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1 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) conversa•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *[tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia! -
2 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar, comentar3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) discutir2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) discussão2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferência3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentário, falatório4) (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.) falação•- 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 -
3 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convencer2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) andar à volta de -
4 talk shop
(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) falar de trabalho -
5 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convencer2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) rodear, tergiversar -
6 talk shop
(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) falar de trabalho -
7 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) gabar-se -
8 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) contar vantagem -
9 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debate2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debater2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) ponderar•* * *de.ba.te[dib'eit] n debate, discussão, disputa, contestação, argumentação, controvérsia, altercação. • vt+vi debater, discutir. -
10 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debate2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debater2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) ponderar• -
11 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) que dizer de -
12 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) é o que se pode dizer de -
13 discuss
(to talk about: We had a meeting to discuss our plans for the future.) discutir* * *dis.cuss[disk'∧s] vt discutir, debater, questionar, examinar, ventilar. -
14 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) extremidade2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *[end] n 1 fim: a) termo, conclusão. at the end of May / em fins de maio. to the end of the earth / até o fim do mundo. to come to an end / chegar ao fim, terminar, finalizar. to come to a bad end / acabar mal. b) parada, terminal, ponto final. c) objetivo, finalidade. the end justifies the means / o fim justifica os meios. they fought to the bitter end / lutaram até ao fim. d) resultado, efeito, conseqüência. to what end? / para que fim? e) morte, destruição. f) resto, retalho, fragmento, sobra. g) Tech ponto, parte frontal. h) extremidade. 2 Amer Ftb jogador de ponta ou extrema. 3 uma das partes específicas de uma empresa ou negócio. • vt+vi 1 acabar, concluir, terminar. all’s well that ends well / tudo está bem quando acaba bem. he ended by eating the cake / ele acabou comendo o bolo. it ended in marriage / acabou em casamento. it ended in nothing / acabou em nada. Braz acabou em pizza. 2 finalizar, parar. 3 destruir, matar, morrer. 4 ser ou formar o fim. • adj final. at a loose end sem trabalho, desempregado, sem ocupação, sem rumo. from one end to the other do começo ao fim. he gained his end ele conseguiu o que almejava. his hair stands on end ele está de cabelo em pé (medo). I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado. in the end no fim, finalmente. loose ends pontas soltas, pontos não resolvidos. no end of trouble um sem-número de preocupações. odds and ends bugigangas. she has it all at her fingers’ ends ela tem tudo na ponta da língua, sabe de cor e salteado. three days on end três dias consecutivos. to be at an end estar no fim. to be no end of a fool ser um tolo incorrigível. to be the thin end of the wedge ser apenas o começo. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick enganar-se redondamente. to go off the deep end fig perder as estribeiras, perder o autocontrole. to keep one’s end up não se deixar vencer, não perder o ânimo. to make an end of encerrar, pôr um termo. to make both ends meet viver de acordo com suas rendas, equilibrar o orçamento, conseguir chegar ao fim do mês. to no end em vão, inútil. to put an end to pôr fim. to rain for days on end chover durante dias a fio. to turn end over soçobrar. -
15 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalizar2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalizar* * *gen.er.al.ize[dʒ'enərəlaiz] vt+vi 1 generalizar. 2 falar de modo geral. 3 vulgarizar, difundir. 4 tirar conclusões gerais. -
16 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) bisbilhotice2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) dois dedos de prosa3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) bisbilhoteiro2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) bisbilhotar2) (to chat.) cavaquear•- gossipy- gossip column* * *gos.sip[g'ɔsip] n 1 bisbilhotice, tagarelice, mexerico, fofoca. 2 bisbilhoteiro, mexeriqueiro, tagarela. • vi bisbilhotar, mexericar, palrar, tagarelar. -
17 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) na presença de* * *in the presence ofna presença de. -
18 instructive
[-tiv]adjective (giving knowledge or information: He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work.) instrutivo* * *in.struct.ive[instr'∧ktiv] adj instrutivo, educativo. -
19 passing
1) (going past: a passing car.) que passa(va)2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) passageiro3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) passageiro* * *pass.ing[p'a:siŋ] n 1 passagem, trânsito. 2 passadouro. 3 vau. 4 partida. 5 fim, desaparecimento. 6 morte. • adj 1 que passa ou transita. 2 passageiro, transitório, efêmero. 3 de passagem. 4 suficiente para aprovação em exame (nota). • adv extremamente, sumamente. in passing a propósito, de passagem. -
20 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalizar2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalizar
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