talking in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for talking in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ] N

there's been enough talking

basta discussioni!

I'll do the talking

parlerò io

“no talking!”

“silenzio!”

II.talking [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ] ADJ

talking bird, doll:

talking

parlante

talking head [Brit, Am ˌtɔkɪŋ ˈhɛd] N (television presenter)

talking head

mezzobusto m

talking point [Brit, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt] N

talking point

argomento m di conversazione

talking shop [Brit] N pej

talking shop

= luogo (in special modo istituzione) in cui ci si perde in chiacchiere senza combinare nulla

talking-to [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋtuː, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌtu] N

talking-to

ramanzina f

talking-to

rimprovero m

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

talking book [Am ˌtɔkɪŋ ˈbʊk] N

talking book

audiolibro m

fast-talking [Brit ˈfɑːstˌtɔːkɪŋ, Am ˌfæstˈtɔkɪŋ] ADJ inf

a fast-talking salesperson

un imbonitore

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

double-talk [Brit ˈdʌbltɔːk, Am ˈdəblˌtɔk] N pej

double-talk

linguaggio m oscuro

double-talk

discorso m contorto

I.sweet talk [Brit, Am ˈswit ˌtɔk] N inf

sweet talk

lusinga f

sweet talk

sviolinata f

II.sweet-talk VB trans

sweet-talk inf:

sweet-talk

lusingare

sweet-talk

sviolinare

to sweet-talk sb into doing

convincere qn a fare con lusinghe

talking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.talking ADJ

talking

parlante

II.talking N

you do the talking

parla tu

“no talking”

“silenzio”

talking-to [ˈtɔ:·kɪŋ·tu:] N

talking-to

ramanzina f

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

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

talk out VB trans

1. talk out (discuss):

talk out

discutere

2. talk out (convince not to):

to talk sb out of doing sth

dissuadere qn dal fare qc

I.talk down VB trans (speak louder than)

talk down

sovrastare con la voce

II.talk down VB intr pej

to talk down to sb

parlare a qn con condiscendenza

talk show N

talk show

talk-show m inv

small talk N

small talk

conversazione f leggera

to make small talk

scambiare due chiacchiere

double talk N

double talk

discorsi m pl ambigui

Translations for talking in the Italian»English Dictionary

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talking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to know what one is talking about

sapere ciò che si dice

the whole neighborhood is talking about it

ne parla tutto il vicinato

what men is he talking about?

di quale uomo parla?

you do the talking

parla tu

to do some serious talking

parlare di cose serie

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

now we're talking!

questo sì che è parlare …

please face me when I'm talking to you

quando ti parlo guardami in faccia, per cortesia

to be talking at cross-purposes

fraintendersi

you never listen to me when I'm talking

non mi ascolti mai mentre parlo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even just talking about what society expects from men can seem "emasculating," she said.

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And it's not just the music side of things; it's marketing, online promotion, talking to dudes at radio stations.

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She has never had a problem talking about her acne-prone skin, and admits she suffers from spots when she gets stressed.

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The couple exemplifies what the song is talking about.

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Look at the pictures while we hear from some of the legends of old time catch wrestling talking about their approaches to the hammerlock.

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But really talking about party manners seems a bit of an oxymoron.

www.dailylife.com.au

His gimmick over the years has more or less remained the same, a tough talking big mouth who cowered in fear when being physically confronted.

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Love them or hate them, you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.

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The reason is expedience; it's hard to have a lone detective talking to himself or herself.

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And it can be for things like throwing pieces of paper or talking back or consistent tardiness.

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