أفعال مركّبيّة
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| sleep-talk vi phrasal | (speak during sleep) | يتكلم في نومه |
talk [sb] around,
also UK: talk [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade) | يُقنع شخصًا، يجعل شخصًا يغيّر رأيه |
| | I didn't really feel like going out, but my friends talked me round. |
| talk at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (talk and not let listener say anything) | لا يترك لشخص الكلام |
| talk away vi phrasal | (talk nonstop) | لا يتوقف عن الكلام، بقي يتكلم |
| talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking) | بقي يتكلم طوال شيء |
| talk back vi phrasal | (respond, retort) | يردّ، يجاوب |
| | Don't talk back to your parents! |
| talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | يكلّم شخصًا باستخفاف، يكلّم شخصًا بطريقة متعالية |
| | I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
talk [sth] down,
talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | يستخفّ بشيء، يهزأ من شيء |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (discuss possibility of) | يناقش إمكانية شيء |
| | They talk of invading that country. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak about) | يتحدث عن شيء |
| | They spent the afternoon talking of old memories and times gone by. |
| talk on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak publicly about) | يتحدث عن شيء، يتناول شيئًا |
| | I'm going to talk on American literature next Thursday. |
| | The president introduced the first speaker, who was going to talk on price rises. |
| talk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (resolve through discussion) | يحل شيئًا بالحوار |
| | Jen and her husband are seeing a counsellor to try and talk out their differences. |
| talk over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (speak more loudly than) | يتكلم بصوت أعلى من شخص |
| | I hate it when people talk over me at meetings. |
| | Quit trying to talk over me. |
| talk over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discuss) | يناقش شيئًا، يتحدث عن شيء |
| | Let's talk over your college plans. |
| talk [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (guide through: a procedure, etc.) | يشرح مراحل شيء |
| | The surgeon talked his students through the procedure that he was performing. |
| talk up vi phrasal | informal (speak more loudly) | يرفع صوته |
| talk [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | informal (promote) | يروّج لشيء |
صيغ مركبة:
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| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | لغة أطفال |
| | Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| baby talk n | (adult imitation) | محاكاة لغة الأطفال |
| | We never used baby talk when talking to our children. |
backtalk,
back talk,
back-talk vi | (make insolent retort) | يرد بوقاحة |
backtalk [sb],
back-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (make insolent retorts to [sb]) | يرد على شخص بوقاحة |
| | Don't you dare backtalk me, young lady! |
| big talk | (bragging) | تبجُّح، تفاخُر |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (telephone, radio: interference) | تداخل القنوات الإذاعية |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (chat, informal conversation) | دردشة، حديث متبادل |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | UK (witty dialogue) | حوار ذكيّ ممتع |
| dirty talk n | slang (lewd sexual language) | كلام جنسي |
| | The couple enjoy dirty talk in the bedroom. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | كلام مزدوج |
| | All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) | كلام مزدوج |
| give a talk v expr | (conduct a speech or lecture) | يلقي خطابًا |
| | On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer. |
| have a little talk v expr | informal (discuss [sth] sensitive) | يتحدث حديثًا خاصًّا |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| have a talk with [sb] v expr | (discuss) | يتحدّث مع |
| | If you want to renovate your kitchen, you should have a talk with my brother: he did it last year. |
| hear talk of [sth] v expr | (hear a rumour) | يسمع إشاعة بشيء، تسري إشاعة بشيء |
| | They say they're still married but we have heard talk of a secret divorce. |
| hear talk that v expr | (hear [sth] mentioned) | يسمع إشاعة بأن، تسري إشاعة بأن |
| | We hear talk that he keeps a mistress in Brooklyn. |
| heart-to-heart talk n | (sincere, frank discussion) | نقاش صريح، حديث من القلب للقلب |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| idle talk n | (gossip, rumor) | ثرثرة، إشاعة |
| | I've heard idle talk at the school gates that Liz may be getting a divorce. |
| idle talk n | (talk of trivial things) (حديث في أمور تافهة) | ثرثرة |
| jive talk n | informal (black American slang) | لهجة الأميركيين السود |
| | The musician was chatting with his friends, all of them using jive talk. |
| little talk n | informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution) (تلطيف للتوبيخ) | حديث خاص |
| | I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you've been acting lately. |
| make idle talk v expr | (talk casually about trivial things) | يثرثر |
| | The two women made idle talk about friends and family. |
| make small talk v expr | (chat, converse about trivial subjects) | يدردش، يفتح حديثًا مع الناس |
| | I'm no good at making small talk at parties. |
| pep talk n | (motivating speech) | خطاب تشجيعي |
| | The manager gave the team a pep talk at half time. |
| pillow talk | (conversation in bed) | حديث حميم في السرير |
| private talk n | (confidential discussion) | حديث خاصّ |
| refuse to talk v expr | (withhold information) (يرفض الكشف عن معلومات) | يرفض الكلام |
| | Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk. |
| self-talk n | (motivational thoughts, affirmations) | كلام نفسيّ، تكلم مع الذات |
| small talk n | (chitchat, trivial conversation) | دردشة |
| | There's no time for small talk - we have important business to discuss! |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) | كلام معسول، تملُّق |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | يداهن شخصًا، يكلّم شخصًا كلامًا معسولاً |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | يُقنع شخصًا بفعل شيء بالكلام المعسول |
| | She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade. |
| | She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes. |
| table talk n | (informal mealtime chat) (دردشة خلال وجبة الطعام) | حديث المائدة |
| Talk about ...! interj | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) (للتعبير عن الاشمئزاز أو التشديد) | هذا فعلاً... |
| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
| | هذا تصرف غبي فعلاً! لا أصدق أنك أقدمت عليه. |
| talk around [sth] vi + prep | (subject: discuss indirectly) (مجازي: لا يتكلم به مباشرةً) | يلفّ ويدور حول شيء |
| | You need to stop talking around the problem and tell your wife exactly what it is that's troubling you. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | يتبجح، يتباهى |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| talk dirty v expr | slang (use lewd sexual language) | يتلفظ كلامًا جنسيًّا |
| | I like it when you talk dirty to me. |
| talk [sb] down from [sth] v expr | figurative (dissuade from) | يقنع شخصًا بالعدول عن شيء |
| | The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |
| talk [sb] into [sth] v expr | (persuade) | يقنع شخصًا بشيء |
| | Can I talk you into a coffee? |
| talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do [sth]) | يقنع شخصًا بشيء |
| | She talked him into going to the cinema that night. |
| Talk is cheap. expr | (Talk is too plentiful; act.) (المهم هو الأفعال) | الكلام سهل |
| | (مجازي، في بعض المناطق) | الكلام ليس عليه جمرك |
| talk it out v expr | (resolve through discussion) | يحلّ المسألة بالنقاش |
| talk nonsense v expr | (say [sth] meaningless or ill informed) | يتفوه بترّهات |
| | Stop talking nonsense – the capital of the USA is not Miami! |
Talk of the devil,
Speak of the devil interj | ([sb] just mentioned arrives) | ما إن ذكرناه حتى وصل |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | ذكرنا القط قام ينط |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | اذكر الديب وهيئ القضيب |
| the talk of the town n | (what, who everyone is talking about) | حديث البلد، حديث الساعة |
| talk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dissuade) | يثنيه عن شيء |
| | Michael wanted to quit his job, but his wife talked him out of it. |
| talk [sb] out of doing [sth] v expr | (dissuade from doing [sth]) | يثنيه عن عمل شيء |
| | I'm trying to talk her out of leaving school at 16. |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) | يقول الشيءَ ونقيضه |
| talk radio | (radio format) | برنامج أحاديث إذاعية |
| talk rubbish v expr | informal, UK (say [sth] nonsensical) | يتفوّه بترّهات |
| talk shop v expr | figurative (discuss work) | يناقش عملاً |
| | My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner. |
| talk show n | (TV or radio discussion program) | برنامج حواريّ |
| | The talk show host invited viewers to phone in with their opinions on the topic being discussed. |
talk show (US),
chat show (UK) n | (TV interview program) | برنامج حواريّ |
| | I don't recognise any of the celebrities on this talk show. |
| talk the hind leg off a donkey v expr | informal, figurative (talk a lot) | يكثر الكلام، يتكلم كثيرًا |
| | Don't get Ray started; he'll talk the hind leg off a donkey, if you give him the chance. |
| talk the talk v expr | informal (speak impressively) | يتكلم بإقناع، يتكلم عن ثقة |
| ملاحظة: Often used in combination with "walk the walk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |
| talk together vi + adv | (converse) | يتحاورون، يتحادثون |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) | يتكلم كثيرًا |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| talk turkey v expr | US, figurative, informal (speak frankly and practically) | يتكلم بصراحة |
| | | يتكلم بجدية |
| | | يتكلم بشكل مباشر |
talking shop,
talk shop n | pejorative (place of discussion, not action) | ملتقى الجعجعة ولا طحن |
| team talk n | (speech given to a group by leader or coach) (لفريقه) | خطاب المدرِّب |
| | (لجماعته) | خطاب الزعيم |
walk the walk,
walk the talk v expr | figurative, informal (do as one preaches or boasts of doing) | يفي بالتزاماته، يفعل ما يقوله |
| ملاحظة: Often used in combination with "talk the talk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |