Talks in spanish
pronunciation: negoʊθiɑθioʊnes part of speech: noun
talk1 = charla.
Example: The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.more:
» baby talk = lenguaje infantil.
Example: This seems more logical, given that in baby talk, a bird is commonly a 'dicky bird', and 'Dick' is a common short form of Richard.» back talk = descaro, insolencia, frescura, impertinencia, osadía.
Example: My 5 year old son is driving us crazy with all of his back talk = Mi hijo de 5 años nos está volviendo locos con toda su impertinencia.» be all talk = ser un fanfarrón, ser un bocazas, ser un fantasma, ser un cantamañanas.
Example: This girl is all talk, she doesn't have what it takes to stand behind her words.» be all talk (,/and/but) no action = mucho ruido y pocas nueces, hablar mucho y no hacer nada, ser un cantamañanas, írsele la fuerza por la boca.
Example: She strikes me as someone who is all talk, no action.» be the talk of = ser la comidilla de.
Example: This proof is contained in a meteorite unearthed in Antarctica in 1984 whose name was soon the talk of every corner of the globe.» be the talk of the (neighbour)hood = ser la comidilla del barrio.
Example: Remember that gardening can make your house the talk of the neighborhood or it can be just another house on the block.» be the talk of the town = ser la comidilla del pueblo, andar de boca en boca.
Example: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.» bilateral talks = negociaciones bilaterales.
Example: What advantage lay in torpedoing what were bilateral talks in all but name, just as they had got underway?.» book talk [booktalk/book-talk] = presentación de libros.
Example: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc.» crosstalk = cruce de palabras, interrupciones en el turno de palabra.
Example: In my meetings, crosstalk is when people begin responding out loud to someone who is talking -- it is an interruption and it is rude.» deliver + a talk = dar una conferencia.
Example: Sometimes authors write 'pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.» dirty talk = obscenidades, guarrerías, guarradas, marranadas. [Generalmente usadas entre parejas para exitarse sexualmente]
Example: Dirty talk allows you to flex that other sex organ -- the brain, which houses an unlimited reserve of erotic stimuli.» double-talk = ambigüedades.
Example: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.» everyday talk = lenguaje cotidiano.
Example: The article 'Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.» fast-talk = labia, palabrería, charlatanería, engatusamiento, embaucamiento.
Example: It was obvious to some that his fast talk and clever references conspicuously failed to hide his insecurity.» give + a talk = dar una charla, hacer una presentación.
Example: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study.» hold + talks = mantener conversaciones, mantener diálogo, mantener diálogos, dialogar.
Example: The US and UK have been holding talks to explore ways to airdrop food and medical supplies to besieged areas in Syria.» invited talk = ponencia invitada.
Example: There will be three invited talks, to be given by leading scientists who will present work and thoughts on different aspects of natural language.» keynote talk = conferencia principal.
Example: This paper is based on the keynote talk presented at the Thirteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence.» peaceful talks = diálogo pacífico.
Example: Aboriginals in Canada have reached the breaking point after decades of peaceful talks that have not achieved anything.» peace talks = negociaciones de paz, conversaciones de paz.
Example: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.» pep talk = palabras de aliento, palabras de ánimo, palabras para levantar la moral.
Example: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.» pillow talk = conversación íntima, conversación de alcoba.
Example: Pillow talks are one of the best ways to increase trust and intimacy.» rap-talk = habla con ritmo y rima.
Example: When Slake's Limbo first appeared in 1974 the rap-talk narrative style was at a fashionable high point.» shop talk = conversación de trabajo.
Example: On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication.» small-talk = conversación sin trascendencia.
Example: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.» smooth talk = camelo, labia, adulación, zalamería.
Example: So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.» straight talk = sin tapujos, sin rodeos, sin pelos en la lengua, hablando sinceramente, hablando sin tapujos.
Example: The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.» sweet talk = camelo, labia, adulación, zalamería.
Example: Ursel now became quite desperate and knew that she was in deep trouble, while all her sweet talk would not help any more.» talk-aloud = comentario. [Comentario que una persona realiza explicando la actividad que está desarrollando]
Example: These evaluation techniques include full-screen logging, pre- and post-search, online/offline, and in-search interactive questionnaires, search replays as well as talk-aloud.» talk balloon = globo de diálogo, bocadillo de diálogo.
Example: If you wish, you could also use talk balloons to have office workers respond to the boss' words.» talk bubble = globo de diálogo, bocadillo de diálogo.
Example: The one thing to always remember about talk bubbles is that they are a representation of emotions.» talk of the devil = hablando del rey de Roma(, por la puerta asoma).
Example: The book is entitled 'Talk of the devil'.» talk show = programa de tertulia, programa de entrevistas, programa de debate.
Example: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.» talk the talk walk the walk = predicar con el ejemplo, el movimiento se demuestra andando, del dicho al hecho hay un trecho, entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho.
Example: Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk -- if you believe that women can change the world, donate to a charity that will help them to do so.» unlimited talk = llamadas ilimitadas.
Example: The company is launching an 'all-in' plan that allows customers to own a smartphone of their choice and also enjoy a unique package of unlimited talk, text and data.» walk + the talk = predicar con el ejemplo.
Example: This way we are hoping to internalise our values, constantly demonstrating that we consider these are important, and to reward staff who 'walk the talk'.talk2 = hablar, conversar, charlar, departir.
Example: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.more:
» back talk = contestar con descaro, responder con descaro, contestar con frescura, responder con frescura, contestar con impertinencia, responder con impertinencia, contestar con insolencia, responder con insolencia, replicar.
Example: Your child may feel ignored or abandoned and resort to back talk just to get you to take notice.» be like talking to a brick wall = ser como hablar con la pared, ser como hablarle a la pared, ser como ladrarle a la luna.
Example: Volunteers have been circulating petitions for years, but 'it's been like talking to a brick wall'.» fast-talk = hablar nuy rápidamente, decir rápidamente sin parar.
Example: She fast-talked deals like an auctioneer -- you could tell the lady knew how to hustle.» fast-talk = camelar, embaucar, engatusar.
Example: And is it fair for someone who barely knows the subjetc to pass because he fast talked his teachers?.» hark who's talking! = ¡mira quién fue a hablar!, ¡mira quién va a hablar!, ¡mira quién habla!.
Example: Hark who's talking! -- you are the most heartless person I know, dead or alive.» know + what + Pronombre + be + talking about = saber de lo que Uno estar hablando, conocer muy bien la materia, hablar con propiedad, hablar con conocimiento de causa.
Example: As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about.» money talks and bullshit walks = el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías, poderoso caballero es Don Dinero, el dinero es poder.
Example: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.» money talks (for itself) = el dinero habla por sí solo, el dinero todo lo puede, el dinero es poder, poderoso caballero es Don Dinero.
Example: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.» much talked about = muy sonado, en la boca de todos, del que tanto se habla, tan llevado y traído.
Example: Mumbai airport's much talked about and much photographed new terminal is a visual delight.» smooth-talk = camelar, embaucar, engatusar.
Example: He smooth-talked his victims, spiked the drink of one and kidnapped another.» sweet talk = camelar, engatusar, embaucar.
Example: There are many ways to sweet talk someone including flirting, flattery, laughing at his jokes and being knowledgeable about things that he likes .» talk about = hablar de, referirse a.
Example: All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use.» talk about + ideas = hablar de ideas, cascar, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.» talk + alike = hablar del mismo modo.
Example: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.» talk at + (great) lengths = hablar dilatadamente, hablar extensamente.
Example: I wish I could believe you, but you told me you couldn't stand him and now you're talking at great lengths with him.» talk back = contestar con descaro, responder con descaro, contestar con frescura, responder con frescura, contestar con impertinencia, responder con impertinencia, contestar con insolencia, responder con insolencia, replicar.
Example: Detectives said the woman killed her children because 'they talked back and they were mouthy'.» talk + big = ostentar, alardear, hacer alarde de, presumir, jactarse, vanagloriarse, fanfarronear, fantochear, chulear, sacar pecho.
Example: Well, he is always talking big but he never really does anything.» talk + big money = hablar de mucho dinero.
Example: Why mess about with the little numbers like make $100 a day or a week and lets just talk big money?.» talk + dirty = decir obscenidades, decir guarrerías, decir guarradas, decir marranadas. [Generalmente entre parejas para excitarse sexualmente]
Example: As for me, talking dirty is an essential part of my sex life and one of the naughtiest things I enjoy.» talk down to = hablar con aire(s) de superioridad a, hablar con menosprecio a, hablar con desdén a.
Example: Watching these white male lawyers talk down so condescendingly to her is painful.» talk + endlessly = hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: He talks endlessly regardless of your interest or obvious impatience.» talk + filth = decir guarrerías, decir guarradas, decir marranadas.
Example: But, until they make talking filth to an undercover police officer a crime, these guys are committing no crime.» talk for + England = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: Barry's a keen player but the lad can talk for England and he has a tendency to get distracted when playing.» talk for + hours = hablar durante horas, hablar horas y horas.
Example: They say that guys keep conversation short and sweet while girls can talk for hours till they put you to sleep.» talk + garbage = decir tonterías, decir estupideces, decir sandeces, decir disparates, decir gilipolleces, decir chorradas, decir memeces, hablar tonterías, hablar estupideces, hablar sandeces, hablar disparates, hablar gilipolleces, hablar memeces, hablar chorradas.
Example: The reason some feminists are angry is because people like you talk garbage about us without actually listening to what we have to say.» talk + gibberish = decir tonterías, decir estupideces, decir sandeces, decir disparates, decir gilipolleces, decir memeces, salir con estupideces, hablar tonterías, hablar estupideces, hablar sandeces, hablar disparates, hablar gilipolleces, hablar memeces.
Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.» talk in + a loud voice = hablar en voz alta.
Example: Seniors sometimes have hearing problems and talk in a loud voice to compensate.» talk in + Posesivo + sleep = hablar en sueños, hablar dormido.
Example: He's also more likely to grind his teeth if he drools or talks in his sleep.» talk in + tongues = hablar en lengua desconocida, hablar sin ser entendido.
Example: Many Baptists think talking in tongues is a demonic thing.» talk it out = tratar de resolver hablando, tratar de solventar hablando, discutir.
Example: We decided to talk it out and we're both just taking a break from each other, and in a while, we'll try talking to each other again.» talk + long distance = llamar a larga distancia, hacer una llamada a larga distancia.
Example: She also likes to talk long distance with her sister.» talk + Nombre + down = disuadir, convencer de que cambie de opinión, hacer cambiar de opinión.
Example: You guys talk her down and patch things up the best you can.» talk + Nombre + into = convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo, persuadir a Alguien de que haga Algo, enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo, darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo, incitar a Alguien a hacer Algo, instigar a Alguien a hacer Algo.
Example: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.» talk + nonsense = decir tonterías, decir estupideces, decir sandeces, decir disparates, decir gilipolleces, decir memeces, salir con estupideces, hablar tonterías, hablar estupideces, hablar sandeces, hablar disparates, hablar gilipolleces, hablar memeces.
Example: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense.» talk on and on = hablar sin parar.
Example: The pseudo-intellectual talks on and on using jargon and incomprehensible thought.» talk on + the phone = hablar por teléfono.
Example: I hate to talk on the phone but can be rather gabby in real life.» talk over = debatir, discutir.
Example: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.» talk over + each other = levantar la voz.
Example: The two men went at it hammer and tongs, right from the get-go, talking over each other, scowling, smirking, rolling eyes and generally refusing to cede a millimetre to their antagonist.» talk + Posesivo + socks off = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.» talk + Posesivo + way out of = escabullirse de, escaparse de, zafarse de, escurrir el bulto, escabullir el bulto.
Example: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.» talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face = hablar hasta reventar, hablar por los codos.
Example: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.» talk + Reflexivo + out of = autoconvencerse de no Hacer, convencerse de no Hacer, autoconvencerse de renuncia a, convencerse de renunciar a.
Example: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves.» talk + Reflexivo + out of = escabullirse de, escaparse de, zafarse de, escurrir el bulto, escabullir el bulto.
Example: He's talked himself out of it by saying he had to work on Monday.» talk + rubbish = decir tonterías, decir estupideces, decir sandeces, decir disparates, decir gilipolleces, decir chorradas, decir memeces, hablar tonterías, hablar estupideces, hablar sandeces, hablar disparates, hablar gilipolleces, hablar memeces, hablar chorradas.
Example: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.» talk + sense = hablar sensatamente, hablar con sentido común, hablar con sensatez.
Example: 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute = "Talking Sense" is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.» talk + sense into = meter en razón, hacer entrar en razón, convencer.
Example: You cannot talk sense into someone who is willing to do that to you.» talk + shit about = hablar pestes de, criticar a, hablar mal de.
Example: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.» talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back = hablar pestes de, hablar mal de, criticar, poner a parir.
Example: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.» talk + shop = hablar del trabajo.
Example: The article 'IBF talking shop' reports the annual general assembly of the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) held in Edinburgh in June 94.» talk + smut = decir obscenidades, decir guarrerías, decir guarradas, decir marranadas.
Example: They all wanted to meet up and talk smut, but couldn't admit it, so they said there was some scientific purpose behind it all.» talk + straight = hablar sin tapujos, hablar sin rodeos, hablar sin pelos en la lengua.
Example: The action of talking straight requires the person to have courage, strength and the decision to first extend trust before receiving it.» talk + the head off a horse = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: I can talk the head off a horse and I'm a good listener.» talk + the hind leg(s) off a chair = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: I can talk the hind leg off a chair when I'm in the mood and can laugh at almost anything.» talk + the hind leg(s) off a donkey = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: We're looking for someone who is motivated, can talk the hind legs off a donkey and has an infectious personality.» talk + the hind leg(s) off a horse = hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar como una cotorra, hablar hasta la saciedad.
Example: They both can talk the hind leg off a horse so in that respect they are a perfect match.» talk the talk walk the walk = predicar con el ejemplo, el movimiento se demuestra andando, del dicho al hecho hay un trecho, entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho.
Example: Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk -- if you believe that women can change the world, donate to a charity that will help them to do so.» talk + things out = tratar de resolver las cosas hablando, tratar de solventar las cosas hablando, discutir las cosas.
Example: Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.» talk through + Posesivo + hat = decir tonterías, decir estupideces, decir sandeces, decir disparates, decir gilipolleces, decir memeces, hablar por hablar, hablar a lo tonto, hablar sin ton ni son, hablar tonterías, hablar estupideces, hablar sandeces, hablar disparates, hablar gilipolleces, hablar memeces.
Example: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.» talk through + Posesivo + nose = hablar con la nariz, hablar por la nariz, ganguear, nasalizar.
Example: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.» talk to = hablar con, conversar con.
Example: If she's constantly fiddling with her hair while she's talking to you, or even adjusting her clothes, she's trying to make sure she looks her best in front of you!.» talk to + air = hablar con la pared, hablarle a la pared, ladrarle a la luna.
Example: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.» talk to + Reflexivo = hablar con Uno Mismo, hablar solo.
Example: A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.» talk + turkey = hablar claro, hablar en plata.
Example: In a more serious vein, I think it's time for all us to talk turkey about this country's immediate future.» talk until + be + blue in the face = hablar hasta la saciedad, hablar (hasta) por los codos, hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento.
Example: He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.» talk with = hablar con, conversar con.
Example: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.» talk with + a twisted tongue = hablar con lengua de serpiente.
Example: Developments in recent weeks have reaffirmed what some of us have been saying for a long time: Our present administration acts and talks with a twisted tongue.» talk with + Posesivo + mouth full = hablar con la boca llena.
Example: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.