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talk

[tɔːk]
1.
 noun
 1) (talking, gossip) propos mpl
  there is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire
  there is talk that — on dit que
  he's all talk — il parle beaucoup mais agit peu
  it's just talk — ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air
  they are the talk of the town — on ne parle que d'eux
 2) (conversation) conversation f, discussion f
  to have a talk with somebody — parler à quelqu'un
 3) (speech) exposé m (about, on sur); (more informal) causerie f
  to give a talk — faire un exposé
2.
talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl
  arms talks — conférence sur le désarmement
  pay talks — négociations salariales
3.
 transitive verb parler
  to talk business — parler affaires
  to talk nonsense — raconter n'importe quoi
  we're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans
  we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes
  to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire
  you've talked me into it! — vous m'avez convaincu!
  he talked his way out of it — il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagout (colloq)
4.
 intransitive verb gen parler; (gossip) bavarder
  to talk to oneself — parler tout seul
  to talk at somebody — parler à quelqu'un sans l'écouter
  to keep somebody talking — faire parler quelqu'un aussi longtemps que possible
  talking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...
  look who's talking! —
  you're a fine one to talk! —
  you can talk! — tu peux parler!
  now you're talking! — eh bien voilà!
  talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)
Phrasal Verbs:
  - talk back
  - talk down
  - talk over
  - talk round
  - talk through