talm in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for talm 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

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

double-talk

linguaggio m oscuro

double-talk

discorso m contorto

pillow talk [Am ˈpɪloʊ tɔk] N inf

pillow talk

conversazioni fpl intime (fatte a letto)

fast-talk [Am ˈfæsttɔk] VB trans inf

fast-talk person:

fast-talk

imbonire, darla a bere a

to fast-talk sb into doing

imbonire qn perché faccia, fino a fargli fare

big talk [ˌbɪɡˈtɔːk] N U inf

big talk

fanfaronate fpl

to be full of big talk

spararle grosse

out-talk [Brit aʊtˈtɔːk, Am ˌaʊtˈtɔk] VB trans

out-talk

soverchiare parlando

canting talk [ˈkæntɪŋtɔːk] N

canting talk

discorso ipocrita, ipocrisie

pep talk [Brit, Am ˈpɛp ˌtɔk] N inf

pep talk

discorso m di incitamento

talk up VB [tɔːk -] (talk [sb, sth] up, talk up [sb, sth])

talk up candidate, product:

talk up

magnificare (le virtù di)

talk out VB [tɔːk -] (talk [sth] out, talk out [sth])

1. talk out (discuss):

talk out

discutere a fondo di, sviscerare

2. talk out Brit POL (prevent passing of):

to talk out a bill

prolungare la discussione di un progetto di legge (in modo da impedirne l'approvazione)

talm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talm 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

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

double talk N

double talk

discorsi m pl ambigui

pep talk N inf

to give sb a pep talk

fare un discorsetto di incoraggiamento a qu

sweet-talk VB trans

sweet-talk

imbonire

talk through VB trans

1. talk through (discuss):

talk through

discutere

2. talk through (explain):

talk through

spiegare

I.talk around VB trans

to talk sb around

convincere qn

II.talk around VB intr (avoid)

to talk around sth

girare intorno a 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