English-Italian translations for talk

• conversazione
  Nella mia qualità di copresidente, d' ora in poi voglio trovarmi di fronte ad un gruppo che lavora, non che fa conversazione. As co-president I am determined we will have a workshop and not a talking-shop from now on.
  Su questo punto è necessario fare un passo avanti rispetto a Bali, che è stato un bel luogo di conversazione ma adesso dobbiamo agire. That environment needs to move on from Bali, which was a great talking shop. We now need the action.
  Quella stessa persona che si era seduta nel mio ufficio e con cui si era instaurato, grazie a una conversazione sulla politica, un rapporto di stima e di comunanza, era scomparsa. The person who had sat in my office and with whom I had talked warmly and companionably about politics had disappeared.
• parlare
  Occorre convincere le parti a parlare e a continuare a farlo. Get the sides talking, keep them talking.
  Occorre parlare di democrazia. The talk must be of democracy.
  Tanto per parlare di una democrazia regolamentata. Talk about a managed democracy!
• discorso
  Il mio non è solo un discorso retorico. This is not just parliamentary talk.
  Ho ascoltato il discorso sull'ecologizzazione. I listened to the talk about greening.
  Nel suo discorso di oggi lei non ha parlato molto della gente. Your speech today talked very little of people.
• argomento
  Qual è l'argomento in discussione questa sera? What are we talking about this evening?
  E' davvero riuscito a sgonfiare l' argomento. He did in fact manage to talk the subject down.
  Tale Convenzione, però, non è esattamente l' argomento di cui ci occupiamo stamani.We want to talk about coherence. This is the topic.
• argomento conversazione
• conferenze
  Si è parlato dell'organizzazione di conferenze. There was some talk of holding conferences.
  Perché ci limitiamo a parlare, a fare mille conferenze, senza chiuderla? Why do we simply talk and hold countless conferences, and it is not shut down?
  I negoziati con i sei paesi ora invitati prenderanno avvio nel quadro delle conferenze intergovernative, nel febbraio dell'anno venturo. Intergovernmental Conferences are to commence in February of next year with the six countries invited to the talks.
• consultazione
  Quindi non stiamo parlando soltanto di un diritto di consultazione. We are not just talking about a right of consultation, therefore.
  Tuttavia, credo che in realtà qui si parli solo di una consultazione. However, I think that, in reality, what we are talking about here is only a consultation.
  Abbiamo appena pubblicato la nostra politica antifrode a seguito di una procedura di consultazione che ha richiesto diverse sessioni di colloqui. We have just published our anti-fraud policy following a consultation procedure that required several rounds of talks.
• discutere
  Si può sempre continuare a discutere. We can always carry on talking.
  Vogliamo discutere, vogliamo negoziare.We want to talk. We want to negotiate.
  Perché è di equilibrio che dobbiamo discutere. For it is balance that we must talk about.

Definition of talk

• To communicate, usually by means of speech
• To discuss; to talk about
• To speak (a certain language
• To confess, especially implicating others
• To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself
• To gossip; to create scandal
• To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner
• A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal
• A lecture
• Gossip; rumour
• ; often qualified by a following }} A major topic of social discussion
• }} A customary conversation by parent or guardian with their child about a reality of life; in particular
• }} Empty boasting, promises or claims
• Meeting to discuss a particular matter

Examples

• Lets sit down and talk
• Although I dont speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures
• They sat down to talk business
• Thats enough about work, lets talk holidays!
• We talk French sometimes
• Are you interested in the job? Theyre talking big money
• Were not talking rocket science here: it should be easy
• Suppose he talks?
• She can be relied upon not to talk.
• They tried to make me talk.
• I am not the one to talk
• She is a fine one to talk
• You should talk
• Look whos talking
• People will talk
• Arent you afraid the neighbours will talk?
• Youre only sticking up for her because you like her; thats your penis talking
• Thats not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!
• We need to have a talk about your homework
• Shakespeare
• Theres been talk lately about the two of them
• She is the talk of the day
• The musical is the talk of the town
• Have you had the talk with Jay yet?
• The party leaders speech was all talk
• The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.

Related words

• stalk
• crosstalk
• talking
• talkie
• walkie-talkie
• talkative
• talker
• stalker
• talks