talk down to

English - Turkish

Definition of talk down to in English Turkish dictionary

aşağılayarak konuş

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

küçümseyici bir biçimde konuşmak

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talk to

konuş

Amcanla konuşmak istiyorum. - I want to talk to your uncle.

Çok konuşmaya eğilimlidir. - She tends to talk too much.

talk to

birisiyle konuşmak

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

Herhangi birisiyle konuşmak ister misin? - Do you want to talk to anyone?

talk down

konuşarak bastırmak

talk down

aşağılamak

talk down

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

talk down

baskın çıkmak

talk down

konuşarak kör iniş yaptırmak (uçak)

talk to

hitap etmek

English - English

Definition of talk down to in English English dictionary

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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

Hyphenation

talk Down to

Turkish pronunciation

tôk daun tı

Pronunciation

/ˈtôk ˈdoun tə/ /ˈtɔːk ˈdaʊn tə/