talk through
To tell step by step how to do somethingTo tell (someone) step by step how to do something.
» We really need to talk this through.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To tell (someone) step by step how to do something.
The dispatcher will have to talk him through landing the plane in the middle of a hurricane!
объяснятьobʺjasnjatʹ
To comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it.
I'll talk him through the problem.
She's utterly grief-stricken, so I'm going over to talk her through it.
поддерживатьpodderživatʹ
Examples
32 sentencesWe really need to talk this through.
Let's just talk this through.
We can talk this through.
deWir können das ausdiskutieren.
I'll talk you through it.
You are talking through the nose.
ruТы говоришь в нос.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
talks through, talking through, talked through, talked through| Base form | talk through · to talk through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks through |
| Present participle | talking through |
| Past simple | talked through |
| Past participle | talked through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- talk upвихвалятиTo talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
- talk outобговорювати, відмовлятиTo resolve (a problem) by talking about it.
- talk backогризатисяTo reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
- talk overштовхатиTo discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.
- talk intoпереконати, переконуватиTo convince (someone) by talking and suggesting.
- talk aroundштовхатиTo persuade someone by spoken arguments.
- talk aboutзвертатися, ставитисяUsed to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- talk downTo negotiate a lower price.
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord 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
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb