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talk1

Pronunciation: /tɔːk/

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Spanish translation of talk

A. vi

  • 1 (speak) hablar; (converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx) to talk ABOUT sb/sth = hablar de algn/algo to talk OF sth/-ing = hablar de algo/de + inf to talk TO sb = hablar con algn he was talking to Jane = estaba hablando con Jane are you talking to me ? = ¿me hablas a mí? we're not talking to each other = no nos hablamos to talk WITH sb = hablar con algn
  • 2 a (have discussion) hablar we need to talk = tenemos que hablar to talk ABOUT sth = discutir algo b (give talk) to talk ABOUT/ON sth = hablar de/sobre algo

B. vt

  • 1 (speak) (colloq) to talk business = hablar de negocios don't talk nonsense! = ¡no digas tonterías!
  • 2 (argue, persuade) to talk sb INTO/OUT OF sth/-ING = convencer* a algn de que/de que no (+ subj)

Phrasal verbs

talk down to

v + adv + prep + o hablarle en tono condescendiente a

talk over

v + o + adv, v + adv + o discutir

talk in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of talk in the British & World English dictionary Definition of talk in the US English dictionary

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