talk en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de talk en el diccionario inglés»español

I.talk [ingl. am. tɔk, ingl. brit. tɔːk] V. intr.

1.1. talk (utter words):

talk

hablar

1.2. talk <talking, part. pres. >:

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 Méx.

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 Méx.

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 coloq.

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! coloq.

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

for a basic kit you're talking about $900 coloq.

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 Méx.

to get talking

entablar conversación

to get talking

ponerse a hablar

to get talking

ponerse a platicar AmC Méx.

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 Méx.

they talk in millions of dollars

hablan de millones de dólares

don't talk daft! ingl. brit. coloq.

¡no digas bobadas! coloq.

to talk dirty or filthy argot

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! coloq.

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

now you're talking! coloq.

¡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 [ingl. am. tɔk, ingl. brit. tɔːk] V. trans.

1. talk (speak) coloq.:

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 [ingl. am. tɔk, ingl. brit. tɔːk] SUST.

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 Méx.

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 coloq., pey.

palabrería f coloq., pey.

talk coloq., pey.

palabras fpl

it's just talk!

es pura palabrería coloq., pey.

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.talk around V. [ingl. am. tɔk -, ingl. brit. tɔːk -], ingl. brit. also talk round V. (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 V. [ingl. am. tɔk -, ingl. brit. tɔːk -], ingl. brit. also talk round V. (v + prep + o)

to talk around a problem

dar vueltas alrededor de un problema

sleep-talk [ˈsliːptɔːk] V. intr.

sleep-talk

hablar dormido

sleep-talk

hablar en sueños

smooth-talk [ˈsmuːðtɔːk] V. trans. coloq.

smooth-talk person:

smooth-talk

hacerle el artículo a coloq.

smooth-talk

darle jabón a Esp. coloq.

smooth-talk

hacerle la barba a Méx. coloq.

smooth-talk

hacerle la pata a Chile coloq.

he smooth-talked his way out of the fine

con labia y zalamerías logró que no le aplicaran la multa

I.sweet-talk [ˈswiːttɔːk] V. trans. coloq.

sweet-talk

engatusar coloq.

sweet-talk

camelar Esp. coloq.

to sweet-talk sb into -ing

engatusar a alguien para que  +  subj coloq.

to sweet-talk sb into -ing

camelar a alguien para que  +  subj Esp. coloq.

he tried to sweet-talk me into signing the contract

intentó engatusarme para que firmara el contrato coloq.

he tried to sweet-talk me into signing the contract

intentó camelarme para que firmara el contrato Esp. coloq.

II.sweet talk[ing] SUST.

sweet talk[ing] U coloq.:

sweet talk[ing]

zalamerías fpl

talk radio SUST. U ingl. am.

talk radio

programa de radio en el que el público participa por teléfono

talk show SUST.

talk show

tertulia f

talk show

programa m de entrevistas

talk down V. [ingl. am. tɔk -, ingl. 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 through V. [ingl. am. tɔk -, ingl. brit. tɔːk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

to talk sb through sth (discuss)

hablar con alguien de algo

to talk sb through sth (explain)

explicarle algo a alguien

talk back V. [ingl. am. tɔk -, ingl. brit. tɔːk -] (v + adv) (be disrespectful)

talk back

contestar (mal)

talk back

responder (mal)

children who talk back

los niños respondones

children who talk back

los niños contestadores Co. Sur

talk en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de talk en el diccionario inglés»español

I.talk [tɔ:k] SUST.

1. talk (conversation):

talk

conversación f

talk

plática f Méx.

2. talk (lecture):

talk

charla f

3. talk sin pl. (things said):

talk

chisme m

big talk

jactancia f

4. talk pl (formal discussions):

talk

negociaciones f pl.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

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] V. 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, ...

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to talk dirty

decir obscenidades

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

¡mira quién habla!

to set sb talking ingl. brit.

dar que hablar a alguien

III.talk [tɔ:k] V. trans.

1. talk (utter):

talk

decir

2. talk (discuss):

talk

hablar de

talk back V. intr.

talk back

replicar

sales talk SUST.

sales talk

palabrería f de vendedor

I.talk down V. trans. (speak louder than)

talk down

apabullar

II.talk down V. intr. pey.

to talk down to sb

hablar a alguien con condescendencia

talk show SUST.

talk show

programa m de entrevistas

smooth talk SUST. pey.

smooth talk

labia f

small talk SUST. sin pl.

small talk

conversación f sin trascendencia

to make small talk

estar de cháchara

sweet-talk V. trans.

sweet-talk

camelar

I.talk round V. trans.

to talk sb round

convencer a alguien

II.talk round V. intr. (avoid)

to talk round sth

dar vueltas a algo

pillow talk SUST.

Entrada creada por un usuario

pillow talk

charla íntima de pareja f

talk Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

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)

to talk in a more serious vein

hablar más en serio

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar por los codos

to be the talk of the town

ser la comidilla del pueblo

I'll talk about it with your father

lo hablaré con tu padre

to talk about one thing and another

hablar de tal y cual

to talk (a lot of) rubbish

irse por los cerros de Úbeda (decir tonterías)

to talk nine to the dozen ingl. brit.

hablar como una tarabilla descompuesta

he/she does nothing but talk nonsense

no se le ocurre más que decir tonterías

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

People within that culture decide what they feel is mere communication, small talk or normal chitchat. 5.

en.wikipedia.org

I persuaded her to have dinner with me, a meal during which we didn't so much talk as gabble, covering a lot of ground in a big hurry.

www.dailymail.co.uk

We talk through our misunderstandings and find ways to prevent the situation from happening again.

entertainment.inquirer.net

If you use off-the-cuff, remixed humor, it's a little easier to talk about such critical topics.

en.wikipedia.org

It was a late night talk show that included sketch comedy, improv, and material from the shortfilms.

en.wikipedia.org

As a popularizer, his hallmarks were his prolific output and his unwillingness to oversimplify or talk down to his readership.

en.wikipedia.org

There has been a lot of talk recently about decolonizing ourselves.

www.theglobeandmail.com

They met in the bakery and started to talk.

en.wikipedia.org

Small talk is conversation for its own sake.

en.wikipedia.org

And if high-sounding talk did any good, we'd have overcome those deep problems long ago.

www.macleans.ca