Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 5439 6692114 2009-05-30T11:57:53Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates {{wikipedia|dab=talk}} {{also|Talk}} ==English== {{rank|answer|early|saying|449|talk|spirit|sometimes|account}} ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|enm}} ''[[talken]]'', ''talkien'' "to speak with, converse", freq. of M.E. ''talen'', ''talien'' "to speak, recount" from {{etyl|ang}} ''[[talian]]'' "to give an account, reckon" + ''-k'' suffix (cf. ''hark'' < ''hear''; ''stalk'' < ''steal'', ''walk'' < O.E. ''weallian'' "to travel, go abroad, wander") . Akin to E. Fris. ''talken'' "to chat", L.Ger. ''talk'' (noun) "talk", German dialectal ''talken'' "to chatter, mumble", O.E. ''[[talu]]'' "story, statement, recollection". More at [[tale]] ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/tɔːk/}}, {{SAMPA|/tO:k/}} * {{audio|en-us-talk.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɔːk}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A [[conversation]]. # What is being said about a subject of interest. #: ''She is the '''talk''' of the day.'' # A [[lecture]]. ====Synonyms==== * See also [[Wikisaurus:talk]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Terms derived from the noun "talk"}} * [[all talk]] * [[baby talk]] * [[chalk talk]]/[[chalk and talk]] * [[cross talk]]/* [[crosstalk]] * [[dirty talk]] * [[happy talk]] * [[girl talk]] * [[idle talk]] * [[man talk]] * [[peace talk]] * [[pep talk]] * [[pillow talk]] * [[self-talk]] * [[shop talk]] * [[sleep talk]] {{rel-mid}} * [[small talk]] * [[table talk]] * [[talkback]] * [[talk battery]] * [[talk bomb]] * [[talkie]] * [[talk is cheap]] * [[talk of the town]] * [[talk page]] * [[talk radio]] * [[talk show]] * [[talk the talk]] * [[walk and talk]] * [[walk the talk]] * [[walkie-talkie]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|conversation}} * Bulgarian: [[разговор]] (razgovor) {{m}} (1) * Croatian: {{t-|hr|razgovor|m}}, {{t-|hr|govor|m}}, {{t-|hr|konversacija|f}} * Danish: [[samtale]] {{c}}, [[drøftelse]] {{c}} * Dutch: [[gesprek]] {{n}}, [[conversatie]] {{f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|keskustelu}} * French: {{t+|fr|conversation|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Gespräch|n}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|beszéd}}, {{t+|hu|beszélgetés}} * Indonesian: [[bicara|pembicaraan]] (1,2,3), [[bincang|perbincangan]] (1) * [[Interlingua]]: [[conversation]] (1) {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|話し|tr=hanashi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|会話|tr=kaiwa|sc=Jpan}} * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[دواندن]]}}, {{ku-Arab|[[قسه‌ ]]}} * [[Macedonian]]: [[разговор]] (razgovor) {{m}} (1) * Norwegian: {{t+|no|samtale|m}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|rozmowa|f}} * Portuguese: [[conversa]] {{f}}, [[conversação]] {{f}} (1) * Russian: {{t+|ru|разговор|m|tr=razgovór|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|беседа|f|tr=b'es'éda|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|conversación|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|konversation|c}}, {{t+|sv|prat|n}} * [[Telugu]]: {{t|te|కబుర్లు|sc=Telu}} (kaburlu) (1) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|what is being said}} * Danish: [[snak]] {{c}} * Finnish: [[puheenaihe]] * German: {{t+|de|Gespräch|n}} * Indonesian: [[bicara|pembicaraan]] (1,2,3), [[cakap|percakapan]] (2) * Japanese: {{t|ja|話し|tr=hanashi|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|prat|n}}, {{t+|no|snakk|n}} * Portuguese: [[assunto]] {{m}} (2) * Swedish: {{t+|sv|prat|n}} * [[Telugu]]: {{t|te|చర్చనీయాంశం|sc=Telu}} (charchaneeyaaMSaM) (2) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|lecture}} * Bulgarian: [[беседа]] (beseda) {{f}} (3) * Croatian: {{t-|hr|predavanje|n}} * Danish: [[foredrag]] {{n}}, [[forelæsning]] {{c}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|esitelmä}} * German: {{t+|de|Vortrag|m}} * Indonesian: [[bicara|pembicaraan]] (1,2,3), [[kuliah]] (3) * [[Interlingua]]: [[discurso]] (3) * Japanese: {{t-|ja|講義|tr=kōgi|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t|no|foredrag|n}}, {{t|no|forelesning|m|f}} * Portuguese: [[discurso]] {{m}} (3) * Russian: {{t+|ru|лекция|f|tr=l'ékcija|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|нотация|f|tr=notácija|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|история|f|tr=istórija|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|рассказ|m|tr=rasskáz|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|разговор|m|tr=razgovór|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|беседа|f|tr=b'es'éda|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|conferencia|f}} * Swedish: [[föreläsning]] {{c}} * [[Telugu]]: {{t|te|ప్రసంగం|sc=Telu}} (prasaMgaM) (3) {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Catalan}}: [[conversa]] {{f}}, [[conversació]] {{f}}, [[conferència]] {{f}} (3) * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[gesprek]] {{n}} * {{ttbc|French}}: [[conversation]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Greek}}: [[συνομιλία]] (sinomilía) {{f}}, [[διάλογος]] (diálogos) {{m}} (1); [[ομιλία]] (omilía) {{f}} (4) {{trans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Irish}}: [[caint]] * {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[conversazione]] {{f}} [[discorso]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Maori}}: [[korero]] * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[conversación]] {{f}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # To [[communicate]] to someone else by means of [[speech]]. # To [[communicate]] ideas to someone else by means other than [[speech]]. #: ''Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.'' ====Synonyms==== * See also [[Wikisaurus:talk]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top3|Terms derived from the verb "talk"}} * [[bad-talk]] * [[double-talk]] * [[fast-talk]] * [[now you're talking]] * [[sleep-talk]] * [[sweet-talk]] * [[talk a blue streak]] * [[talk a mile a minute]] * [[talk about]] * [[talk around]] * [[talkative]] * [[talk back]] * [[talk cock]] * [[talk dirty]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[talk down]] * [[talker]] * [[talk in circles]] * [[talk into]] * [[talk like an apothecary]] * [[talk of]] * [[talk of the devil]] * [[talk one's way out of]] * [[talk out of turn]] * [[talk over]] * [[talk sense]] * [[talk shit]]/[[talk shite]] * [[talk shop]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[talk smack]] * [[talk somebody's ear off]] * [[talk somebody under the table]] * [[talk the talk]] * [[talk through one's hand]] * [[talk to the hand]] * [[talk trash]] * [[talk turkey]] * [[talk up]] * [[talky]] * [[trash-talk]] * [[you can talk]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to communicate by speech}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[تكلم]]}} {{unicode|(takállama)}} * Armenian: [[խոսել]] (khosel) * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|говоря|tr=govorja|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: [[parlar]], [[conversar]] * Chinese: [[說話]], [[说话]] (shuōhuà) * Danish: [[tale]], [[snakke]], [[fortælle]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|praten}}, {{t+|nl|spreken}}, {{t+|nl|overleggen}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|paroli|xs=Esperanto}} * Faroese: {{t+|fo|tala|xs=Faroese}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|puhua}} * French: {{t+|fr|parler}}, {{t+|fr|bavarder}} * German: {{t+|de|reden}}, {{t+|de|sprechen}} * Greek: [[μιλώ]] (miló), [[συνομιλώ]] (sinomiló) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|beszél}}, {{t+|hu|beszélget}} * Icelandic: [[tala#Icelandic|tala]], [[mæla]] [[ávarpa]] * [[Ido]]: [[parolar]] * Indonesian: [[bicara]], [[ngomong]], [[bincang]] * [[Interlingua]]: [[parlar]], [[conversar]] * Irish: [[bí#Irish|bí]] [[ag#Irish|ag]] {{t-|ga|caint|xs=Irish}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|parlare}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|話す|tr=hanasu|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: [[말하다]] (malhada) * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[قسه‌ ئه‌کات]]}}, {{ku-Arab|[[ئه‌دوێنێت]]}} * Latin: {{t-|la|fabulor}} * Maori: [[kōrero]] * Norwegian: {{t+|no|snakke}}, {{t|no|preke}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|mówić}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|falar}}, {{t+|pt|conversar}} * Russian: [[говорить]] (govorít’) {{impf}}, [[разговаривать]] (razgovárivat') {{impf}}, [[болтать]] (boltát') {{impf}}, [[беседовать]] (b'es'édovat') {{impf}} * [[Sicilian]]: {{t+|scn|parrari|xs=Sicilian}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|hablar}}, {{t-|es|conversar}} * Swedish: [[prata]], [[tala#Swedish|tala]], [[snacka]] (''colloquial'') * [[Tamil]]: [[Sol]],[[Paesu]] * [[Telugu]]: [[మాట్లాడు]] (maaTlaaDu) * Thai: {{t+|th|พูด|xs=Thai}} (pôot), {{t-|th|คุย|xs=Thai}} (kui), {{t+|th|สนทนา|xs=Thai}} (sŏn-tá-naa), {{t+|th|กล่าว|xs=Thai}} (glàao) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|konuşmak}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to communicate by other means than speech}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|puhua}}, {{t-|fi|viestiä}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{qualifier|formai}} {{t|ja|意思疎通する|tr=ishi-sotsū suru|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Related terms=== {{lookfrom|talk}} [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[Category:Talking]] ---- ==Danish== ===Noun=== {{da-noun|en|-}} # [[talc]] (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder) ---- ==Dutch== ===Noun=== '''talk''' # [[talc]] (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder) ---- ==Swedish== ===Noun=== {{sv-noun-unc-irreg-c|2=talken}} '''talk''' {{c}} # [[talc]] (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder) [[Category:sv:Mineralogy]] [[ar:talk]] [[ast:talk]] [[zh-min-nan:talk]] [[de:talk]] [[et:talk]] [[el:talk]] [[es:talk]] [[fr:talk]] [[ko:talk]] [[io:talk]] [[id:talk]] [[it:talk]] [[kk:talk]] [[sw:talk]] [[ku:talk]] [[lo:talk]] [[hu:talk]] [[nl:talk]] [[ja:talk]] [[oc:talk]] [[pl:talk]] [[pt:talk]] [[ro:talk]] [[ru:talk]] [[simple:talk]] [[fi:talk]] [[sv:talk]] [[ta:talk]] [[te:talk]] [[th:talk]] [[tr:talk]] [[vi:talk]]