talk shop
To discuss one's work or hobbyTo discuss one's work or (sometimes, by extension) hobby; especially, to do so in a way that only insiders would understand, is tedious or boring to the listener, or both.
» Let's not talk shop, OK?
Не будем говорить о работе, ладно? — Ooneykcall
Давай не будем о работе, ладно? — sharptoothed
Не будемо про роботу, гаразд? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal)To discuss one's work or (sometimes, by extension) hobby; especially, to do so in a way that only insiders would understand, is tedious or boring to the listener, or both.
über die Arbeit reden, fachsimpeln
говори́ть о рабо́теgovorítʹ o rabóte
- discuss matters that are related to work
Examples
12 sentencesLet's not talk shop, OK?
Не будемо про роботу, гаразд? — deniko
ruНе будем говорить о работе, ладно? — Ooneykcall
Let's talk shop for a while.
deLass uns ein bisschen fachsimpeln. — PeterR
Are you talking shop?
Two doctors were talking shop.
ruДвое докторов говорили о делах и своей работе. — Shady_arc
deZwei Ärzte fachsimpelten miteinander. — kriskelvin
Don't talk shop over dinner.
Не обговорюйте роботу під пас вечері. — deniko
deSprich doch beim Essen nicht über das Geschäftliche! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesForms
talks shop, talking shop, talked shop, talked shop| Base form | talk shop · to talk shop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks shop |
| Present participle | talking shop |
| Past simple | talked shop |
| Past participle | talked shop |
irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.