talk at

parlare senza ascoltare, fare una predica a

Parlare a qualcuno senza ascoltarlo né dargli una vera possibilità di rispondere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: lecture, hold forth to

Espressioni comuni: talk at someone, talk at people, talk at an audience

conversare con, chiacchierare con

Fare conversazione con qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: talk to, chat with, converse with

Espressioni comuni: talk at someone, talk at friends, talk at neighbours