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Talk Sth Konuşmak Talking I Etmek Sb Verb

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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