talk up

English - Turkish

Definition of talk up in English Turkish dictionary

istediğini söylemek

övmek

yüksek sesle konuşmak

sesli konuşmak

rahat konuşmak

English - English

Definition of talk up in English English dictionary

To talk louder

To talk about (something or someone) in such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is

If someone talks up a particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot

To talk someone or something up in negotiations means to persuade someone to pay more money than they originally offered or wanted to. Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down

Turkish pronunciation

tôk ʌp

Synonyms

big up, speak up

Pronunciation

/ˈtôk ˈəp/ /ˈtɔːk ˈʌp/

Etymology

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