talkie
A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent filmA movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
» Tom switched off his walkie-talkie.
Том выключил свою рацию.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, historical, informal)A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
Tonfilm
(dated, historical)A song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.
- a movie with synchronized speech and singing
Examples
26 sentencesTom switched off his walkie-talkie.
ruТом выключил свою рацию. — odexed
Tom put the walkie-talkie down.
Tom switched his walkie-talkie off.
Tom picked up the walkie-talkie and started talking.
We came to the conclusion that he had a walkie-talkie.
Ми прийшли до висновку, що він мав рацію. — User55521
ruМы пришли к выводу, что у него была рация. — User55521
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Clipping of talking picture, via + -ie, and thus morphologically parallel with movie.Clipping of talking picture, via + -ie, and thus morphologically parallel with movie.
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Forms
plural: talkiesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a movie with synchronized speech and singing:talking picture