talk down

English - Turkish

Definition of talk down in English Turkish dictionary: konuşarak bastırmak; aşağılamak; (deyim) talk someone down daha fazla konuşarak susturmak. talk down to someone küçümseyerek hitap etmek; baskın çıkmak; konuşarak kör iniş yaptırmak (uçak)
talk down to: aşağılayarak konuş
talk down to: {k} yüksekten bakan bir tavırla (biriyle) konuşmak; (birine karşı) fazlasıyla basit bir dil kullanmak
talk down to: küçümseyici bir biçimde konuşmak

English - English

Definition of talk down in English English dictionary: To negotiate a lower price
If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything.; To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior
She didn't like how he talked down to her as though she didn't understand.; If someone talks down a particular thing, they make it less interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down. talk up; speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"; belittle through talk speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her; belittle through talk; To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio
disapproval talk down to: If you say that someone talks down to you, you disapprove of the way they talk to you, treating you as if you are not very intelligent or not very important. She was a gifted teacher who never talked down to her students. = patronize

talk down

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talk Down

tôk daun

/ˈtôk ˈdoun/ /ˈtɔːk ˈdaʊn/

[ 'tok ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale.

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