talking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.talk·ing ['tɔːkɪŋ] ADJ

talking

koji govori

II.talk·ing ['tɔːkɪŋ] N no pl

talking

govor m

talking

pričanje nt

“no talking, please!”

bez razgovora, molim!

to let sb [else] do the talking

pustiti nekog (drugog) da govori

'talk·ing-to N pej

talking-to

oštar ukor m

to give sb a [good] talking-to

oštro ukoriti nekoga

'talk·ing shop N Brit fig inf

talking shop

debatni klub nt

I.talk [tɔːk] N

1. talk:

talk (discussion)

diskusija f

talk (conversation)

razgovor m

talk (private)

razgovor m

to have a talk with sb

razgovarati sa nekim

heart-to-heart talk

intiman razgovor

2. talk (lecture):

talk

predavanje nt

3. talk no pl (discussion):

talk

razgovor m

talk

diskusija f

to make small talk

ćaskati

4. talk (formal discussions):

talks pl

pregovori

usu pl peace talks

mirovni pregovori

II.talk [tɔːk] VB intr

1. talk:

talk (speak)

govoriti imperf

talk (speak)

pričati imperf about - o to - nekome

talk (converse)

razgovarati imperf

to talk to sb on the phone

razgovarati telefonom sa nekim

to talk to oneself

pričati sam sa sobom

2. talk (imitate speech):

talk parrot

govoriti imperf

Phrases:

to be talking through one's hat pej! inf

govoriti gluposti na temu kojom se ne vlada

look who's talking inf

vidi ko mi kaže

talking of sb/sth ... esp Brit

kad smo već ko nekoga/nečega

III.talk [tɔːk] VB trans

1. talk inf (discuss):

to talk business/money/politics

diskutovati o poslu/novcu/politici

Phrases:

to be able to talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey Brit inf

brbljati bez prestanka

to talk nonsense pej

pričati gluposti

to talk a blue streak Am

pričati vrlo brzo sl

to talk turkey esp Am inf

ozbiljno razgovarati

to talk turkey esp Am inf

pričati o...

'sales talk N no pl

sales talk

reklamiranje nt obično na prezentacijama

'back talk N Am inf

back talk → backchat

back talk

drsko odgovaranje nt

See also 'backchat

'back·chat N

backchat (response) → back talk

backchat

drzak odgovor m

'small talk N no pl

small talk

neobavezan razgovor m

small talk

ćaskanje nt

'shop talk N no pl

shop talk

razgovor m o poslu

'sweet-talk VB trans

to sweet-talk sb

slatkorečivo nagovarati inf

to sweet-talk sb into doing sth

slatkorečivo nagovoriti nekoga da uradi nešto

I.talk down VB trans (dissuade)

to talk down sb down from sth

odvratiti nekoga od nečega

to talk down sb down from sth

ubediti nekoga da snizi cenu

II.talk down VB intr pej

to talk down to sb

govoriti nekome sa visine

talking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give a good talking to

očitati bukvicu

to be talking to a brick wall

govoriti nekome u prazno/zidu

I know what I am talking about

znam o čemu pričam

to be talking at cross-purposes

jedan u klin, drugi u ploču

to let sb [else] do the talking

pustiti nekog (drugog) da govori

this is what I was talking about

upravo o tome sam pričao

whatever are you talking about?

o čemu govoriš?

to be talking through one's hat pej! inf

govoriti gluposti na temu kojom se ne vlada

to continue talking [or to talk]

nastaviti priču

I really enjoyed talking to you

bilo mi je zadovoljstvo pričati sa tobom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.bloodyelbow.com

The truck driver was reportedly running the vehicle recklessly and talking over a mobile phone just before the accident.

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The fierce fire was clearly visible from the train and it was a talking point in the village for months.

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The pull string talking mechanism in these dolls and toys revolutionized the toy industry.

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Her husband takes revenge by leaving her to romance a talking male horse, whom the man persuades to penetrate her in the rear-end.

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

www.independent.co.uk

I'm kind of hyperventilating talking about it...

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