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| الإنجليزية | العربية |
| 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 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. |
