talk round in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for talk round in the English»Spanish Dictionary

talk round VB [Am tɔk -, Brit tɔːk -] Brit

talk round → talk around

See also talk around

I.talk around VB [Am tɔk -, Brit tɔːk -], Brit also talk round VB (v + o + adv) (persuade)

talk around

convencer

to talk sb around to sth

convencer a alguien de que …

we finally talked them around to our point of view

finalmente los convencimos de que teníamos razón

he talked them around to accepting the offer

los convenció de que aceptaran la oferta

II.talk around VB [Am tɔk -, Brit tɔːk -], Brit also talk round VB (v + prep + o)

to talk around a problem

dar vueltas alrededor de un problema

Translations for talk round in the Spanish»English Dictionary

al final conseguí convencer a mis padres

I finally managed to talk my parents round

Translations for talk round 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.round [Am raʊnd, Brit raʊnd] ADJ

1.1. round (circular):

round

redondo

round eyes/face

redondo

round arch

arco m de medio punto

round tower

torre f circular

1.2. round (spherical):

round

redondo

1.3. round (not angular):

round corner

curvo

she has very round shoulders

es muy cargada de espaldas

she has very round shoulders

es muy encorvada

2. round (whole):

round number

redondo

let's bring it up to a round 50

digamos 50 para redondear

she's inherited a nice round sum inf

ha heredado una buena cantidad de dinero

3.1. round LING:

round vowel

redondeado

3.2. round (sonorous):

round

sonoro

II.round [Am raʊnd, Brit raʊnd] N

1. round C (circle):

round

círculo m

round

redondel m

round

redondela f Chil Peru

theater in the round

teatro m circular

2.1. round C (series):

round

serie f

the latest round of tax cuts

la última serie de recortes impositivos

one long round of problems

una larga serie or sucesión de problemas

round of talks

ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round

el día a día

the daily round of meetings and phone calls

la rutina diaria de reuniones y llamadas telefónicas

2.2. round C (burst):

a round of applause

un aplauso

let's have a round of applause for …

un aplauso para …

she got a huge round of applause

la aplaudieron mucho

she got a huge round of applause

recibió un gran aplauso or form una gran ovación

3.1. round C (of tournament, quiz):

round SPORTS, GAMES

vuelta f

the second round

la segunda vuelta or eliminatoria

3.2. round C:

round SPORTS, GAMES (in boxing, wrestling)

round m

round SPORTS, GAMES (in boxing, wrestling)

asalto m

round (in golf)

vuelta f

round (in golf)

recorrido m

round (in showjumping)

recorrido m

he managed a clear round RIDING

hizo un recorrido sin faltas

3.3. round C (in card games):

round SPORTS, GAMES (hand)

mano f

round (game)

partida f

4.1. round (of visits) often pl:

the doctor is off making his rounds or Brit is on his rounds at the moment

el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes en este momento

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday

la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make or Brit do or go the rounds of all the relatives

tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

his manuscript has made or Brit done or gone the rounds of most of the publishers in town

su manuscrito ha circulado por la mayoría de las editoriales de la ciudad

4.2. round C Brit:

round (of watchman)

ronda f

round (of postman, milkman)

recorrido m

he's doing his paper round

está haciendo el reparto de periódicos

5. round C (of drinks):

round

ronda f

round

vuelta f

round

tanda f Col Mex

this is my round

esta ronda or vuelta la pago yo

this is my round

esta tanda la pago yo Col Mex

it's your round

te toca a ti invitar

6. round C:

round (shot)

disparo m

round (bullet)

bala f

they fired ten rounds into the car

dispararon diez veces sobre el coche

he only had two rounds of ammunition left

solo le quedaban dos balas (or cartuchos etc.)

8. round C (of bread) Brit:

a round of toast

una tostada

a round of toast

un pan tostado Mex

a round of sandwiches

un sándwich

9.1. round MUS C (canon):

round

canon m

9.2. round MUS C:

round, a. round dance

danza que se baila en corro

III.round [Am raʊnd, Brit raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (go around):

round corner

doblar

round corner

dar la vuelta a

2. round (make round):

round edge/corner

redondear

3. round number:

round

redondear

IV.round [Am raʊnd, Brit raʊnd] ADV esp Brit

1.1. round (in a circle):

we walked all the way round

dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round

dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round

durante todo el año

1.2. round (so as to face in different direction):

the wind veered round

el viento cambió de dirección

1.3. round (on all sides):

round

alrededor

everyone crowded round

todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2.1. round (from one place, person to another):

we went inside and had a look round

entramos y echamos un vistazo

the curator took us round

el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc.)

a list was handed round

se hizo circular una lista

I phoned round to find a cheaper flight

hice unas cuantas llamadas tratando de encontrar un pasaje más barato

she prefers to travel round on her own

prefiere viajar sola

2.2. round (at, to different place):

I expect she's round at Ed's

supongo que estará en casa de Ed

I expect she's round at Ed's

supongo que estará donde Ed LatAm

I expect she's round at Ed's

supongo que estará en lo de Ed RioPl

we dashed round to the bank

fuimos corriendo al banco

he brought his girlfriend round

trajo a su novia

we're having friends round for a meal

hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer

Phrases:

all round (in every respect)

en todos los sentidos

all round (for everybody)

a todos

their team was better all round

su equipo era mejor en todos los sentidos

congratulations all round!

¡felicitaciones a todos!

he bought drinks all round

compró bebidas para todos

V.round [Am raʊnd, Brit raʊnd] PREP esp Brit

1. round (encircling):

round

alrededor de

they built a wall round the garden

construyeron un muro alrededor del jardín

the wall round the garden

el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner

a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2.1. round (in the vicinity of):

round

cerca de

round

en los alrededores de

there are several antique shops round the canal

cerca or en los alrededores del canal hay varios anticuarios

she lives round here

vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock

alrededor de las cinco

2.2. round (within, through):

he does odd jobs round the house

hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the old town

dimos una vuelta por el casco viejo de la ciudad

she spent six months cycling round Ireland

pasó seis meses viajando en bicicleta por Irlanda

See also turn round, call round, ask round

turn round VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] esp Brit

turn round → turn around

call round VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. call round (visit):

call round Brit

pasar

Clare called round this afternoon

Clare pasó or vino esta tarde

2. call round esp Brit TELEC → call around

ask round VB [Am æsk -, Brit ɑːsk -]

ask round → ask around

talk round in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talk round in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.talk round VB trans

to talk sb round

convencer a alguien

II.talk round VB intr (avoid)

to talk round sth

dar vueltas a algo

Translations for talk round 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

I.round [raʊnd] -er, -est ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object, number

redondo, -a

round arch

de medio punto

round dozen

completo, -a

could you make it a round hundred?

¿podrían ser cien para redondear?

2. round (not angular):

round

arqueado, -a

3. round (sonorous):

round

sonoro, -a

II.round [raʊnd] -er, -est ADV

round

alrededor

to go round and round

dar muchas vueltas

to come round

pasar por casa

round (about) 10 o'clock

a eso de las 10

the other way round

al revés

all round (everywhere)

por todos lados

all round (for everybody)

para todos

taken all round

en conjunto

III.round [raʊnd] -er, -est PREP

1. round (surrounding):

round

alrededor de

to go round sth

dar la vuelta a algo

the earth goes round the sun

la tierra da vueltas alrededor del sol

to find a way round a problem fig

encontrar la vuelta a un problema

to go round the corner

doblar la esquina

just round the corner

justo a la vuelta de la esquina

2. round (visit):

to go round a museum

visitar un museo

to go round the park

dar una vuelta por el parque

3. round (here and there):

all round the house

por toda la casa

to wander round the world

viajar por el mundo

to drive round France

conducir por Francia

to sit round the room

estar sentado en la habitación

4. round (approximately):

round

alrededor de

round 11:00

alrededor de las 11:00

round May 10

alrededor del 10 de mayo

somewhere round here

en algún lugar de por aquí

IV.round [raʊnd] -er, -est N

1. round (circle):

round

círculo m

2. round (series):

round

serie f

round of applause

salva f

round of shots

descarga f

3. round pl (route):

round

recorrido m

round MIL

ronda f

round MED

visita f

to do one's paper round Aus, Brit

hacer el reparto de los periódicos

4. round (routine):

round

rutina f

5. round of elections SPORTS:

round (time period)

vuelta f

round (in card games)

mano f

round (in card games)

eliminatoria f

round (in boxing)

asalto m

6. round Brit (slice):

round of bread

rodaja f

a round of toast

una tostada

7. round of drinks:

round

ronda f

this is my round

esta ronda la pago yo

8. round (of ammunition):

round

bala f

9. round MUS:

round

canon m

V.round [raʊnd] -er, -est VB trans

round

redondear

round corner

doblar