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• Talk down to — speak condescendingly to …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• speakable — speak (spēk) v. spoke (spōk), spo·ken (spō’kən), speak·ing, speaks v. intr. 1. To produce words by means of sounds; talk: »Can the baby speak yet? 2. a) To …   Word Histories

• talk down to — speak condescendingly to. → talk …   English new terms dictionary

• talk — /tɔk / (say tawk) verb (i) 1. to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking. 2. to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words. 3. to consult or confer. 4. to gossip. 5. to chatter or prate. 6. to reveal… …  

• talk — talkable, adj. talkability, n. talker, n. /tawk/, v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 3. to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip.… …   Universalium

• talk — verb 1》 speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; communicate by speech.     ↘have the power of speech.     ↘(talk something over/through) discuss something thoroughly.     ↘(be talking) informal be discussing in specified… …   English new terms dictionary

• talk — [[t]tɔk[/t]] v. i. 1) to communicate or exchange ideas or information by speaking 2) to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser[/ex] 3) to spread a rumor; gossip 4) to chatter or prate 5) to use speech; perform the act of speaking 6) to deliver …   From formal English to slang

• talk down — verb a) To negotiate a lower price. If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything. b) To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior. She didnt like how he talked down to her as though… …   Wiktionary

• talk down to — Australian Slang speak condescendingly to …   English dialects glossary

• List of Ashes to Ashes characters — This is a list of fictional characters that have appeared in BBC One s science fiction/police procedural drama, Ashes to Ashes. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Gene Hunt 1.2 Alex Drake …   Wikipedia

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium