talk down to

English - Turkish

Definition of talk down to in English Turkish dictionary

{k} yüksekten bakan bir tavırla (biriyle) konuşmak; (birine karşı) fazlasıyla basit bir dil kullanmak

Diğer öğrenciler onunla konuşmadığından dolayı Mary yalnızdı. - Mary was lonely because the other students didn't talk to her.

Seninle konuşmak istiyorum. - I want to talk to you.

Birisiyle konuşmak zorundayım. - I have to talk to somebody.

Tom'un şu anda birisiyle konuşmak için vakti yok. - Tom doesn't have time right now to talk to anyone.

(deyim) talk someone down daha fazla konuşarak susturmak. talk down to someone küçümseyerek hitap etmek

English - English

Definition of talk down to in English English dictionary
talk down: To negotiate a lower price
If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything.
talk down: 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.
talk down: 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
talk down: speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"
talk down: belittle through talk speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her
talk down: belittle through talk
talk down: 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

talk down to

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talk Down to

tôk daun tı

/ˈtôk ˈdoun tə/ /ˈtɔːk ˈdaʊn tə/

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