'talk about' a une référence dans l'entrée 'talk'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'talk about' is cross-referenced with 'talk'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Verbes à particule
talk | talk about |
| sleep-talk vi phrasal | (speak during sleep) | parler en dormant loc v |
talk [sb] around,
also UK: talk [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade) | convaincre⇒ vtr |
| | 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) | parler sans écouter ([qqn]) loc v |
| | | monologuer⇒ vi |
| | | faire un monologue loc v |
| talk away vi phrasal | (talk nonstop) | parler sans arrêt, parler sans cesse, parler sans s'arrêter vi + loc adv |
| | (péjoratif) | jacasser sans arrêt, jacasser sans cesse vi + loc adv |
| talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking) (la journée, la nuit,...) | passer [qch] à discuter, passer [qch] à parler loc v |
| talk back vi phrasal | (respond, retort) | répondre à vi + prép |
| | Don't talk back to your parents! |
| | Ne réponds pas à tes parents ! |
| talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | prendre [qqn] de haut loc v |
| | (plus soutenu) | s'adresser à [qqn] d'un ton condescendant, s'adresser à [qqn] avec condescendance v pron |
| | I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
| | Je déteste quand mon prof me prend de haut. |
| | Je déteste quand mon professeur s'adresse à moi avec condescendance. |
talk [sth] down,
talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | minimiser⇒, dénigrer⇒ vtr |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| | L'homme politique passe beaucoup de temps à dénigrer les politiques de son rival, mais il ne parle pas beaucoup des siennes. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (discuss possibility of) (envisager) | parler de vtr ind |
| | They talk of invading that country. |
| | Ils parlent d'envahir ce pays. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak about) (discuter) | parler de vtr ind |
| | On a parlé de choses et d'autres. |
| talk on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak publicly about) | parler de vtr ind |
| | I'm going to talk on American literature next Thursday. The president introduced the first speaker, who was going to talk on price rises. |
| | Je parlerai de littérature américaine jeudi prochain. |
| talk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (resolve through discussion) (par le dialogue) | résoudre⇒ vtr |
| | 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) | parler plus fort que vi + loc adv |
| | I hate it when people talk over me at meetings. Quit trying to talk over me. |
| | Ça m'énerve quand on essaie de parler plus fort que moi pendant les réunions. Arrête d'essayer de parler plus fort que moi. |
| talk over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discuss) | parler de, discuter de vtr ind |
| | Let's talk over your college plans. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il faut qu'on parle de ton avenir. |
| talk [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (guide through: a procedure, etc.) | guider [qqn] dans [qch], guider [qqn] pour [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | expliquer [qch] à [qqn] vtr |
| | The surgeon talked his students through the procedure that he was performing. |
| talk up vi phrasal | informal (speak more loudly) | parler plus fort vi + adv |
| | Parle plus fort, on ne t'entend pas ! |
| talk [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | informal (promote) | faire la promotion de loc v + prép |
| | La chanteuse fait la promotion de son dernier album. |
Formes composées
talk | talk about |
| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | langage des bébés nm |
| | | babillage nm |
| | Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| | Les linguistes étudient le langage des bébés pour découvrir comment nous acquérons le langage. |
| baby talk n | (adult imitation) | langage enfantin nm |
| | | parler comme un bébé loc v |
| | We never used baby talk when talking to our children. |
| | Nous n'utilisons jamais le langage enfantin quand nous parlons à nos enfants. |
| | Nous ne parlons jamais comme des bébés à nos enfants. |
backtalk,
back talk,
back-talk vi | (make insolent retort) (avec insolence) | répondre⇒ vi |
backtalk [sb],
back-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (make insolent retorts to [sb]) | répondre à vi + prép |
| | Don't you dare backtalk me, young lady! |
| | Et ne me répondez pas, jeune fille ! |
| big talk | (bragging) | fanfaronnades nfpl |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (telephone, radio: interference) (technique : signaux parasites) | diaphonie nf |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (chat, informal conversation) | bavardage nm |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | UK (witty dialogue) | joutes oratoires nfpl |
| dirty talk n | slang (lewd sexual language) (familier) | mots cochons nmpl |
| | | se dire des trucs cochons loc v |
| | The couple enjoy dirty talk in the bedroom. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | double langage nm |
| | All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
| | Tous les hommes politiques doivent savoir manier le double langage à la perfection. |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) | langue de bois nf |
| | | double discours nm |
| give a talk v expr | (conduct a speech or lecture) (responsable, dirigeant) | faire une intervention vtr |
| | 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) | avoir une petite discussion loc v |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| | Jeune fille, je pense qu'il est temps que nous ayons une petite discussion. |
| have a talk with [sb] v expr | (discuss) | parler avec [qqn] vi + prép |
| | | avoir une discussion avec [qqn] loc v |
| | (soutenu) | s'entretenir avec [qqn] loc v |
| | If you want to renovate your kitchen, you should have a talk with my brother: he did it last year. |
| | Si tu veux refaire ta cuisine, tu devrais en parler avec mon frère : il l'a fait l'année dernière. |
| hear talk of [sth] v expr | (hear a rumour) | entendre dire que + [proposition] loc v + conj |
| | They say they're still married but we have heard talk of a secret divorce. |
| | Ils disent qu'ils sont toujours mariés mais on a entendu dire qu'ils avaient divorcé en cachette. |
| hear talk that v expr | (hear [sth] mentioned) | entendre dire que + [proposition] loc v + conj |
| | We hear talk that he keeps a mistress in Brooklyn. |
| | Nous avons entendu dire qu'il entretenait une maîtresse à Brooklyn. |
| heart-to-heart talk n | (sincere, frank discussion) | conversation à cœur ouvert nf |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| | Il faut que tu aies une conversation à cœur ouvert avec ton fils ou il aura bientôt des problèmes avec la police. |
| idle talk n | (gossip, rumor) (sur [qqn], un événement) | rumeurs nmpl |
| | I've heard idle talk at the school gates that Liz may be getting a divorce. |
| | J'ai entendu des rumeurs aux grilles de l'école comme quoi il se pourrait que Liz divorce. |
| idle talk n | (talk of trivial things) | banalités nmpl |
| | | bavardage nm |
| jive talk n | informal (black American slang) | argot afro-américain nm |
| | The musician was chatting with his friends, all of them using jive talk. |
| little talk n | informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution) | petite discussion nf |
| | I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you've been acting lately. |
| | Il est temps que nous ayons une petite discussion à propos de ton comportement. |
| make idle talk v expr | (talk casually about trivial things) | bavarder⇒ vi |
| | | faire la conversation loc v |
| | The two women made idle talk about friends and family. |
| make small talk v expr | (chat, converse about trivial subjects) | parler de la pluie et du beau temps loc v |
| | | parler de choses et d'autres, discuter de choses et d'autres, causer de choses et d'autres loc v |
| | | causer de tout et de rien loc v |
| | I'm no good at making small talk at parties. |
| pep talk n | (motivating speech) | paroles d'encouragement nfpl |
| | | discours d'encouragement nm |
| | | parler à [qqn] pour l'encourager, parler à [qqn] pour le motiver loc v |
| | The manager gave the team a pep talk at half time. |
| | Le manager a parlé à son équipe à la mi-temps pour les encourager. |
| pillow talk | (conversation in bed) | conversations sur l'oreiller nfpl |
| | | confidences sur l'oreille nfpl |
| private talk n | (confidential discussion) | entretien privé nm |
| refuse to talk v expr | (withhold information) | refuser de parler loc v |
| | Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk. |
| self-talk n | (motivational thoughts, affirmations) | autosuggestion nf |
| small talk n | (chitchat, trivial conversation) | banalités nfpl |
| | | bavardage nm |
| | There's no time for small talk - we have important business to discuss! |
| | Trêve de banalités, passons aux choses sérieuses ! |
speak with your mouth full,
talk with your mouth full v expr | (talk while eating) | parler la bouche pleine loc v |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) | flatteries nfpl |
| | | paroles mielleuses, paroles enjôleuses nfpl |
| | (populaire) | baratin nm |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
| | Les flatteries aident parfois à obtenir ce qu'on veut. |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | dire des choses gentilles à [qqn], dire des mots gentils à [qqn] loc v |
| | | être mielleux avec [qqn], être tout mielleuse avec [qqn] loc v |
| | (un peu familier) | être tout gentil avec [qqn], être tout gentille avec [qqn] loc v |
| | (familier) | baratiner⇒ vtr |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| | Quand ma fille commence à me dire des choses gentilles, je sais qu'elle veut quelque chose. |
| | Quand ma fille commence à être toute gentille avec moi, je sais qu'elle veut quelque chose. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | être tout gentil avec [qqn] pour qu'il fasse [qch] loc v |
| | | convaincre, persuader [qqn] en utilisant la flatterie loc v |
| | | utiliser la flatterie pour que [qqn] fasse [qch] loc v |
| | (familier) | baratiner [qqn] pour qu'il fasse [qch] loc v |
| | 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. |
| | Elle m'a fait de l'œil, puis, a été toute gentille avec moi pour que je lui offre une nouvelle paire de chaussures. |
| | Elle a été incapable de convaincre la prof de lui mettre une bonne note. |
| | Elle m'a fait de l'œil, puis, a utlisé la flatterie pour que je lui offre une nouvelle paire de chaussures. |
| | Elle a baratiné la prof pour qu'elle lui mette une meilleure note mais ça n'a pas marché. |
| table talk n | (informal mealtime chat) | discussions à table nfpl |
| talk a blue streak v expr | figurative, informal (speak rapidly and incessantly) | ne pas arrêter de parler loc v |
| | (familier) | ne pas arrêter de jacasser loc v |
| talk around [sth] vi + prep | (subject: discuss indirectly) (un sujet) | contourner⇒ vtr |
| | 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) | fanfaronner⇒ vi |
| | | se vanter⇒ v pron |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| | Il fanfaronne, mais en fait il n'est pas très bon golfeur. |
| talk dirty v expr | slang (use lewd sexual language) (familier) | dire des trucs cochons (à [qqn]) loc v |
| | | dire des obscénités, dire des cochonneries, parler de manière cochonne loc v |
| | I like it when you talk dirty to me. |
| | J'aime quand tu me dis des trucs cochons. |
| talk [sb] down from [sth] v expr | figurative (dissuade from) | dissuader [qqn] de faire [qch] vtr |
| | The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |
| talk [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (persuade) | convaincre [qqn] de faire [qch] vtr |
| | Elle l'a convaincu d'aller au cinéma. |
| talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do [sth]) | persuader [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | She talked him into going to the cinema that night. |
| | Elle l'a persuadé d'aller au cinéma. |
| talk it out v expr | (resolve through discussion) | en parler loc v |
| talk nineteen to the dozen v expr | (talk quickly) | être bavard comme une pie loc v |
| talk nonsense v expr | (say [sth] meaningless or ill informed) | dire n'importe quoi loc v |
| | Stop talking nonsense – the capital of the USA is not Miami! |
| | Arrête de dire n'importe quoi : la capitale des États-Unis n'est pas Miami ! |
| the talk of the town n | (what, who everyone is talking about) (chose, événement) | être le sujet de tous les ragots loc v |
| | (chose, événement) | tout le monde en parle, tout le monde ne parle que de ça, on ne parle que de ça expr |
| | (personne) | tout le monde parle de [qqn], tout le monde ne parle que de [qqn], on ne parle que de [qqn] expr |
| | (plus fort) | défrayer la chronique loc v |
| talk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dissuade) | dissuader [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | 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]) | dissuader [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | I'm trying to talk her out of leaving school at 16. |
| | J'essaie de la dissuader d'arrêter l'école à 16 ans. |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) | se contredire⇒ v pron |
| talk out of both sides of your mouth v expr | figurative (contradict yourself, be dishonest) | dire tout et son contraire loc v |
| talk radio | (radio format) | débat radiophonique nm |
| talk rubbish v expr | informal, UK (say [sth] nonsensical) | dire n'importe quoi loc v |
| | (très familier) | dire des conneries, raconter des conneries loc v |
| | Il ne peut pas s'empêcher de dire des conneries. |
talk sense into [sb],
talk some sense into [sb] v expr | (make [sb] see reason) | faire entendre raison à [qqn] loc v |
| talk shop v expr | figurative (discuss work) (figuré, familier) | parler boutique loc v |
| | My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner. |
| | Mon collègue et moi avons parlé boutique un bon moment après le dîner. |
| talk show n | (TV discussion programme) (anglicisme) | talk-show nm |
| | | émission (de [qqn]) nf |
| | | débat télévisé nf |
| | His performance on the talk show was pretty poor. |
| | Sa prestation dans le talk-show a été plutôt mauvaise. |
talk show (US),
chat show (UK) n | (TV interview programme) (anglicisme) | talk-show nm |
| talk the hind leg off a donkey v expr | informal, figurative (talk a lot) (figuré, familier) | avoir la langue bien pendue loc v |
| | (figuré, familer) | être bavard comme une pie loc v |
| | 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) | faire de beaux discours loc v |
| | (péjoratif) | talk the talk, but not walk the walk : brasser de l'air, brasser du vent loc v |
| | | to walk the walk as well as talk the talk : joindre le geste à la parole loc v |
| Note: Often used in combination with "walk the walk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |
| talk through your hat v expr | figurative, informal (speak without knowing the facts) | parler à tort et à travers loc v |
| | (Can) | parler à travers son chapeau loc v |
| talk together vi + adv | (converse) | se parler⇒ v pron |
| | (soutenu) | s'entretenir⇒ v pron |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) | parler trop vi + adv |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| | Elle parle trop... et la majorité de ce qu'elle dit, c'est n'importe quoi. |
| talk turkey v expr | US, figurative, informal (speak frankly and practically) | parler franchement vi + adv |
| | | être direct vi + adj |
| | | parler à cœur ouvert loc v |
talking shop,
talk shop n | pejorative (place of discussion, not action) | bureau des palabres nm |
| | (familier) | lieu de parlotte nm |
| team talk n | (speech given to a group by leader or coach) | discours, briefing nm |
walk the walk,
walk the talk v expr | figurative, informal (do as one preaches or boasts of doing) | faire ce qu'on dit expr |
| | | joindre le geste à la parole expr |
| Note: Often used in combination with "talk the talk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |