talk

talk
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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
- 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 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
b) (give talk)
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 one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:
- 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!

- 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

* * *

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 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
b) (give talk)
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 one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:
- 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


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