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[edit] English

Most common English words: answer « early « saying « #449: talk » spirit » sometimes » account

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English talken, talkien "to speak with, converse", freq. of M.E. talen, talien "to speak, recount" from Old English 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

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /tɔːk/, SAMPA: /tO:k/
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Rhymes: -ɔːk

[edit] Noun

Singular
talk

Plural
talks

talk (plural talks)

A conversation.
What is being said about a subject of interest.

She is the talk of the day.
A lecture.

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Terms derived from the noun "talk"

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conversation

Bulgarian: разговор (razgovor) m. (1)
Croatian: razgovor hr(hr) m., govor hr(hr) m., konversacija hr(hr) f.
Danish: samtale c., drøftelse c.
Dutch: gesprek n., conversatie f.
Finnish: keskustelu fi(fi)
French: conversation fr(fr) f.
Georgian: საუბარი ka(ka) (saubari)
German: Gespräch de(de) n.
Greek: συνομιλία el(el) f., συζήτηση el(el) f., διάλογος el(el) m.
Hungarian: beszéd hu(hu), beszélgetés hu(hu)
Indonesian: pembicaraan (1,2,3), perbincangan (1)
Interlingua: conversation (1)

Irish: caint
Japanese: 話し ja(ja) (hanashi), 会話 ja(ja) (kaiwa)
Kurdish: دواندن, قسه‌
Macedonian: разговор (razgovor) m. (1)
Norwegian: samtale no(no) m.
Polish: rozmowa pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: conversa f., conversação f. (1)
Russian: разговор ru(ru) (razgovór) m., беседа ru(ru) (b'es'éda) f.
Spanish: conversación es(es) f.
Swedish: konversation sv(sv) c., prat sv(sv) n.
Telugu: కబుర్లు te(te) (kaburlu) (1)

what is being said

Danish: snak c.
Finnish: puheenaihe
German: Gespräch de(de) n.
Greek: φήμη el(el) f., θέμα el(el) n.
Indonesian: pembicaraan (1,2,3), percakapan (2)

Japanese: 話し ja(ja) (hanashi)
Norwegian: prat no(no) n., snakk no(no) n.
Portuguese: assunto m. (2)
Swedish: prat sv(sv) n.
Telugu: చర్చనీయాంశం te(te) (charchaneeyaaMSaM) (2)

lecture

Bulgarian: беседа (beseda) f. (3)
Croatian: predavanje hr(hr) n.
Danish: foredrag n., forelæsning c.
Finnish: esitelmä fi(fi)
German: Vortrag de(de) m.
Greek: διάλεξη el(el) f.
Indonesian: pembicaraan (1,2,3), kuliah (3)
Interlingua: discurso (3)
Japanese: 講義 ja(ja) (kōgi)

Norwegian: foredrag no(no) n., forelesning no(no) m. and f.
Portuguese: discurso m. (3)
Russian: лекция ru(ru) (l'ékcija) f., нотация ru(ru) (notácija) f., история ru(ru) (istórija) f., рассказ ru(ru) (rasskáz) m., разговор ru(ru) (razgovór) m., беседа ru(ru) (b'es'éda) f.
Spanish: conferencia es(es) f.
Swedish: föreläsning c.
Telugu: ప్రసంగం te(te) (prasaMgaM) (3)

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Catalan: conversa f., conversació f., conferència f. (3)
Dutch: gesprek n.
French: conversation f.
Greek: συνομιλία (sinomilía) f., διάλογος (diálogos) m. (1); ομιλία (omilía) f. (4)

Italian: conversazione f. discorso m.
Maori: korero
Spanish: conversación f.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to talk

Third person singular
talks

Simple past
talked

Past participle
talked

Present participle
talking

to talk (third-person singular simple present talks, present participle talking, simple past and past participle talked)

(intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.

Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.
(transitive, informal) To discuss.

They sat down to talk business.

We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy.

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to communicate by speech

Arabic: تكلم (takállama)
Armenian: խոսել (khosel)
Bulgarian: говоря bg(bg) (govorja)
Catalan: parlar, conversar
Chinese: 說話, 说话 (shuōhuà)
Croatian: govoriti hr(hr)
Danish: tale, snakke, fortælle
Dutch: praten nl(nl), spreken nl(nl), overleggen nl(nl)
Esperanto: paroli eo(eo)
Faroese: tala fo(fo)
Finnish: puhua fi(fi)
French: parler fr(fr), bavarder fr(fr)
German: reden de(de), sprechen de(de)
Greek: μιλώ (miló), συνομιλώ (sinomiló)
Hungarian: beszél hu(hu), beszélget hu(hu)
Icelandic: tala, mæla ávarpa
Ido: parolar
Indonesian: bicara, ngomong, bincang
Interlingua: parlar, conversar
Irish: bí ag caint ga(ga)

Italian: parlare it(it)
Japanese: 話す ja(ja) (hanasu)
Korean: 말하다 (malhada)
Kurdish: قسه‌ ئه‌کات, ئه‌دوێنێت
Latin: fabulor la(la)
Maori: kōrero
Norwegian: snakke no(no), preke no(no)
Polish: mówić pl(pl)
Portuguese: falar pt(pt), conversar pt(pt)
Russian: говорить (govorít’) (impf.), разговаривать (razgovárivat') (impf.), болтать (boltát') (impf.), беседовать (b'es'édovat') (impf.)
Sicilian: parrari scn(scn)
Spanish: hablar es(es), conversar es(es)
Swedish: prata, tala, snacka (colloquial)
Tamil: Sol,Paesu
Telugu: మాట్లాడు (maaTlaaDu)
Thai: พูด th(th) (pôot), คุย th(th) (kui), สนทนา th(th) (sŏn-tá-naa), กล่าว th(th) (glàao)
Turkish: konuşmak tr(tr)

to communicate by other means than speech

Finnish: puhua fi(fi), viestiä fi(fi)
Greek: επικοινωνώ el(el)

Japanese: (formai) 意思疎通する ja(ja) (ishi-sotsū suru)

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[edit] Noun

talk c. (singular definite talken, not used in plural form)

talc (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder)

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talk

talc (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder)

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[edit] Noun

Declination for talk	Singular
Common	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	talk	talken
Genitive	talks	talkens

talk c.

talc (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder)

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