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Huvudsakliga översättningar |
talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | tala nedlåtande mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | vara nedlåtande mot ngn vbal uttr |
| I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
talk [sth] down, talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | tala illa om ngt vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | snacka skit om ngt vbal uttr |
| 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) | avråda ngn från ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |