talk over

discuter de, examiner ensemble

Discuter soigneusement de quelque chose, souvent avant de prendre une décision.

En anglais simple : To discuss something carefully, often before making a decision.

• Let us talk it over.
• We talked over the plans last night.
• Have you talked the problem over with your manager?

Comment l'utiliser : talk something over with someone (Talk the offer over with your family.); talk over something (We need to talk over the details.)

Synonymes : discuss

Expressions courantes : talk over something, talk something over

parler par-dessus, couper la parole à

Parler en même temps que quelqu'un, ce qui empêche les autres de bien l'entendre.

En anglais simple : To speak while someone else is speaking, making it hard for others to hear them.

• Stop talking over me.
• He talked over his opponent throughout the debate.
• Why do you always talk over people in meetings?

Comment l'utiliser : talk over someone (Please do not talk over the speaker.)

Synonymes : interrupt, speak over

Expressions courantes : talk over someone, talk over others

convaincre

Amener quelqu'un à être d'accord avec soi en lui parlant.

En anglais simple : To persuade someone to agree with you by talking to them.

• I managed to talk him over.
• They talked her over after explaining the benefits.
• Can you talk your father over?

Comment l'utiliser : talk someone over (She finally talked him over after a long discussion.)

Synonymes : persuade, win over

Expressions courantes : talk someone over, talk him over