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1 to talk turkey
to talk turkeyAmer falar com seriedade e honestidade de (negócios), não ter papas na língua.————————to talk turkeyfalar francamente. -
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[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) 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! -
3 turkey
['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) peru2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) peru* * *tur.key[t'ə:ki] n (turkey-cock) 1 peru. 2 fig bobo, otário. as proud as a turkey-cock muito orgulhoso. red as a turkey-cock vermelho como um peru. to talk turkey Amer falar com seriedade e honestidade de (negócios), não ter papas na língua.
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talk turkey — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. * /Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. The fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. / * /The father always … Dictionary of American idioms
talk turkey — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. * /Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. The fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. / * /The father always … Dictionary of American idioms
talk turkey — US INFORMAL ► to discuss something in a direct way without avoiding difficult issues: »Few politicians are willing to talk turkey about immigration. Main Entry: ↑talk … Financial and business terms
talk turkey — When people talk turkey, they discuss something frankly … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk turkey — ► talk turkey N. Amer. informal talk frankly and openly. Main Entry: ↑turkey … English terms dictionary
talk turkey N. Amer. — talk turkey N. Amer. informal discuss frankly and openly. → turkey … English new terms dictionary
talk turkey — verb discuss frankly, often in a business context • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue talk turkey Sam wants to talk turkey with Sue * * * talk turkey see under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
talk turkey — tv. to talk serious business; to talk frankly. □ We’ve got to sit down and talk turkey get this thing wrapped up. □ It’s time to talk turkey and quit messing around … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
talk\ turkey — v. phr. informal To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. the fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. The father always spoke gently … Словарь американских идиом
talk turkey — discuss seriously Now you re talking turkey so let s finish and go home. Digest 16/2002 to talk seriously, usually about a business deal I was ready to get serious about making an offer for the car. I was ready to talk turkey. Similar to: get… … Idioms and examples
talk turkey — verb To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously. An Erie car loaded with live turkeys . . . was delivered to the New York and New England Railroad yesterday. . . . This first cargo is symbolical of the fact that they will be able… … Wiktionary
