| Locuções verbais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| sleep-talk vi phrasal | (speak during sleep) | falar durante o sono expres v |
talk [sb] around,
also UK: talk [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade) | persuadir vt |
| | I didn't really feel like going out, but my friends talked me round. |
| talk away vi phrasal | (talk nonstop) | falar sem parar vt + loc adv |
| talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking) | falar o tempo todo vt + loc adv |
| talk back vi phrasal | (respond, retort) | responder vt |
| | | retrucar vt |
| | Don't talk back to your parents! |
| | Não responda para os seus pais! |
| talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | falar de forma condescendente expres v |
| | | falar de forma paternalista expres v |
| | | falar como se fosse criança expres v |
| | I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
| | Odeio quando meu professor fala comigo de forma condescendente. |
| | Odeio quando meu professor fala comigo como se eu fosse criança. |
talk [sth] down,
talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | falar de forma condescendente expres v |
| | | tratar de modo superior expres v |
| | | falar de forma paternalista expres v |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (discuss possibility of) (discutir a possibilidade de) | falar em loc v |
| | | falar de loc v |
| | They talk of invading that country. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak about) | falar de loc v |
| | They spent the afternoon talking of old memories and times gone by. |
| talk on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak publicly about) (falar publicamente sobre) | falar sobre vt + prep |
| | | dissertar sobre vt + prep |
| | I'm going to talk on American literature next Thursday. |
| | The president introduced the first speaker, who was going to talk on price rises. |
| talk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (resolve through discussion) | discutir vt |
| | Jen and her husband are seeing a counsellor to try and talk out their differences. |
| talk over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (speak more loudly than) | falar mais alto que expres v |
| | I hate it when people talk over me at meetings. Quit trying to talk over me. |
| | Odeio quando as pessoas falam mais alto que eu nas reuniões. |
| talk over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discuss) | discutir vt |
| | Let's talk over your college plans. |
| | Vamos discutir os seus planos para a faculdade. |
| talk [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (guide through: a procedure, etc.) | conduzir vt |
| | | guiar, orientar vt |
| | The surgeon talked his students through the procedure that he was performing. |
| talk up vi phrasal | informal (speak more loudly) | falar mais alto loc v |
| | | gritar v int |
| talk [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | informal (promote) | promover vt |
| | | falar bem vt + adv |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | fala dos bebês sf |
| | Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| | Os linguistas estudam a fala dos bebês para descobrir como nós adquirimos a linguagem. |
| baby talk n | (adult imitation) | linguajar infantil sm |
| | We never used baby talk when talking to our children. |
| | Nós nunca usamos linguajar infantil quando falamos com nossos filhos. |
backtalk,
back talk,
back-talk vi | (make insolent retort) | responder insolentemente loc v |
backtalk [sb],
back-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (make insolent retorts to [sb]) | responder com insolência loc v |
| | Don't you dare backtalk me, young lady! |
| | Não te atrevas responder-me com insolência, menina! |
| big talk | (bragging) (vangloriar-se) | fanfarrice, fanfarronada sf |
| | | bazófia sf |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (telephone, radio: interference) (telefone, rádio: interferência) | diafonia sf |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (chat, informal conversation) (conversa informal) | papo sm |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | UK (witty dialogue) | conversa espirituosa sf + adj |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | evasiva sf |
| | All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) | linguagem ambígua loc sf |
| give a talk v expr | (conduct a speech or lecture) (fazer discurso) | dar uma palestra vt + sf |
| | On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer. |
| have a talk with [sb] v expr | (discuss) | falar, conversar, discutir vt |
| | If you want to renovate your kitchen, you should have a talk with my brother: he did it last year. |
| hear talk of [sth] v expr | (hear a rumour) (ouvir rumores sobre algo) | ouvir falar loc v |
| | They say they're still married but we have heard talk of a secret divorce. |
| hear talk that v expr | (hear [sth] mentioned) | ouvir falar loc v |
| | We hear talk that he keeps a mistress in Brooklyn. |
| heart-to-heart talk n | (sincere, frank discussion) | conversa sincera expres |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| idle talk n | (gossip, rumor) (fofoca) | conversa fiada sf |
| | (gíria) | lero-lero sm |
| | I've heard idle talk at the school gates that Liz may be getting a divorce. |
| | Ouvi uma conversa fiada nos portões da escola que Liz pode estar se divorciando. |
| little talk n | informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution) (informal, eufemismo - reprimenda) | conversinha sm |
| | I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you've been acting lately. |
| make idle talk v expr | (talk casually about trivial things) | ficar de papo furado expres |
| | The two women made idle talk about friends and family. |
| make small talk v expr | (chat, converse about trivial subjects) | falar abobrinha expres v |
| | | jogar conversa fora expres v |
| | I'm no good at making small talk at parties. |
| pep talk n | (motivating speech) | discurso motivacional sm + adj |
| | The manager gave the team a pep talk at half time. |
| | O gerente fez um discurso motivacional para a equipe no intervalo. |
| pillow talk | (conversation in bed) | conversa íntima sf |
| private talk n | (confidential discussion) (discussão confidencial) | conversa privada sf |
| refuse to talk v expr | (withhold information) (reter informações) | recusar-se a falar loc v |
| | Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk. |
| self-talk n | (motivational thoughts, affirmations) | pensamento motivacional loc sm |
| | | pensamento afirmativo loc sm |
| | | reflexão sf |
| small talk n | (chitchat, trivial conversation) (BRA) | bate-papo sm |
| | | conversa sf |
| | | conversa fiada loc sf |
| | There's no time for small talk - we have important business to discuss! |
| | Não é hora para bate-papo - temos assuntos importantes para discutir! |
speak with your mouth full,
talk with your mouth full v expr | (talk while eating) (falar enquanto come) | falar de boca cheia expres v |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) (adulação, persuasão por lisonjeio) | persuasão sf |
| | | adulação sf |
| | | lisonjeio sm |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | bajulação sf |
| | | adulação sf |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | bajular vt |
| | | adular vt |
| | She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade. |
| | She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes. |
| talk a blue streak v expr | figurative, informal (speak rapidly and incessantly) | tagarelar v int |
| | | taramelar v int |
| Talk about ...! interj | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) | falar v int |
| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
| talk around [sth] vi + prep | (subject: discuss indirectly) | falar indiretamente vt + adv |
| | You need to stop talking around the problem and tell your wife exactly what it is that's troubling you. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | gabar-se, vangloriar-se vp |
| | | falar demais, contar vantagem v int |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| talk dirty v expr | slang (use lewd sexual language) (usar linguagem chula e sexual) | dizer sacanagem vt + sf |
| | (usar de linguagem chula) | falar bobagens vt + sfpl |
| | I like it when you talk dirty to me. |
| talk [sb] down from [sth] v expr | figurative (dissuade from) | convencer vt |
| | | persuadir vt |
| | The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |
| talk [sb] into [sth] v expr | (persuade) | convencer vt |
| | | persuadir vt |
| | Can I talk you into a coffee? |
| talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do [sth]) | convencer vt |
| | | persuadir vt |
| | She talked him into going to the cinema that night. |
| | Ela o convenceu a ir ao cinema naquela noite. |
| Talk is cheap. expr | (Talk is too plentiful; act.) (é mais fácil falar do que fazer) | falar é fácil expres |
| talk nonsense v expr | (say [sth] meaningless or ill informed) (dizer algo sem sentido) | dizer bobagem vt + sf |
| | Stop talking nonsense – the capital of the USA is not Miami! |
| talk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dissuade) | convencer a não vt + prep + adv |
| | | dissuadir de vt + prep |
| | Michael wanted to quit his job, but his wife talked him out of it. |
| talk [sb] out of doing [sth] v expr | (dissuade from doing [sth]) | dissuadir de vt |
| | | convencer a loc v |
| | I'm trying to talk her out of leaving school at 16. |
| | Eu estou tentando dissuadi-la de largar a escola aos 16 anos. |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) (dizer algo contraditório) | ter duas caras expres |
| talk rubbish v expr | informal, UK (say [sth] nonsensical) (dizer algo sem sentido ou desinformado) | falar bobagem vt + sf |
| | | dizer besteira vt + sf |
| talk shop v expr | figurative (discuss work) | falar de trabalho expres v |
| | My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner. |
| | Meu colega de trabalho e eu falamos de trabalho um pouco, depois do jantar. |
| talk show n | (TV or radio discussion program) | programa de debate loc sm |
| | (anglicismo) | talk show loc sm |
| | | programa de enterevistas loc sm |
| | The talk show host invited viewers to phone in with their opinions on the topic being discussed. |
| | O anfitrião do programa de debate convidava os espectadores a telefonar e dar suas opiniões sobre o assunto que estava sendo discutido. |
talk show (US),
chat show (UK) n | (TV interview program) (tv, programa televisivo) | programa de entrevistas loc sm |
| | I don't recognise any of the celebrities on this talk show. |
| talk the talk v expr | informal (speak impressively) | falar para impressionar expres v |
| Nota: Often used in combination with "walk the walk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |
| Talk to you later! interj | (Bye for now!) | Até já! Até mais! interj |
| talk together vi + adv | (converse) (conversar com) | falar com vt + prep |
| | | conversar com vt + prep |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) (falar excessivamente) | falar demais vt + adv |
| | | falar pelos cotovelos expres |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| team talk n | (speech given to a group by leader or coach) (fala do treinador do time) | instrução sf |
walk the walk,
walk the talk v expr | figurative, informal (do as one preaches or boasts of doing) (fazer como alguém diz e se orgulha por isso) | fazer o que é mandado expres v |
| | | fazer o que é exigido expres v |
| | | fazer o que é cobrado expres v |
| | | andar na linha expres v |
| Nota: Often used in combination with "talk the talk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |