Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | verb |
Front | talk |
IPA | /tɔːk / verb |
Back | konuşmak |
Back 2 | talk (verb) /tɔːk
/ verb
1 [intransitive]
talk (to/with sb) (about/of
sb/sth)
to say things; to
speak in order to give information or to express feelings, ideas, etc.
konuşmak
I could hear them talking downstairs.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Nasreen is not an easy person to talk to.
We need to talk about the plans for the
weekend.
He's been talking of going to Australia for
some time now.
Dr Impey will be talking about Japanese Art
in his lecture.
note at SPEAK
2 [intransitive,
transitive]
to discuss sth serious
or important
görüşmek, tartışmak
We can't go on like this. We need to talk.
Could we talk business after dinner?
3 [intransitive]
to discuss people's
private lives
dedikodu
etmek, laf etmek, dile düşmek
His strange lifestyle and appearance
started the local people talking.
SYNONYM GOSSIP
4 [intransitive]
to give information to
sb, especially when you do not want to
bilgi
vermek, konuşmak
The police questioned him for hours but he
refused to talk.
IDIOMS
know
what you are talking about
(informal)
to have knowledge of
sth from your own experience
işin
uzmanı olmak
I've lived in London so I know what I'm
talking about.
speak/talk
of the devil
used when the person
who is being talked about appears unexpectedly
iyi
insan lafının üzerine gelirmiş
talk
sense
to say things that are
correct or sensible
aklı
başında laflar etmek
See if you can talk some sense into him.
He's the only politician who talks any
sense.
talk
shop
to talk about your
work with the people you work with, outside working hours
(iş dışında) işten
konuşmak
PHRASAL VERBS
talk
down to sb
to talk to sb as if
they are less intelligent or important than you
küçümseyerek
konuşmak
talk
sb into/out of doing sth
to persuade sb to
do/not to do sth
konuşarak
ikna etmek
She tried to talk him into buying a new
car.
talk
sth over (with sb)
to discuss sth with
sb, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision
üzerinde
görüşmek
I don't want to accept the job in Australia
until I've talked it over with my husband.
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