WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | falar de forma condescendente expres v |
| | | falar de forma paternalista expres v |
| | | falar como se fosse criança expres v |
| | I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
| | Odeio quando meu professor fala comigo de forma condescendente. |
| | Odeio quando meu professor fala comigo como se eu fosse criança. |
talk [sth] down,
talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | falar de forma condescendente expres v |
| | | tratar de modo superior expres v |
| | | falar de forma paternalista expres v |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| talk [sb] down from [sth] v expr | figurative (dissuade from) | convencer vt |
| | | persuadir vt |
| | The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |