table talk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for table talk in the English»French Dictionary

table talk N

table talk

propos mpl de table

Translations for table talk in the English»French Dictionary

I.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] N

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

table f

garden/kitchen table

table de jardin/de cuisine

at table

à table

to lay or set the table

mettre le couvert or la table

to put sth on the table fig Brit (propose) proposal, offer

avancer

to put sth on the table Am (postpone) proposal, offer

ajourner

the proposal is now on the table Brit

la proposition est à présent déposée

the offer is still on the table

l'offre tient toujours

the UN is trying to get the warring parties round the table

l'ONU tente de réunir les parties en conflit autour de la table de négociations

he keeps a good table fig

on mange bien chez lui

2. table (list):

table

table f

table

tableau m

to present sth in table form

présenter qc sous forme de table

3. table MATH:

table

table f

the six-times table MATH

la table de six

to learn one's tables MATH

apprendre ses tables de multiplication

4. table SPORTS:

table, a. league table

classement m

to be at the top/bottom of the table

être en tête/en bas du classement

5. table GEOG:

table

plateau m

6. table HISTORY (tablet):

table

table f

the Tables of the Law

les Tables de la Loi

II.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl] VB trans

1. table Brit (present):

table bill, amendment, proposal

présenter

to table sth for discussion

soumettre qc au débat

2. table Am (postpone):

table motion, bill, amendment

ajourner

III.table [Brit ˈteɪb(ə)l, Am ˈteɪbəl]

I can drink you under the table

je tiens mieux l'alcool que toi

she drank everyone under the table

quand tous les autres étaient soûls, elle se tenait toujours debout

to do sth under the table

faire qc sous le manteau

to turn the tables on sb

renverser les rôles aux dépens de qn

to lay or put one's cards on the table

jouer cartes sur table

I.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

propos mpl

there is talk of sth/of doing

il est question de qc/de faire, on parle de qc/de faire

there is talk of me doing

il est question que je fasse

there is talk that …

on dit que, le bruit court que …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

il est (beaucoup) question de qc

he's all talk

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

ce ne sont que de belles paroles

it's just talk

ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air

such talk is dangerous/ridiculous

de tels propos sont dangereux/ridicules

he dismissed talk of problems/defeat

il a refusé de parler des problèmes/de la défaite

they are the talk of the town

on ne parle que d'eux

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

talk

discussion f

to have a talk with sb

parler à qn

to have a talk about sth/sb

parler de qc (with avec)

to have a talk about sth/sb

avoir une discussion à propos de qc (with avec)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

exposé m (about, on sur)

talk (more informal)

causerie f

to give a talk

faire un exposé

radio talk

exposé m à la radio

II.talks N

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

discussions fpl (between entre)

talks (between several groups, countries)

conférence f

talks (between management and unions)

négociations fpl

talks (between management and unions)

discussions fpl (beween entre)

to hold talks

tenir une conférence

arms talks

conférence sur le désarmement

pay talks

négociations salariales

trade talks

négociations commerciales

talks about talks

négociations pour mettre sur pied une conférence

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business/sport

parler affaires/de sport

2. talk (speak):

talk French, Spanish etc

parler

to talk nonsense

raconter n'importe quoi

she's talking sense

ce qu'elle dit est plein de bon sens

we're talking £2 million/three years inf

il faut compter deux millions de livres sterling/trois ans

we're talking a huge investment/a major project inf

il s'agit d'un investissement énorme/d'un projet important

we're talking big money here inf (discussing large sums of money)

il s'agit ici de sommes considérables

we're talking big money here (discussing wealthy people)

nous parlons ici de gens très riches

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuader qn de faire

to talk sb out of doing

dissuader qn de faire

you've talked me into it!

vous m'avez convaincu!

he talked his way out of it (out of doing a chore)

il y a échappé grâce à son bagou inf

he talked his way out of it (out of a difficult situation)

il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagou inf

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parler , discuter

to talk to or with sb

parler à or avec qn

to talk to oneself

parler tout seul

to talk about sth/about doing

parler de qc/de faire

to talk at sb

parler à qn sans l'écouter

to keep sb talking

faire parler qn aussi longtemps que possible

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

je ne lui parle plus

talking of films/tennis…

à propos de films/tennis…

he knows/he doesn't know what he's talking about

il sait/il ne sait pas de quoi il parle

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

tu peux parler, mais ce n'est pas toi qui dois le faire!

who am I to talk?

remarque, je peux parler!

look or listen who's talking! you're a fine one to talk!, you can talk!

tu peux parler!

now you're talking!

eh bien voilà!

talk about stupid/expensive inf!

comme idiotie/comme prix élevé, ça se pose un peu là! inf

talk about laugh/work inf!

qu'est-ce qu'on a ri/travaillé!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

parler, bavarder

talk pej

jaser

to give people sth to talk about

donner aux gens matière à jaser

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parler

table talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for table talk in the English»French Dictionary

table talk N

table talk

menus propos mpl

Translations for table talk in the English»French Dictionary

I.table [ˈteɪbl] N

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

table f

to lay the table

mettre la table

2. table (group of people):

table

tablée f

3. table (collection of information) a. COMPUT:

table

tableau m

the two-times table MATH

la table (de multiplication) de 2

Phrases:

to do sth under the table (illegally)

faire qc sous le manteau

to be under the table inf (be drunk)

rouler sous la table

to put sth on the table (submit)

présenter qc

to put sth on the table Am (postpone)

remettre qc

to turn the tables on sb

prendre sa revanche sur qn

II.table [ˈteɪbl] VB trans

1. table Brit, Aus (propose):

table

présenter

2. table Am (postpone):

table

remettre

I.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (discussion):

talk

discussion f

there's talk of a new school

on parle d'une nouvelle école

talks about peace

pourparlers de paix

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

to have a talk with sb

avoir une conversation avec qn

3. talk (private):

talk

entretien m

4. talk (lecture):

talk

exposé m

5. talk no pl (things said):

talk

paroles fpl

too much talk and no action

trop de parlotte et pas d'action

you're all talk pej

tout ce que tu fais c'est parler

to make small talk

parler de choses et d'autres

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

1. talk (speak):

talk

parler

everybody's talking

tout le monde fait des commentaires

to talk to oneself

se parler à soi-même

to talk about a job

parler d'un travail

we're talking about six million

il s'agit de six millions

talking about [or of] cats

puisqu'on parle de chats

2. talk (speak privately):

talk

s'entretenir

Phrases:

to talk dirty to sb

parler crûment à qn

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (speak):

talk English, Arabic

parler

to talk sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire qc/de ne pas faire qc

2. talk inf (discuss):

talk

discuter

we're talking big changes

il s'agit de grands changements

Phrases:

to be able to talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit inf

être bavard comme une pie

to talk nonsense [or rubbish] Brit pej

dire n'importe quoi

to talk some sense into sb's head

faire entendre raison à qn

to talk a blue streak Am

être un moulin à paroles

to talk turkey Am inf

mettre cartes sur table

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Table talk is to remain pleasant and inoffensive and everyone should be themselves, no one is to be emotional.

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He has played poker since the age of 18, and is known for his outlandish table talk and frequent intimidation of his opponents.

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I could weigh a bit more in dinner table talk with the family.

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Whether this type of table talk is acceptable will depend on the game, the players and the stakes.

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And it's not the kind of thing you table talk.

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Table talk would lead into a live network radio broadcast, and each panelist would begin with a provocative response to the topic.

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The shared table talk was about indigestion over congestion.

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Talk should be limited to yes or no, no other table talk (some venues threatened removing ability to consume popcorn should this rule be broken).

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Depending on house rules, table talk can result in replaying of a hand or awarding of a point to the team calling out the infraction.

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This is considered acceptable and is not termed table talk, even though the distinguishing line may be very fine.

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