| anglais > français | |
| talk | |
| 1. n. Conversation. | |
| Why don't the two of us sit down and have a talk? | |
| Pourquoi ne nous assiérions-nous pas pour discuter tous les deux ? | |
| 2. n. Discours. | |
| The scientist gave a talk before his colleagues. | |
| Le scientifique fit un discours devant ses collègues. | |
| 3. n. Conférence, cours magistral. | |
| There's a talk about Shakespeare on tonight. | |
| Il y a une conférence sur Shakespeare ce soir. | |
| 4. v. Parler. | |
| 5. v. Converser. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| talk | |
| 1. v. To communicate, usually by means of speech. |  |
| Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures. |  |
| They sat down to talk business. |  |
| We talk French sometimes. |  |
| 2. v. (transitive, informal) To discuss. |  |
| They sat down to talk business. |  |
| We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy. |  |
| 3. v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others. |  |
| Suppose he talks? |  |
| She can be relied upon not to talk. |  |
| They tried to make me talk. |  |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself. |  |
| I am not the one to talk. |  |
| She is a fine one to talk. |  |
| You should talk. |  |
| Look who's talking. |  |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal. |  |
| People will talk. |  |
| Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk? |  |
| You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking. |  |
| That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it! |  |
| 6. n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. |  |
| We need to have a talk about your homework. |  |
| 7. n. A lecture. |  |
| There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight. |  |
| 8. n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion. |  |
| She is the talk of the day. |  |
| The musical is the talk of the town. |  |
| 9. n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular: |  |
| 10. n. A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child. |  |
| Have you had the talk with Jay yet? |  |
| 11. n. (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with p |  |
| 12. n. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims. |  |
| The party leader's speech was all talk. |  |
| 13. n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter. |  |
| The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons. |  |
| français > anglais | |
| parler | |
| 1. v. to speak, talk |  |
| Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans. - He began to speak at the age of four. |  |
| Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher. - They spoke several hours before going to sleep. |  |
| 2. v. to be able to communicate in a language; to speak |  |
| Elle parle couramment français. - She speaks French fluently |  |
| 3. v. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name |  |
| Armes parlantes. |  |
| 4. v. takes a reflexive pronoun |  |
| se parler à soi-même - to talk to oneself |  |
| 5. n-m. parlance |  |
| 6. n-m. vernacular, dialect |  |