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talk

Main Entry: ¹talk

Function: intransitive verb

Language: English

1 : hablar <he talks for hours : se pasa horas hablando>
2 chat : charlar, platicar

transitive verb

1 speak : hablar <to talk French : hablar francés> <to talk business : hablar de negocios>
2 persuade : influenciar, convencer <she talked me out of it : me convenció que no lo hiciera>
3 to talk over discuss : hablar de, discutir

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