talk at

hablar sin escuchar, soltar un sermón a

Hablar a alguien sin escucharlo ni darle una oportunidad real de responder.

En inglés sencillo: To speak to someone without listening to them or giving them a real chance to answer.

• Please don't talk at me.
• She talked at us for an hour without asking any questions.
• A good teacher listens instead of just talking at students.

Cómo se usa: talk at someone (He talks at his children without letting them speak.)

Sinónimos: lecture, hold forth to

Expresiones frecuentes: talk at someone, talk at people, talk at an audience

conversar con, charlar con

Mantener una conversación con otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To have a conversation with someone.

• Come over and talk at me.
• We talked at each other about the village news.
• I'll talk at you later; tell me how your trip went.

Cómo se usa: talk at someone (I'll talk at you tomorrow when we have more time.)

Sinónimos: talk to, chat with, converse with

Expresiones frecuentes: talk at someone, talk at friends, talk at neighbours