talk

sprechen, reden

Mit der eigenen Stimme Wörter aussprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you use your voice to say words.

• The baby is learning to talk.
• He talked so quietly that I could hardly hear.
• Please stop talking during the film.

Synonyme: speak

Häufige Wendungen: talk loudly, talk quietly, learn to talk

reden, sprechen

Gedanken oder Informationen mit jemandem austauschen, meist durch Sprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you share thoughts or information with someone, usually by speaking.

• Can we talk tonight?
• I talked to my sister yesterday.
• They talk about their plans every morning.

So benutzt man es: talk to/with someone (I talked with my neighbour after lunch.); talk about something (We talked about the weather.)

Synonyme: speak, chat

Häufige Wendungen: talk to someone, talk with someone, talk about something

besprechen, reden über

Über ein bestimmtes Thema sprechen oder sich darüber austauschen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you discuss a particular subject.

• Let’s talk business over lunch.
• They talked politics until midnight.
• We need to talk money before agreeing to anything.

So benutzt man es: talk + topic (The two managers met to talk strategy.)

Synonyme: discuss

Häufige Wendungen: talk business, talk politics, talk money

Gespräch, Unterhaltung

Ein Austausch, bei dem Menschen Ideen teilen oder etwas besprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: A conversation in which people exchange ideas or discuss something.

• We had a friendly talk.
• I need a private talk with you.
• Our talks helped us understand each other better.

So benutzt man es: a talk with someone about something (I had a talk with Jo about the rent.)

Synonyme: conversation, discussion

Häufige Wendungen: have a talk, serious talk, talk with someone

Vortrag

Eine Rede vor einer Gruppe, um etwas zu erklären oder Informationen zu vermitteln.

In einfachem Englisch: A speech given to a group to explain something or share information.

• She gave a short talk.
• We attended a talk on local history.
• His talks always include interesting pictures.

So benutzt man es: a talk on/about something (He gave a talk on healthy eating.); give a talk to someone (She gave a talk to the students.)

Synonyme: lecture, speech

Häufige Wendungen: give a talk, talk on something, short talk

Gerede, Worte

Was jemand sagt, besonders Ansichten, Behauptungen oder Versprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: The things someone says, especially their views, claims, or promises.

• His promises were just empty talk.
• I am tired of all this talk about change.
• Her brave talk did little to comfort us.

Synonyme: words

Häufige Wendungen: empty talk, big talk, all talk

Gerüchte, Gerede

Was Menschen über etwas sagen, obwohl es möglicherweise nicht stimmt oder ungewiss ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Things people are saying about something, although they may not be true or certain.

• There is talk of a strike.
• I heard talk about their secret wedding.
• The town was full of talk about the missing money.

So benutzt man es: talk of/about something (There is talk of closing the school.)

Synonyme: gossip, rumour

Häufige Wendungen: talk of something, talk about someone, idle talk