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talk1 /tɔ:k/ verbo intransitivo

(speak) hablar;
(converse) hablar, platicar^(conj.⇒) (esp AmC, Méx);
to ~ ABOUT sb/sth hablar de algn/algo;
to ~ OF sth/-ing hablar de algo/de + inf;
to ~ TO sb hablar con algn;
he was ~ing to Jane estaba hablando con Jane;
are you ~ing to me ? ¿me hablas a mí?;
we're not ~ing to each other no nos hablamos;
to ~ WITH sb hablar con algn

1. (have discussion) hablar;
  we need to ~ tenemos que hablar;
  to ~ ABOUT sth discutir algo
1. (give talk) to ~ ABOUT/ON sth hablar de/sobre algo

verbo transitivo

(speak) (colloq): to ~ business hablar de negocios;
don't ~ nonsense! ¡no digas tonterías!

(argue, persuade) to ~ sb INTO/OUT OF sth/-ING convencer^(conj.⇒) 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

talk2 sustantivo

countable
1. (conversation) conversación f;
  I had a long ~ with him estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él
1. (lecture) charla f
1. talks pl (negotiations) conversaciones fpl

uncountable (words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey)

talk:talk show sustantivo
programa m de entrevistas

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talk [tɔ:k]

I	nombre 1 conversación 2 (en público) charla [about/on, sobre] 3 talks pl, negociaciones peace talks, negociaciones de paz 4 pey chismorreo, rumor, palabrería: it's only talk, solo son habladurías
II	verbo intransitivo 1 hablar [about, de, acerca de] pey chismorrear: they aren't talking, no se hablan 2 (por cierto) talking of parents, how's your mother?, hablando de los padres, ¿qué tal tu madre? 3 to talk to oneself, hablar solo,-a
III	verbo transitivo 1 hablar, decir to talk nonsense, decir tonterías to talk shop, hablar del trabajo ➣ Ver nota en hablar 2 convencer, persuadir to talk sb into/out of doing sthg, convencer a alguien para que haga/no haga algo ♦ LOC: she's talking through her hat, está diciendo tonterías

Compound Forms:
baby talk	n		balbuceo
double-talk	n	(language that evades the issue)	evasivas nfpl
All good politicians are masters of the 'art' of double-talk, he remarked cynically.
			chicanas nfpl
			hablar, decir sin decir nada loc verb
Se pone a hablar sin decir nada cada que le pides explicaciones.
give a talk	vi	(conduct a speech or lecture)	dar una conferencia loc verb
On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer.
			dar una charla loc verb
have a talk with			tener una conversación con v
heart-to-heart talk	n	(sincere and frank discussion)	charla seria nf
You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police.
Tuvimos una charla seria sobre su comportamiento.
			con el corazón en la mano fr hecha
Se lo dije con el corazón en la mano, sin ocultarle nada y sin segunda intención.
idle talk			cháchara nf
jive talk		US	cháchara nf
little talk	n	informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution)	charla nf
I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you have been acting lately.
Tuvimos una pequeña charla, le llamé la atención, prometió enderezarse... veremos.
			unas palabras nfpl
He de tener unas palabras con él y dejarle claro cual es su posición en la empresa.
make small talk	v	(chat, converse about trivial subjects)	hablar cosas sin importancia vtr
I'm no good at making small talk at parties.
Se pasaron la tarde entera hablando cosas sin importancia.
		fig	hablar del tiempo fr hecha
No es un gran conversador, siempre que nos vemos hablamos del tiempo.
pep talk	n	(motivating speech)	arenga nf
The manager gave the team a pep talk at half time.
Luego de dar la orden de alerta, Prat dio una arenga a su tripulación de cubierta.
			discurso motivacional nm
El discurso motivacional que les dio a los alumnos de la Universidad fue vibrante y conmovedor.
			plática para incentivar nf
La orientadora de la escuela les dio una plática para incentivar un mejor rendimiento.
refuse to talk	v	(withhold information)	negarse a hablar períf verb
Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk.
A pesar de todos los apremios físicos, siguió negándose a hablar.
		fam	no largar prenda, no soltar prenda loc verb
Lo interrogaron durante horas pero no largó prenda.
small talk			conversación trivial nf
small talk			palique nm
small talk			charla nf
sweet-talk			engatusar v
table talk		(from partnered card games, discussion between partners of the contents of their hands.)	conversación ilegal durante un juego de naipes
talk about		(negotiate)	entrar en negociaciones v
talk about		(discuss)	hablar sobre v
talk about		(discuss)	hablar de v
talk about		(discuss)	discutir v
talk at			escuchar a si mismo
talk at			escuchar a si mismo vi
talk back			contestar v
talk back			responder v
talk big			jactarse vi
talk dirty			decir obscenidades v
talk dirty			decir palabrotas v
talk down			no dejar hablar a alguien v
talk down			hacer callar v
talk insanely			parlotear
talk insanely			divagar vi
talk into		(talk someone into doing)	convencer v
talk into		(talk someone into doing)	persuadir v
talk nonsense			hablar tonterías v
talk nonsense			decir tonterías v
talk of			corre la voz de que
talk of		(there is talk of something/of doing)	se habla de que
talk of		(there is talk of something/of doing)	se comenta que
talk on			hablar sobre v
talk over			hablar de v
talk over			discutir v
talk rubbish		GB	decir disparates v
talk rubbish		GB	decir tonterías v
talk show			programa de entrevistas v
talk together			conversar v
talk together			discutir v
talk too much			hablar demasiado v
talk up			hacer promoción de v
talk up			inflar el valor de v
talk with			discutir con v
talk with			hablar con v
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a person who wants to talk with me
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after talk
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All of this Nicaraguan talk is leading somewhere. - grammar
All talk ; He has my back
all talk and no trousers
All talk no action
And if you want to talk about it anymore
Are the teachers easy to talk to?
ARe you going to talk a lot about it? - grammar
Are you OK to talk?...
are you shooting off now, or can we talk?
Arrrrrrr!, talk like a pirate day.
As for me, well, you know what I talk about......
ashamed to talk - grammar
Ask if there is anything your child would like you to talk about with their teacher.
attracts talk
baby talk
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back talk
bathroom-talk
Bird Talk
book talk
Brave talk
broadcast talk
but to hear them talk, to solve the problem is a big mystery
by cross talk
call me later to talk about the gift
Call me when you have time to talk.
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'talk' also found in these entries:

English:

afraid - approachable - big - delegation - do - go on - kind - later - mouth - nice - nonsense - oneself - pep talk - pillow talk - sales talk - scare - shop - sleep-talk - small-talk - so - stranger - sweet-talk - table talk - talk away - talk back - talk down - talk on - talk out - talk over - talk through - talk-show - top - unwilling - well - approach - babble - barge - burble - discourse - discuss - dully - gibberish - go - informally - intimate - keep - length - much - nineteen - nonstop

Spanish:

ablandar - boca - brillante - burrada - camelar - camelarse - carrete - cascar - cháchara - charla - charlar - codo - comentar - comidilla - contigo - conversar - correr - delirar - desvariar - dialogar - discutir - durante - encierro - engatusar - explayarse - frenética - frenético - guión - hablar - hablarse - imprudencia - íntima - íntimo - larga - largo - mantener - menudencia - nuez - origen - replicar - seducir - sentarse - sobre - sola - solo - soñar - tampoco - ya - así - autorizar

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