talk back

See also: talkback

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
2. (idiomatic) To return disrespect.

Synonyms

• answer back

Translations

to reply impertinently; to answer in a cheeky manner

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 駁嘴／驳嘴 (bok³ zeoi²), 驳嘴 (bok³ zeoi²)

  Mandarin: 頂嘴／顶嘴 (zh) (dǐngzuǐ), 顶嘴 (zh) (dǐngzuǐ)

• Czech: odmlouvat
• Finnish: väittää vastaan
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• French: ramener sa gueule (fr) (colloquial)
• Italian: rispondere (it), rimbeccare (it), controbattere (it), ribattere (it), eccepire (it)
• Russian: огрызаться (ru) (ogryzatʹsja), дерзить (ru) (derzitʹ)

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