talking shop in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.shop [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] N

II.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB intr

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III.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB trans

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I.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB intr

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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

II.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] VB trans

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III.talk [Am tɔk, Brit tɔːk] N

talking [Am ˈtɔkɪŋ, Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋ] N U

talking shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for talking shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.shop <-pp-> [ʃap] VB intr

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English
But the summit must not be allowed to be simply a talking shop, where problems are named, but no solutions are identified.
theconversation.com
Even as a talking shop, the cabinet had become a shrunken and sporadic body.
www.spectator.co.uk
The international talking shop played host to the third round of multilateral talks on this topic.
www.lifehacker.com.au
Once seen simply as a talking shop (at the end of a long gravy train), the parliament has become increasing powerful.
news.sky.com
What about those who dismiss the upper house as a talking shop?
www.irishexaminer.com
What's important now, he said, is that it isn't just a talking shop but a positive channel for the emotion they are all feeling.
www.newsandstar.co.uk
They had their annual talking shop a few eeeks ago and this was never mentioned?
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
Organisers insist that the conference will be more than just a talking shop.
www.independent.co.uk
That has previously led some critics to accuse the council of being a talking shop with little power, other than diplomatic pressure.
www.bbc.co.uk
I agree wholeheartily that club players need an independent voice but if they are only going to be another talking shop then what's the point.
www.donegaldemocrat.ie

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