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hablar |
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verb |
talk [tɔːk]
sustantivo
1. conversación (f) charla (f) (conversation)plática (f) (CAm, español de México)
- to have a talk with somebody -> hablar con alguien
- to be all talk (and no action) (familiar) -> hablar mucho (y no hacer nada)
- talk show (televisión & radio) -> programa (m) de entrevistas
también:
- talks -> conversaciones (f pl) (negotiations)
2. habladurías (f pl) (gossip);
- especulaciones (f pl)
- there is some talk of his returning -> se dice que va a volver
- it's the talk of the town -> es la comidilla local
3. conferencia (f) charla (f) (lecture)
verbo transitivo
4. hablar (speak) (Spanish, German)
- to talk nonsense ->
- rubbish -> decir tonterías (or británico)
- to talk politics -> hablar de política
- to talk (common) sense -> hablar con sensatez
- to talk (some) sense into somebody -> hacer entrar en razón a alguien
- she can talk her way out of anything -> sabe salir con palabras de cualquier situación
5. (convince)
- to talk somebody into/out of doing something -> persuadir a alguien para que haga/para que no haga algo
verbo intransitivo
6. hablar (speak)(to/about con/de), platicar (CAm, español de México)(to/about con/de)
- to talk to oneself -> hablar solo(a)
- to talk of or about doing something -> hablar de hacer algo
- talking of embarrassing situations,… -> hablando de situaciones embarazosas,…
- to talk big -> farolear
- now you're talking! (familiar) -> ¡así se habla!
- YOU can talk! (familiar) -> ¡mira quién fue a hablar!
- to make a prisoner talk -> hacer hablar a un prisionero
- what are you talking about? -> ¡pero qué dices!
- I don't know what you're talking about -> no sé de qué me hablas
7. cotillear, murmurar (gossip)
8. dar una conferencia (give lecture)(on sobre)
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talk [tok]
sustantivo
1. Plática, conversación de una persona con otra.
2. Habla, la locución o palabras que se hablan.
3. Charla, cháchara, parloteo.
4. Voz común, fama, rumor.
5. El asunto de una conversación.
- Small palique -> charla
- It’s just son sólo rumores. To have a talk with -> mantener una conversación con alguien, hablar con alguien
(Vulg.) Dichitos.
"talk" in the Answers forum
| Q: | sales talk |
| A: | We should have a nitpicking party :-D But seriously, I am terrible at not nitpicking. I do it all the time, its like an addiction :-) |
| Q: | How to talk to a Latin-american girl in spanish ? |
| A: | what u wanna say' |
| Q: | Library talk Can you help? Forever grateful |
| A: | Nice, Gustavo. But wouldn't it be sacar libros de la biblioteca? BTW, you might be interested to know that there is a specific word in Japanese for reading… |
| Q: | Talk to Spanish People |
| A: | Just jump right in & plod along like the rest of us. Verb conjugations, learning phrases. It takes awhile, in fact, a long time. |
| Q: | Does anyone whant to talk? |
| A: | hola kat, como esta la muchacha mas ermosa' |
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