Betekenis van talk In het Nederlands

• 0 to say words aloud; to speak to someone:

  • We were just talking about Gareth's new girlfriend.

  • My little girl has just started to talk.

  • She talks to her mother on the phone every week.

• 1 to discuss something with someone, often to try to find a solution to a disagreement:

  • The two sides have agreed to talk.

  • Whenever they're together, they talk politics.

• 2 to give a lecture on a subject:

  • The next speaker will be talking about endangered insects.

• 3 a conversation between two people, often about a particular subject:

  • I asked him to have a talk with his mother about his plan.

  • He gave a talk about/on his visit to Malaysia.

  • Talks were held in Madrid about the fuel crisis.

  • Talk won't get us anywhere.

  • The talk/Her talk was all about the wedding.

• 4 to say words aloud, usually to give or exchange information; to speak:

  • [ I ] I talked with Carol on the phone yesterday.

  • [ I ] We talked about books.

  • [ T ] The candidates want to talk taxes (= discuss this subject).

• 5 a conversation between two people, often about a particular subject; the act of talking:

  • [ U ] Talk won’t get us anywhere.

  • [ C ] I had a talk with my boss.

  • [ C ] Sarah gave a talk (= a speech before a group of people) on skyscrapers.

  • [ U ] I’ve heard talk of a layoff (= unofficial information about it).

  • [ C ] Contract talks between the airline and the union began today.

• 6 to say things or speak to someone:

  • talk about/of sth In Tokyo markets, the only thing people want to talk about is the budget problem.

  • talk to/with sb I need to talk to the Sales Manager directly.

  • She was talking on the phone to her co-worker.

• 7 to discuss a particular subject:

  • At the dinner table, everyone was talking interest rate hikes and unemployment numbers.

• 8 used to emphasize that you are referring to something serious or important, a large amount of money, etc.:

  • We're talking big money here - £200 an hour.

  • How long - are we talking five years or are we talking 30 years?

• 9 to talk about work with people you work with when you are not at work:

  • I hate those office parties where everyone talks shop.

• 10 to be able to speak with the confidence and knowledge of someone who knows a lot about a particular subject:

  • He can certainly talk the talk, but will he get the deal done?

• 11 to discuss something in a direct way without avoiding difficult issues:

  • Few politicians are willing to talk turkey about immigration.

• 12 an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people about a particular subject:

  • A speaker is coming in to give a talk to the sales team.

  • a talk about/on sth We listened to a talk about resources in the local economy.

• 13 serious and formal discussions on an important subject usually intended to produce decisions or agreements:

  • contract/merger/takeover talks

  • The latest round of talks ended today.

  • begin/have/hold talks We held talks with the union about pay increases.

  • in talks The two companies are in talks about a merger.

  • talks about sth The studio broke off talks about a movie distribution deal.

  • talks between sb Talks between the two nations have resulted in a new trade deal.

• 14 things people are saying about what might happen or be true:

  • talk of sth She dismissed the talk of her resignation as nonsense.

  • There has been talk of closing some regional offices.