LEARNit Dictionary

talk

verb
A1
OPAL
1
A1
to say things; to speak in order to give information or to express ideas or feelings
صحبت کردن, حرف زدن, سخن گفتن
2
A1
to discuss something, usually something serious or important
گفتگو کردن, بحث کردن, مذاکره کردن, تبادل نظر کردن
This situation can't go on. We need to talk.
The two sides in the dispute are finally willing to talk.
Talk with your doctor before radically changing your diet.
Is there anything you'd like to talk about?
We want to talk to people about this issue.
to talk politics
3
A1
to say words in a language
حرف زدن, صحبت کردن, گفتن, سخن گفتن
The baby is just starting to talk.
Alex can't talk yet—he's only just one year old.
We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese.
Are they talking Swedish or Danish?
4
to say things that are/are not sensible
حرف زدن, صحبت کردن, گفتن
She talks a lot of sense.
(British English)You're talking rubbish!
See if you can talk some sense into him.
5
used to emphasize an amount of money, how serious something is, etc.
بیان کردن, تاکید کردن
We're talking £500 for three hours' work.
Do you know what this will cost? We’re talking megabucks here.
6
to talk about a person’s private life
گپ زدن, رازگویی
Don't phone me at work—people will talk.
synonym gossip
7
to give information to somebody, especially unwillingly
افشا کردن, بیرون دادن, آشکار ساختن, در میان گذاشتن
The police questioned him but he refused to talk.
noun
A2
OPAL
1
A2
a speech or lecture on a particular subject
سخنرانی
see also chalk talk
2
B1
a conversation or discussion
گفتگو, صحبت, بحث
She looked worried so we had a talk.
We need to have a serious talk about money matters.
I had to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
I will have to have a little talk with that young lady .
I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.
3
B1
formal discussions between governments or organizations
مذاکره, گفتگو
peace/trade talks
to hold talks
to engage in/enter into talks
to pull out of talks
The delegation arrived for talks with their government.
He is currently in talks with two football clubs.
Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay.
Leaders will resume talks on the trade deal next month.
Talks continue over the political future of the province.
A further round of talks will be needed if the dispute is to be resolved.
Union representatives walked out of emergency talks aimed at reaching a pay settlement.
4
words that are spoken, but without the necessary facts or actions to support them
حرف, گفتار, اظهارات
It's just talk. He'd never carry out his threats.
Don't pay any attention to her—she's all talk.
5
stories that suggest a particular thing might be true or might happen in the future
شایعه, شایعات, حرف هایی, گفته ها, زمزمه ها
She dismissed the stories of her resignation as newspaper talk.
There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.
There’s talk that he’s a difficult actor to work with.
6
a topic of conversation or a way of speaking
گفتگو, صحبت, موضوع گفتگو, شیوه صحبت, گپ, موضوع صحبت
business talk
She said it was just girl talk that a man wouldn't understand.
The book teaches you how to understand Spanish street talk.
It was tough talk, coming from a man who had begun the year in a hospital bed.
see also baby talk, back talk, pep talk, sales talk, shop talk, small talk, sweet talk, trash talk