talk through

guider pas à pas, expliquer étape par étape

Expliquer chaque étape d’une tâche à quelqu’un pour l’aider à la réaliser.

En anglais simple : You explain each step of a task so someone can do it.

• She talked me through the steps.
• A mechanic talked him through changing the wheel.
• Can you talk us through the setup?

Comment l'utiliser : talk someone through something (The nurse talked me through the breathing exercise.); talk someone through doing something (He talked us through setting up the printer.)

Synonymes : guide, walk through

Expressions courantes : talk someone through something, talk through a process

soutenir par la parole, accompagner

Discuter avec quelqu’un pour l’aider à comprendre un problème ou à surmonter une épreuve.

En anglais simple : You help someone understand a problem or cope with a difficult experience by discussing it with them.

• He talked me through my worries.
• She talked her brother through the shock of losing his job.
• Could you talk me through what happened yesterday?

Comment l'utiliser : talk someone through something (A counsellor talked her through her fears about returning to work.)

Synonymes : counsel, support

Expressions courantes : talk someone through something, talk through a problem