talk down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for talk down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

talk down VB [Am tɔk -, Brit tɔːk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. talk down pilot:

talk down

dirigir por radio (en un aterrizaje)

2. talk down (silence):

talk down heckler

hacer callar

she has a habit of talking you down

tiene la costumbre de no dejarte hablar

3. talk down shares:

talk down

hacer bajar

we managed to talk him down to $800

logramos que nos rebajara el precio a 800 dólares

talk down to VB [Am tɔk -, Brit tɔːk -] (v + adv + prep + o)

talk down to

hablarle en tono condescendiente a

Translations for talk down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

basta de palabrería y pongamos manos a la obra

that's enough talk, let's get down to work

Translations for talk down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

talk down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talk down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.talk down VB trans (speak louder than)

talk down

apabullar

II.talk down VB intr pej

to talk down to sb

hablar a alguien con condescendencia

Translations for talk down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was endearing, it didn't over-speak or talk down to any audiences.

www.pedestrian.tv

This is a blatant attempt to talk down the market and the country.

www.businesspost.ie

Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.

www.telegraph.co.uk

If you continue to talk down to people you're bound to get a lot of middle fingers extended up to you in no time.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Which is why he's such a great teacher because he doesn't talk down to you, he excites you.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Nor does it talk down to the reader or shy away from some of the trickier and more sophisticated concepts about how the universe works.

cosmosmagazine.com

And often, she says, rather than hike them up, galleries actually have to talk down the price tags artists want to put on some pieces.

www.stuff.co.nz

I don't try to talk down the other person's players.

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In particular, he adds, he was struck how the film didn't talk down to its -- presumably quite young -- audience.

www.smh.com.au

It would be inappropriate to do something thoughtless like take secret photos, follow them around or talk down on them.

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