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Traduzioni di small talk nel dizionario inglese»italiano

small talk [ingl brit, ingl am ˈsmɔl ˌtɔk] SOST

small talk

chiacchiere fpl

to make small talk

fare conversazione

Traduzioni di small talk nel dizionario italiano»inglese

chiacchiere salottiere

small talk

chiacchiere

small talk

parlare del più e del meno

to make small talk

Traduzioni di small talk nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.talk [ingl brit tɔːk, ingl am tɔk] SOST

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

chiacchiere fpl

talk U

voci fpl

there is talk of sth, of doing

si parla di qc, di fare

there is talk of me doing

si dice (in giro) che io faccia

there is talk that …

corre voce che …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

si fa un gran parlare di qc

he's all talk

è uno che sa solo parlare (ma non fa i fatti)

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

non sono che belle parole

it's just talk

sono solo chiacchiere

such talk is dangerous, ridiculous

è pericoloso, è ridicolo dire queste cose

he dismissed talk of problems, defeat

ha respinto le voci riguardo a problemi, ad una sconfitta

they are the talk of the town

sono sulla bocca di tutti

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

talk

colloquio m

to have a talk with sb

parlare con qn

to have a talk about sth, sb

parlare di qc, qn (with con)

to have a talk about sth, sb

avere un colloquio su qn, qc (with con)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

discorso m

talk (speech)

conferenza f (about, on su)

talk (more informal)

conversazione f

to give a talk

tenere una conferenza

radio talk

conversazione or tavola rotonda radiofonica

II.talks SOST

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

negoziati m

talks (between governments)

trattative f (between fra)

talks (between several groups, countries)

trattative f

talks (between management and unions)

trattative f (beween tra)

to hold talks

tenere una conferenza

arms talks

negoziati sul disarmo

pay talks

trattative salariali

trade talks

trattative commerciali

talks about talks

colloqui per intavolare un negoziato

III.talk [ingl brit tɔːk, ingl am tɔk] VB vb trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business, sport

parlare di affari, di sport

to talk politics

discutere di politica

2. talk (speak):

talk Italian, Spanish etc.

parlare

to talk nonsense

dire cose senza senso or sciocchezze

she's talking sense

dice cose sensate

we're talking £2 million, three years colloq

si parla or si tratta di 2 milioni di sterline, tre anni

we're talking a huge investment, a major project colloq

stiamo parlando di un grande investimento, un importante progetto

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuadere qn a fare

to talk sb out of doing

dissuadere qn dal fare

you've talked me into it!

mi hai convinto!

to talk one's way out of doing

riuscire (parlando) a evitare di fare

IV.talk [ingl brit tɔːk, ingl am tɔk] VB vb intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parlare

talk

discutere

to talk to or with sb

parlare a or con qn

to talk to oneself

parlare da solo or tra sé e sé

to talk about sth, about doing

parlare di qc, di fare

to talk at sb

parlare a qn con supponenza or senza ascoltare le sue risposte

to keep sb talking

fare parlare qn (il più a lungo possibile)

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

non gli parlo più

talking of films, tennis…

a proposito di film, tennis…

he knows, he doesn't know what he's talking about

sa, non sa di cosa sta parlando

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

è facile per te parlare, ma non sei tu a doverlo fare!

who am I to talk?

chi sono io per (potere) parlare?

look or listen who's talking! or you're a fine one to talk! or you can talk!

senti chi parla!

now you're talking!

questo sì che è parlare!

talk about stupid! colloq

(pensa) che scemo!

talk about expensive!

alla faccia dei prezzi!

talk about laugh, work! colloq

altro che risate, lavoro!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

chiacchierare

talk pegg

sparlare

to give people sth to talk about

dare alla gente qualcosa di cui parlare

to be much talked about person:

essere molto chiacchierato

to be much talked about matter:

essere molto dibattuto

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parlare

I.small [ingl brit smɔːl, ingl am smɔl] AGG

1. small (not big):

small house, car, coin, dog, bag, mistake, proportion, quantity, stake, sum

piccolo

small change, increase

piccolo, lieve

small majority, number

esiguo, ridotto

a small book

un libricino or un libretto

a small job

un lavoretto

a small matter

una faccenda insignificante or una cosa da poco

the dress is too small for her

il vestito è troppo piccolo per lei

a small sweatshirt

una felpa piccola, (di taglia) small

the change was small

il cambiamento fu lieve

his influence was small

la sua influenza fu trascurabile

it would cost a small fortune colloq

mi verrebbe a costare una piccola fortuna

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

quella miseria delle 1.000 sterline che mi devi

it is written with a small letter

si scrive con la lettera minuscola

in his or her own small way

nel suo piccolo

to cut sth up small

tagliare qc a pezzettini

to fold sth up small

piegare ripetutamente qc

everybody, great and small, will be affected

tutti, senza distinzioni, saranno colpiti

the smallest room colloq, eufem

il gabinetto

it's a small world!

com'è piccolo il mondo!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

meschino, piccolo

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

è una misera consolazione per qn

it is of small consequence

è irrilevante or di poca importanza

it is of no small consequence

non è affatto irrilevante

small wonder he left!

non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!

4. small (quiet):

small sound

debole

a small voice

una vocina

a small noise

un rumorino

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

sentirsi or farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna)

to make sb feel or look small

umiliare qn

“I did it, ” she said in a small voice

“sono stata io”, disse con voce fioca

II.small [ingl brit smɔːl, ingl am smɔl] AVV

small write:

small

piccolo

III.small [ingl brit smɔːl, ingl am smɔl] SOST

the small of the back

la parte bassa della schiena or le reni

to feel a pain in the small of one's back

avere male alle reni

IV.smalls SOST

smalls npl ingl brit colloq, eufem:

smalls

indumenti m intimi

V.small [ingl brit smɔːl, ingl am smɔl]

he's small beer or potatoes ingl am colloq

non conta niente

it's small beer or potatoes ingl am colloq

è roba da poco

small talk nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di small talk nel dizionario inglese»italiano

small talk SOST

small talk

conversazione f leggera

to make small talk

scambiare due chiacchiere

Traduzioni di small talk nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.talk [tɔ:k] SOST

1. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

2. talk (lecture):

talk

conferenza f

3. talk (things said):

talk

chiacchiere f pl

big talk

spacconata f

4. talk pl (formal discussions):

talk

trattative f pl

locuzioni:

to be the talk of the town

essere sulla bocca di tutti

to be all talk (and no action)

parlare tanto (e non passare mai ai fatti)

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB vb intr

talk (speak):

talk

parlare

to talk about sb behind their back

parlar male di qn alle sue spalle

to give sb something to talk about

dare a qn di che parlare

locuzioni:

to talk dirty

dire oscenità

look who's talking colloq

senti chi parla!

you're a fine one to talk colloq

parli proprio tu!

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB vb trans

1. talk (utter):

talk

dire

2. talk (discuss):

talk

parlare di

I.small [smɔ:l] AGG

1. small (not large):

small

piccolo, -a

small person

basso, -a

2. small (young):

small

piccolo, -a

3. small (insignificant):

small

piccolo, -a

on a small scale

su scala ridotta

in his/her own small way

nel suo piccolo

4. small TIPOGR:

small letter

minuscola

with a small ‘c’

con la ‘c’ minuscola

locuzioni:

it's a small world prov

il mondo è piccolo prov

II.small [smɔ:l] SOST

the small of the back

le reni

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

He was remembered for awkward laughter and not being able to engage in small talk with others.

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Small talk is closely related to the need for people to maintain positive face to feel approved-of by those who are listening to them.

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From all the headlines and waitress small talk about the heat, you would have imagined the hot, muggy weather was unusual.

news.nationalpost.com

We kept ourselves to short sentences of small talk, and were punctual to our time.

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I stood in line for a photo with him, the only way to cadge a few minutes of small talk.

www.macleans.ca

It is a very small store where business hours are unpredictable and service is always provided with a smile and some small talk.

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This type of conversation opener is often referred to as small talk and is used to make both people in a conversation feel comfortable.

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This was surprising to her, since she had just made the comments in the spirit of small talk.

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Graves is highly disciplined operative but is not really the kind of partner for small talk or getting along with.

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He makes small talk with a comrade and looks for a fox hole to rest in.

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