table talk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for table talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

table talk [Am ˈteɪbəl tɔk] N

table talk

= discorsi che si fanno a tavola

Translations for table talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

chiacchiere fpl

talk U

voci fpl

there is talk of sth, of doing

si parla di qc, di fare

there is talk of me doing

si dice (in giro) che io faccia

there is talk that …

corre voce che …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

si fa un gran parlare di qc

he's all talk

è uno che sa solo parlare (ma non fa i fatti)

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

non sono che belle parole

it's just talk

sono solo chiacchiere

such talk is dangerous, ridiculous

è pericoloso, è ridicolo dire queste cose

he dismissed talk of problems, defeat

ha respinto le voci riguardo a problemi, ad una sconfitta

they are the talk of the town

sono sulla bocca di tutti

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

talk

colloquio m

to have a talk with sb

parlare con qn

to have a talk about sth, sb

parlare di qc, qn (with con)

to have a talk about sth, sb

avere un colloquio su qn, qc (with con)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

discorso m

talk (speech)

conferenza f (about, on su)

talk (more informal)

conversazione f

to give a talk

tenere una conferenza

radio talk

conversazione or tavola rotonda radiofonica

II.talks N

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

negoziati m

talks (between governments)

trattative f (between fra)

talks (between several groups, countries)

trattative f

talks (between management and unions)

trattative f (beween tra)

to hold talks

tenere una conferenza

arms talks

negoziati sul disarmo

pay talks

trattative salariali

trade talks

trattative commerciali

talks about talks

colloqui per intavolare un negoziato

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business, sport

parlare di affari, di sport

to talk politics

discutere di politica

2. talk (speak):

talk Italian, Spanish etc.

parlare

to talk nonsense

dire cose senza senso or sciocchezze

she's talking sense

dice cose sensate

we're talking £2 million, three years inf

si parla or si tratta di 2 milioni di sterline, tre anni

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

stiamo parlando di un grande investimento, un importante progetto

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuadere qn a fare

to talk sb out of doing

dissuadere qn dal fare

you've talked me into it!

mi hai convinto!

to talk one's way out of doing

riuscire (parlando) a evitare di fare

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parlare

talk

discutere

to talk to or with sb

parlare a or con qn

to talk to oneself

parlare da solo or tra sé e sé

to talk about sth, about doing

parlare di qc, di fare

to talk at sb

parlare a qn con supponenza or senza ascoltare le sue risposte

to keep sb talking

fare parlare qn (il più a lungo possibile)

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

non gli parlo più

talking of films, tennis…

a proposito di film, tennis…

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

sa, non sa di cosa sta parlando

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

è facile per te parlare, ma non sei tu a doverlo fare!

who am I to talk?

chi sono io per (potere) parlare?

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

senti chi parla!

now you're talking!

questo sì che è parlare!

talk about stupid! inf

(pensa) che scemo!

talk about expensive!

alla faccia dei prezzi!

talk about laugh, work! inf

altro che risate, lavoro!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

chiacchierare

talk pej

sparlare

to give people sth to talk about

dare alla gente qualcosa di cui parlare

to be much talked about person:

essere molto chiacchierato

to be much talked about matter:

essere molto dibattuto

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parlare

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

1. table (piece of furniture):

table

tavolo m

table

tavola f

garden, kitchen table

tavolo da giardino, tavolo da cucina

at table

a tavola

to lay or set the table

preparare la tavola

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

avanzare

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

rinviare, aggiornare

the proposal is now on the table Brit

si sta vagliando la proposta

the offer is still on the table

l'offerta è ancora valida

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

l'ONU sta cercando di fare sedere i partiti in conflitto attorno al tavolo dei negoziati

he keeps a good table fig

da lui si mangia bene

2. table (list):

table

tavola f

table

tabella f

to present sth in table form

presentare qc in forma di tabella

3. table MATH:

table

tabellina f

the six-times table

la tabellina del sei

to learn one's tables

imparare le tabelline

conversion table

tavola di conversione

multiplication table

tavola pitagorica

4. table SPORTS:

table, also league table

classifica f

to be at the top, bottom of the table

essere in cima, in fondo alla classifica

5. table GEOG:

table

tavoliere m

table

tavolato m

6. table HISTORY (tablet):

table

tavola f

the Tables of the Law

le Tavole della Legge

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

1. table Brit (present):

table bill, amendment, proposal

presentare

to table sth for discussion

mettere qc in discussione

2. table Am (postpone):

table motion, bill, amendment

rinviare, aggiornare

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

I can drink you under the table

reggo l'alcol meglio di te

she drank everyone under the table

ha bevuto tantissimo, ma alla fine era l'unica che si reggeva ancora in piedi

to do sth under the table

fare qc sottobanco

to turn the tables on sb

cambiare le carte in tavola a danno di qn

to lay or put one's cards on the table

mettere le carte in tavola

table talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for table talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

2. talk (lecture):

talk

conferenza f

3. talk (things said):

talk

chiacchiere f pl

big talk

spacconata f

4. talk pl (formal discussions):

talk

trattative f pl

Phrases:

to be the talk of the town

essere sulla bocca di tutti

to be all talk (and no action)

parlare tanto (e non passare mai ai fatti)

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

talk (speak):

talk

parlare

to talk about sb behind their back

parlar male di qn alle sue spalle

to give sb something to talk about

dare a qn di che parlare

Phrases:

to talk dirty

dire oscenità

look who's talking inf

senti chi parla!

you're a fine one to talk inf

parli proprio tu!

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (utter):

talk

dire

2. talk (discuss):

talk

parlare di

I.table [ˈteɪ·bl] N

1. table:

table

tavolo m

table (for meals)

tavola f

to clear/set the table

sparecchiare/apparecchiare (la tavola)

2. table MATH:

table

tabellina f

multiplication table

tavola f pitagorica

3. table (list):

table

lista f

table of contents

indice m

Phrases:

the tables have turned

son cambiate le carte in tavola

II.table [ˈteɪ·bl] VB trans (postpone discussion of)

table

posporre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Table talk about the cards is discouraged.

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

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

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

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

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The shared table talk was about indigestion over congestion.

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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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