talking picture in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for talking picture in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ] N

there's been enough talking

assez de paroles!

I'll do the talking

c'est moi qui parlerai

‘no talking!’

‘silence!’

II.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ] ADJ

talking bird, doll:

talking

qui parle

I.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] N

1. picture (visual depiction):

picture (painting)

peinture f

picture (painting)

tableau m

picture (drawing)

dessin m

picture (in book) (gen)

illustration f

picture (in child's book)

image f

picture (in mind)

image f

to draw a picture of sb/sth

faire un dessin de qn/qc

to paint a picture of sb/sth

peindre qn/qc

to paint sb's picture

faire le portrait de qn

2. picture (description):

picture fig

description f

picture fig

tableau m

to paint a picture of sb/sth

dépeindre qn/qc

to paint or draw a gloomy/optimistic picture of sth

donner une image sombre/optimiste de qc

to give or present a clear/accurate picture of sth

dépeindre qc avec clarté/précision

3. picture PHOTO:

picture

photo f

picture

photographie f

to take a picture (of sb/sth)

prendre une photo (de qn/qc)

4. picture (overview):

picture fig

situation f

to get the picture

comprendre la situation

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to be in the picture

être au courant

5. picture CINE (film):

picture

film m

to make a picture

faire un film

6. picture TV:

picture

image f

the picture is blurred

l'image est floue

7. picture inf:

the pictures

le cinéma

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

II.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] VB trans

1. picture (form mental image of):

picture person, place, scene

s'imaginer, se représenter

Phrases:

to be pictured (be shown in picture form)

être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is…

le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est…

III.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər]

to be the picture of health

respirer la santé

to be the picture of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to look or be a picture

être ravissant

her face was a picture!

son expression en disait long!

talking picture in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking picture in the English»French Dictionary

I.talking ADJ

1. talking (that can talk):

talking

qui parle

2. talking (expressive):

talking

expressif(-ive)

II.talking N no pl

talking

bavardage m

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

I.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. picture (visual image):

picture

image f

2. picture (photos):

picture

photo f

to take a picture of sth

prendre une photo de qc

wedding picture

photo de mariage

3. picture (film):

picture

film m

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

4. picture (painting):

picture

tableau m

picture drawing

dessin m

to draw a picture

faire un dessin

5. picture (mental image, image on TV):

picture

image f

6. picture (account, depiction):

picture

tableau m

to paint a picture of sth

peindre le portrait de qc

7. picture (current situation):

to be in the picture

être au courant

to get the picture inf

piger

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to leave sb out of the picture

laisser qn sur la touche

Phrases:

sb's face is a picture Brit

la tête de qn est à mourir de rire

II.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans

1. picture (represent):

picture

représenter

2. picture (imagine):

to picture oneself

s'imaginer

to picture sb doing sth

s'imaginer qn en train de faire qc

to picture sth to oneself

s'imaginer qc

3. picture (describe):

picture

dépeindre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The film did attract criticism for being almost completely silent, despite the movie industry having long since embraced the talking picture.

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This showed the first talking pictures in the town in 1930.

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This medium theater is the talking picture.

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It was ahead of its time, too, being the first talking picture to use a giant mobile crane for filming.

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The film is often incorrectly credited as the first talking picture.

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She performed the role both on stage and on film in what was one of the first talking pictures.

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The talking pictures were fine but a bit on the boring side.

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But producing one talking picture isn't the same thing as fundamentally transforming movies forever.

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Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture.

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Also, like his machinist father, he was fascinated with gadgets and the mechanics of the new talking pictures.

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