pep talk in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pep talk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pep talk N

he gave them a pep talk

les habló para levantarles la moral (or infundirles ánimo etc.)

Translations for pep talk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pep [Am pɛp, Brit pɛp] N U inf

pep

energía f

pep

vitalidad f

PEP [Am pɛp, Brit pɛp] N

PEP (formerly in UK) → personal equity plan

See also personal equity plan

personal equity plan N (in UK)

personal equity plan

plan m (personal) de ahorro en acciones

I.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB intr

1.1. talk (utter words):

talk

hablar

1.2. talk <talking, pres part >:

talk doll

que habla

talk book/newspaper

grabado

talking picture CINE

película f sonora

2. talk:

talk (speak)

hablar

talk (converse)

hablar

talk (converse)

platicar esp AmC Mex

to talk in English/in a whisper

hablar en inglés/en susurros

she talks very fast/with a French accent

habla muy rápido/con acento francés

we talked on the phone

hablamos por teléfono

we talked on the phone

platicamos por teléfono AmC Mex

everyone stopped talking

todo el mundo se calló

stop talking!

¡silencio!

don't talk with your mouth full!

¡no hables con la boca llena!

he never stops talking

no para de hablar

he never stops talking

habla hasta por los codos inf

they talked and talked

hablaron largo y tendido

you'd think she was a monster the way they talk

oyéndolos a ellos, cualquiera diría que es un monstruo

I wish he were dead! — you shouldn't talk like that!

¡ojalá se muriera! — ¡no digas eso!

to talk about sb/sth

hablar de alguien/algo

we talked about you/the weather

hablamos de ti/del tiempo

he doesn't know what he's talking about

no sabe lo que dice

the year's most talked-about event

el acontecimiento más comentado del año

you ate it all? talk about greedy! inf

¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!

for a basic kit you're talking about $900 inf

para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares

to talk of sth

hablar de algo

she's talking of retiring next year

está hablando de jubilarse el año que viene

talking of food, when's dinner?

hablando de comida or a propósito de comida ¿a qué hora se cena?

the much talked-of project has come to nothing

el proyecto del que tanto se ha hablado ha quedado en agua de borrajas

to talk to sb are you talking to me ?

¿me hablas a mí?

I wasn't talking to you

yo no estaba hablando contigo or no te estaba hablando a ti

who was that you were talking to?

¿con quién hablabas?

don't talk to me about buses!

¡me vas a decir a mí lo que son los autobuses!

aren't you two talking to each other?

¿ustedes no se hablan?

he wanted someone to talk to

necesitaba a alguien con quien hablar

to talk to oneself

hablar solo

I was only talking to myself

estaba hablando solo

he was talking at rather than to us

se estaba escuchando a sí mismo, más que hablando con nosotros

they talked right past each other

hablaron sin entenderse

to talk with sb

hablar con alguien

to talk with sb

platicar con alguien AmC Mex

to get talking

entablar conversación

to get talking

ponerse a hablar

to get talking

ponerse a platicar AmC Mex

how did you get talking to or with him?

¿cómo fue que entablaste conversación or que te pusiste a hablar con él?

she kept him talking while I escaped

ella lo entretuvo hablando mientras yo me escapé

they talked away for hours

estuvieron horas charlando

they talked away for hours

estuvieron horas platicando AmC Mex

they talk in millions of dollars

hablan de millones de dólares

don't talk daft! Brit inf

¡no digas bobadas! inf

to talk dirty or filthy sl

decir vulgaridades

it's easy for you to talk!

¡es fácil decirlo or hablar!

you're just lazy! — you can talk! or you can't talk! or look who's talking! inf

¡es que eres un vago! — ¡mira quién habla!

now you're talking! inf

¡así se habla!

money talks

poderoso caballero es don dinero

3.1. talk (have discussion):

talk

hablar

is there somewhere we can talk?

¿podemos hablar en privado?

we've got to talk

tenemos que hablar

I'm always here if you want to talk

si necesitas hablar con alguien, aquí estoy

the two sides are ready to talk

las dos partes están dispuestas a negociar

to talk about sth we have to talk about dates

tenemos que discutir posibles fechas

they refuse to talk about sovereignty

se niegan a entrar en negociaciones sobre soberanía

3.2. talk (give talk):

talk

hablar

talk

dar una charla

to talk about/on sth

hablar de/sobre algo

to talk about/on sth

dar una charla sobre algo

3.3. talk (gossip):

talk

hablar

people will talk

va a dar mucho que hablar

you know how she talks

ya sabes cómo le gusta hablar

you can't stop people talking

no se puede evitar que la gente haga comentarios

3.4. talk (reveal secret):

talk

hablar

to make sb talk

hacer hablar a alguien

II.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB trans

1. talk (speak) inf:

they were talking Italian

hablaban (en) italiano

to talk golf/economics

hablar de golf/economía

we're talking big money here

estamos hablando de mucho dinero

don't talk nonsense!

¡no digas tonterías!

2. talk (argue, persuade):

to talk sb into/out of sth/-ing

convencer a alguien de que / de que no  +  subj

he talked me into doing it

me convenció de que lo hiciera

see if you can talk her out of it!

a ver si puedes convencerla de que no lo haga

to talk one's way or oneself into/out of sth she had to talk her way out of trouble

tuvo que usar mucha labia para salir del aprieto

he talked himself into a corner

se metió en aprietos or en un lío por hablar

she talked herself into the job

habló tan bien que le dieron el trabajo

III.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] N

1.1. talk C (conversation):

talk

conversación f

I gathered very little from my talk with her

saqué muy poco en limpio de mi conversación con ella

it's time we had a little talk

ya es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I had a long talk with him

estuve hablando un rato largo con él

I had a long talk with him

estuve platicando un rato largo con él AmC Mex

1.2. talk C (lecture):

talk

charla f

to give a talk about or on sth

dar una charla sobre algo

1.3. talk C <talks, pl > (negotiations):

talk

conversaciones fpl

talk

negociaciones fpl

to have or hold talks

mantener or sostener conversaciones

the two leaders met for talks

los dos líderes se reunieron para dialogar

2.1. talk U (suggestion, rumor):

there is talk of his retiring

se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar

there was even talk of …

llegó incluso a hablarse de …

it was the talk of the town

era la comidilla del lugar

it was the talk of the town

no se hablaba más que de eso

2.2. talk U (words):

talk inf, pej

palabrería f inf, pej

talk inf, pej

palabras fpl

it's just talk!

es pura palabrería inf, pej

it's just talk!

no son más que palabras

you get nothing but talk from him!

habla mucho pero luego nada

all that talk about making me a star!

¡tanto hablar de que me iban a convertir en una estrella!

to be all talk (and no action)

hablar mucho y no hacer nada

pep talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pep talk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pep talk N inf

to give sb a pep talk

dar ánimos a alguien

Translations for pep talk in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pep [pep] -pp- N no pl inf

pep

empuje m

to be full of pep

estar lleno de vitalidad

II.pep [pep] -pp- VB trans

pep

animar

pep

levantar el ánimo

I.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (conversation):

talk

conversación f

talk

plática f Mex

2. talk (lecture):

talk

charla f

3. talk no pl (things said):

talk

chisme m

big talk

jactancia f

4. talk pl (formal discussions):

talk

negociaciones f pl

Phrases:

to be the talk of the town

andar de boca en boca

to be all talk (and no action)

hablar mucho (y no hacer nada)

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

talk (speak):

talk

hablar

to talk about sb behind their back

murmurar de alguien a sus espaldas

to give sb something to talk about

dar a alguien motivos para hablar

talking of holidays, ...

hablando de las vacaciones, ...

Phrases:

to talk dirty

decir obscenidades

look who's talking inf, you're a fine one to talk inf

¡mira quién habla!

to set sb talking Brit

dar que hablar a alguien

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (utter):

talk

decir

2. talk (discuss):

talk

hablar de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead of reciting a normal pep talk, he started asking questions.

www.fastcompany.com

So this was a pep talk on strategy, not human compassion.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

One ceremony was going to water, in which players dunked their sticks in water and the shaman gave a spiritual and strategic pep talk.

en.wikipedia.org

The usually stern leader also gave some pep talk to her partymen.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Xie gave a pep talk to the defenders and inspected the defenses constructed by the soldiers.

en.wikipedia.org

And then they would be given a shower, new clothes and a pep talk and the attempt was made to send them back.

en.wikipedia.org

A sixth housemate was supposed to enter on the same day, yet after a pre-entrance pep talk with producers, he decided against it.

en.wikipedia.org

He is always willing to provide a pep talk or a hug to his friends.

en.wikipedia.org

He wouldn't think of giving a big pep talk and leaving.

www.theatlantic.com

That sends a louder message than any pep talk could.

news.nationalpost.com