talk

parlare

Usare la voce per pronunciare parole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: speak

Espressioni comuni: talk loudly, talk quietly, learn to talk

parlare, conversare

Scambiare pensieri o informazioni con qualcuno, di solito parlando.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: talk to/with someone (I talked with my neighbour after lunch.); talk about something (We talked about the weather.)

Sinonimi: speak, chat

Espressioni comuni: talk to someone, talk with someone, talk about something

discutere, parlare di

Parlare di un argomento preciso o scambiare opinioni al riguardo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: talk + topic (The two managers met to talk strategy.)

Sinonimi: discuss

Espressioni comuni: talk business, talk politics, talk money

conversazione, colloquio

Scambio in cui le persone condividono idee o discutono di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a talk with someone about something (I had a talk with Jo about the rent.)

Sinonimi: conversation, discussion

Espressioni comuni: have a talk, serious talk, talk with someone

conferenza, discorso

Discorso rivolto a un gruppo per spiegare qualcosa o fornire informazioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a talk on/about something (He gave a talk on healthy eating.); give a talk to someone (She gave a talk to the students.)

Sinonimi: lecture, speech

Espressioni comuni: give a talk, talk on something, short talk

parole, chiacchiere

Ciò che qualcuno dice, soprattutto opinioni, affermazioni o promesse.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: words

Espressioni comuni: empty talk, big talk, all talk

voci, pettegolezzi

Cose che la gente dice su qualcosa, anche se potrebbero non essere vere o certe.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: talk of/about something (There is talk of closing the school.)

Sinonimi: gossip, rumour

Espressioni comuni: talk of something, talk about someone, idle talk