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talk down

UK
/tɔːk daʊn/
US
/tɔk daʊn/

Переводы

talk downглагол
talked down
Прошедшее простое время
talked down
Причастие прошедшего времени
talking down
Герундий
UK
/tɔːk daʊn/
US
/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.
Дополнительные переводы
говорить свысока
Синонимы
patronize
condescend
belittle
disparage
talk down to

Определения

talk downглагол
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.
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