensatez

- talk the hind legs off a donkey

2) (=discuss) hablar de

we were talking politics/business — hablábamos de política/negocios

- talk shop

3) (=persuade)

• to talk sb into doing sth — convencer a algn de que haga algo

I was a fool to have let her talk me into it — fui idiota por dejarle convencerme

ok! you've talked me into it — ¡vale! me has convencido

I talked myself into believing it — yo solo me terminé convenciendo de que era cierto

• to talk sb out of doing sth — convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algo

we 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

• he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence — habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel

4.

CPD

talk 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 around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk on

- talk out

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

- talk up

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I
1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb
1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

everyone stopped talking — todo el mundo se calló

stop talking! — ¡silencio!

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

they talked and talked — hablaron largo y tendido

he doesn't know what he's talking about — no tiene idea de lo que está hablando

the year's most talked-about event — el acontecimiento más comentado del año

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!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

- to talk ABOUT somebody something
- to talk OF something -ING
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

is there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?

the two sides are ready to talk — las dos partes están dispuestas a negociar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

you can't stop people talking — no se puede evitar que la gente haga comentarios

2. vt
1) ( speak) (colloq):

they were talking Italian — hablaban (en) italiano

to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía

don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!

2) (argue, persuade)

he talked me into doing it — me convenció de que lo hiciera

see if you can talk her out of it! — a ver si puedes convencerla de que no lo haga

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING
- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round
- talk through
II
noun

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

it's time we had a little talk — ya es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

b) ( lecture) charla f

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

the two leaders met for talks — los dos líderes se reunieron para dialogar

2) u

a) (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 fpl

it'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

English-spanish dictionary > talk
18 talk

[tɔːk] 1. гл.
1)

а) говорить, разговаривать, вести беседу

to 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 to oneself — говорить с самим собой

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 politics — говорить о политике

to talk bawdy — говорить непристойности

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.

Stop talking in riddles! — Перестань говорить загадками!

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.

Stop talking! — Перестаньте 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:

discuss

в) читать лекцию

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.

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Syn:

converse I 2.

2)

а) говорить на (каком-л. языке, диалекте)

to talk French — говорить по-французски

to talk slang — говорить на сленге

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.

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Syn:

speak, utter

3)

а) болтать, трепать языком; пустословить

to 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 слухи

to 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:

confess

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.

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- 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
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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

How you talk! — Хватит врать-то! Ври больше!

I should talk! — Мне-то лучше знать!

Now you're talking! — Вот это другой разговор! Вот это дело!

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; беседа

heart-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 have no small talk — не уметь поддержать беседу

to engage smb. in talk, make a talk, fall into a talk — завязать беседу, начинать разговор, разговориться

to start the talk off in a different direction — перевести разговор на другую тему

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 talk
Syn:

speech, discourse 1.

б) ( talks) переговоры; обсуждение

formal talk — официальные переговоры

informal talks — неофициальные переговоры

contract talk — переговоры по вопросу о заключении контракта

peace talk — мирные переговоры

high-level / top-level / summit talks — переговоры на высшем уровне

to conduct / hold talk — вести переговоры

to break off talk — срывать переговоры, внезапно прекращать переговоры

the next round of Middle East peace talks — следующий раунд переговоров о мире на Ближнем Востоке

talks about talks — предварительное обсуждение (предмета переговоров и т. п.)

- exploratory talk

Syn:

discussion, negotiation, treaty, conversation

2) лекция ( часто неформальная); нотация

radio talk — радиомонолог

to give a talk — прочитать лекцию

I was given this usual talk on bringing up children subject. — Мне прочитали обычную в таких случаях лекцию по вопросам воспитания детей.

Syn:

story I, fantasy

3)

а) пустой разговор, пустословие; болтовня, трёп

to be all talk — вечно болтать

It 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:

verbiage

4)

а) молва; толки, слухи; россказни

There 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:

rumour, gossip 1.

б) предмет разговоров, толков, сплетен

She 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:

topic

5) разг. диалект, жаргон; язык, речь

thieves' talk — воровской, блатной язык

bird talk — язык птиц

Stop that baby talk! — разг. Перестань сюсюкать! Говори серьёзно!

Syn:

language, dialect 1., lingo

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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

Англо-русский современный словарь > talk
19 talk

1. n разговор, беседа

straight talk — откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту

idle talk — пустой разговор

double talk — двусмысленный разговор

small talk — разговор о пустяках, светский разговор

she has no small talk — она не умеет поддержать беседу

to meet for a good talk — встретиться и всласть поговорить

to engage in talk, to make a talk — начинать разговор, пытаться завязать беседу

to fall into talk — разговориться

plain talk — прямой разговор

tame talk — скучный разговор

heart talk — задушевная беседа

balmy talk — идиотский разговор

pillow talk — «беседа под одеялом»

2. n лекция, доклад, беседа

to give a talk on disarmament — прочитать лекцию о разоружении

a talk full of salt — остроумная беседа

an informative talk — содержательная беседа

chalk talk — лекция с использованием доски

admonitory talk — наставительная беседа, нотация

after-supper talk — беседа после ужина; вечерняя беседа

3. n пустой разговор, болтовня

to end in talk — кончиться одними словами, не пойти дальше разговоров

skill in talk — умение поддержать разговор

apropos of our talk — в связи с нашим разговором

this talk is all froth — это всё пустая болтовня

talky talk — пустая болтовня, разговор о пустяках

I abhor such talk — терпеть не могу таких разговоров

4. n разговоры, слухи; россказни; толки, молва

that will make talk — теперь пойдут разговоры, теперь разговоров не оберёшься

insignificant talk — пустой разговор

shoppy talk — профессиональный разговор

salty talk among men — «мужские разговоры»

heart-to-heart talk — разговор по душам; задушевный разговор

5. n предмет толков, разговоров

to risk talk — быть выше сплетен, не бояться сплетен

empty talk — пустые разговоры, переливание из пустого в порожнее

6. n переговоры

informal talks — неофициальные переговоры

press to talk button — кнопка для переговоров

7. n разг. язык, диалект, жаргон

baby talk — детский язык

mike talk — жаргон работников радио и телестудий

8. v разговаривать, беседовать; говорить; общаться

to get oneself talked about — заставить говорить о себе

I know what I am talking about — я знаю, о чём говорю

to talk of one thing and another, to talk of this and that — поговорить о том о сём

to talk by signs — говорить с помощью знаков

to talk in riddles — говорить загадками

talk of — говорить о

talk to — говорить с

talk wild — говорить не думая

to talk wet — говорить ерунду

to talk sense — говорить разумно

9. v общаться при помощи звуковых сигналов, обладать способностью речи; переговариваться

dolphins can talk — дельфины умеют говорить, у дельфинов есть язык

talk film — звуковой фильм

pep talk — зажигательная речь

namby-pamby talk — приторные речи

to talk treason — держать преступные речи

sweet talk — лесть, медоточивые речи; умасливание

10. v говорить

to talk fluently — говорить бегло

to learn to talk — учиться говорить

stop talking! — перестаньте разговаривать!

to talk dirt — говорить сальности

to talk fine — говорить остроумно

talk politics — говорить о политике

talk turkey — говорить без обиняков

talk on a subject — говорить на тему

11. v проводить беседу

to talk on discipline — проводить беседу о дисциплине

the talk was reminiscent — беседа была посвящена воспоминаниям

12. v избегать существа дела; обсуждать, не касаясь, не доходя до существа дела

they talked around the proposal for several hours — они несколько часов обсуждали это предложение, но так ни до чего и не договорились

talk over — обсуждать; дискутировать

talk substance — высказываться по существу вопроса

13. v разг. болтать; говорить пустое

to talk by the hour — болтать без умолку, тараторить, трещать

to talk small — вести пустой разговор, вести салонную беседу

to talk of sundry matters — говорить о том о сём

talk shop — говорить на узкопрофессиональные темы

to talk over the telephone — говорить по телефону

to talk shop — говорить на узкопрофессиональные темы

to talk mere twaddle — болтать попусту; говорить чепуху

14. v распускать или распространять слухи, сплетничать; судачить, злословить

the case gave people something to talk about — это дело дало обильную пищу для толков

tea-table talk — беседа за чаем; фривольный или пустой разговор

15. v доводить разговорами

to talk oneself hoarse — договориться до хрипоты; охрипнуть от разговоров

his talk began to pall on us all — нам стали надоедать его разговоры

16. v убеждать, уговаривать

talk into — уговаривать

talk into going to — уговаривать пойти в

17. v разг. сообщать нужные сведения; доносить

the prisoner talked to the police — арестованный раскололся и всё рассказал полиции

to make a prisoner talk — заставить арестованного заговорить, «расколоть» арестованного

to talk Greek — говорить непонятно

Синонимический ряд:

1. chat (noun) causerie; chat; chin; prose; rap; yarn

2. communication (noun) colloquy; communication; confabulation; conversation; dialogue; discussion; negotiation; prattle; talking

3. conference (noun) conference; meeting; parley; powwow

4. jargon (noun) jargon; language; slang

5. report (noun) buzz; cry; gossip; grapevine; hearsay; murmur; on-dit; report; rumble; rumor; scuttlebutt; tattle; tittle-tattle; whispering; word

6. speech (noun) address; allocution; commentary; declamation; discourse; lecture; oration; speaking; speech; utterance; verbalization

7. voice (noun) discourse; utterance; verbalisation; voice

8. address (verb) address; lecture; pontificate; prelect; spout

9. advise (verb) advise; confer; consult; parley; powwow

10. chat (verb) babble; burble; cackle; chat; chin-chin; clack; clatter; dither; gab; gabble; jaw; patter; prate; prattle; rattle; run on; smatter; tinkle; twaddle; twiddle; twitter; yak; yakety-yak; yammer; yatter

11. communicate (verb) blab; chatter; chin; colloque; communicate; discuss; gossip; harangue; inform; noise; noise about; noise abroad; pronounce; rumor; rumour; tattle; visit; yarn

12. grumble (verb) grumble; mutter; stammer

13. sing (verb) sing; squeak; squeal

14. speak (verb) converse; converse in; discourse; speak; use; utter; verbalize; vocalize; voice

15. utter (verb) utter; verbalise; vocalise

English-Russian base dictionary > talk
20 talk

[tɔ:k, Am usu tɑ:k] n

1) ( discussion) Gespräch nt; ( conversation) Unterhaltung f; ( private) Unterredung f;

to 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] haben;

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2) ( lecture) Vortrag m;

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3) no pl ( discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt ( fam) ( things said) Worte pl;

big \talk große Töne ( pej) ( fam)

idle \talk leeres Gerede ( fam)

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4) ( subject of conversation)

the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt;

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5) ( formal discussions)

\talks pl Gespräche ntpl;

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen fpl;

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

PHRASES:

to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein;

to be all \talk [and no action];

to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln] vi

1) ( speak) sprechen, reden;

( converse) sich akk unterhalten;

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 about sb behind his/ her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o ( fam) herziehen];

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 Mutter;

to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2) ( imitate speech) parrot plappern ( fam)

3) ( speak privately or seriously) reden;

can we \talk? können wir reden?;

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

PHRASES:

to be \talking through one's hat [or (Brit a.) neck]; (pej!) ( fam) nur so daherreden ( fam)

to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden;

look who's \talking;

you're a fine one to \talk;

you can't [or (Am) should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen ( fam)

to set sb \talking ( Brit) jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben ( fam)

\talking of sb/sth... ( esp Brit) wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]... vt

1) ( speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen;

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2) (fam: discuss)

to \talk business/ money/ politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

PHRASES:

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 one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden, losquatschen ( fam)

to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden ( fam)

to \talk nonsense [or ( esp Brit) rubbish]; ( pej) Unsinn reden;

to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden;

to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen ( fam)

to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden ( fam), fachsimpeln ( fam)

to \talk a blue streak (Am) ohne Punkt und Komma reden ( fam)

to \talk turkey ( esp Am) ( fam) offen [o ( fam) Tacheles] reden;

to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern;

\talk about... so was von... ( fam)

what a film - \talk about boring! was für ein Film - so was von langweilig! ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > talk

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speak/talk the same language — to understand each other well because of shared ideas and feelings She and I will never get along. We just don t speak the same language. • • • Main Entry: ↑language … Useful english dictionary
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talk */*/*/ — I UK [tɔːk] / US [tɔk] verb Word forms talk : present tense I/you/we/they talk he/she/it talks present participle talking past tense talked past participle talked Other ways of saying talk: chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat… … English dictionary

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