The German word for to talk is
reden
German Definition
| talk | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] Reden, Geschwafel | |
| [2] Gespräch, Unterhaltung, Plauderei, Unterredung, Besprechung | |
| [3] (meist kurzer) Vortrag | |
| [1] All talk and no work. | |
| Es wurde/wird viel/nur geredet und nichts gearbeitet. | |
| [2] We had a nice talk about our hobbies. | |
| Wir haben uns gut über unsere Hobbys unterhalten. | |
| [3] The talk was very boring. | |
| Der Vortrag war sehr langweilig. |
Translations for talk and their definitions
| Gespräch | ||
| n. conversation, chat | ||
| in einem Gespräch aufkommen. - to come up in conversation. | ||
| Reden | ||
| n. gerund of reden | ||
| n. plural of Rede | ||
| v. to talk, to speak, to orate | ||
| Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. - The President will talk about the economy in his address. | ||
| v. to talk, to reveal (something secret) | ||
| Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. - Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk. | ||
| v. to say (something), to speak (in a language, etc.) | ||
| Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. - She hasn't said a word since she arrived. | ||
| Jetzt redest du Unsinn. - Now you're talking nonsense. | ||
| Ich redete Deutsch zu ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. - I spoke German to him but he didn't understand. | ||
| Sprechen | ||
| n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking". | ||
| v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.) | ||
| Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German. | ||
| Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent. | ||
| Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly | ||
| v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech | ||
| Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please. | ||
| v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.) | ||
| Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it. | ||
| v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way) | ||
| Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this? | ||
| v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.) | ||
| Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work. | ||
| v. to say (something) | ||
| v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.) | ||
| Vortrag | ||
| n. talk, lecture | ||
| Unterredung | ||
| n-f. discussion, interview | ||
| Verhandlung | ||
| n-f. negotiation | ||
| n-f. (law) hearing, trial | ||
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