talk up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for talk up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

2. talk:

platicar esp AmC Mex
ponerse a platicar AmC Mex
don't talk daft! Brit inf

III.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] N

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

talk up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talk up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Politicians have tried to talk up their achievements.
www.independent.co.uk
It's become as natural as drinking water for teams to talk up the opposition before a big series...
www.espncricinfo.com
The oil industry is trying to talk up the price.
www.heraldscotland.com
But then they also talk up the constitution while conveniently ignoring it when it doesn't suit their purposes.
fcir.org
But to talk up overt rivalry of the bands would overlook the essential comradeship between them.
thequietus.com
He can't afford to talk up the dangers to the point of setting off panic.
theconversation.com
It's the easiest thing in the world for a politician to talk up their country.
www.huffingtonpost.com.au
The means they have is the one they used, which is to talk up about it.
www.cbc.ca
The developer is quick to talk up the 242-hectare site's many amenities.
www.theglobeandmail.com
After 1928, the pressure to build roads motivated politicians to talk up the cause.
en.wikipedia.org

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