talk to
To show the beginnings of a romantic interest inTo show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship.
» I want someone to talk to.
Ich will jemanden zum Reden. — MUIRIEL
Я хочу с кем-нибудь поговорить. — odexed
Я хочу з кимось поговорити. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship.
“Do you have a boyfriend?” — “No, but there’s a guy I’m talking to.”
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see talk, to.
Examples
8237 sentencesI want someone to talk to.
Я хочу з кимось поговорити. — deniko
ruЯ хочу с кем-нибудь поговорить. — odexed
deIch will jemanden zum Reden. — MUIRIEL
Stop talking and listen to me.
Помовчи та послухай мене. — aandrusiak
deHör auf zu reden und hör mir zu. — MUIRIEL
I want to talk to you.
Я хочу з тобою поговорити. — deniko
ruЯ хочу поговорить с тобой. — Olya
deIch möchte dich sprechen. — Manfredo
I want to talk to her.
Я хочу поговорити з нею. — deniko
ruЯ хочу поговорить с ней. — sharptoothed
deIch will mit ihr sprechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We talked seriously to one another.
Ми серйозно поговорили. — deniko
ruМы серьёзно поговорили. — Biga
Forms
talks to, talking to, talked to, talked to| Base form | talk to · to talk to |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks to |
| Present participle | talking to |
| Past simple | talked to |
| Past participle | talked to |
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.
Word family
1 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