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talks down

/tɔːks daʊn/

/tɔks daʊn/

Übersetzungen

talk downverb

talks down

talked down

Präteritum

talked down

Partizip Perfekt

talking down

Gerundium

/tɔːk daʊn/

/tɔk daʊn/

He tends to talk down to his colleagues.

Он склонен умалять своих коллег.

The negotiator was able to talk down the hostage-taker.

Переговорщик смог успокоить захватчика заложников.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

говорить свысока

Synonyme

talk down to

talk downverb

To speak in a condescending or patronizing manner to someone.

The manager tends to talk down to his employees, which affects their morale.

To successfully persuade someone not to do something risky or dangerous.

The negotiator was able to talk down the man from jumping off the ledge.

To lower the price or value of something by speaking negatively about it.

She managed to talk down the price of the car by pointing out all its flaws.