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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fah-lar
"Ela gosta de falar com os amigos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, or feelings verbally.
"She was talking to her friend about their weekend plans."
- 1
The act of speaking or conversing.
"There was a lot of talking during the meeting."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'talking' originates from the Old English 'tæccan', meaning 'to tell or relate'. It evolved through Middle English as 'talken', which retained the meaning of speaking or conversing. The modern form reflects a continuous action of verbal communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Talking" is said worldwide
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parler
Transliteration: par-lay
"Elle aime parler avec ses amis."
reden
Transliteration: ray-den
"Er redet gerne über seine Hobbys."
parlare
Transliteration: par-lah-reh
"Le piace parlare con i suoi amici."
hablar
Transliteration: ah-blar
"A ella le gusta hablar con sus amigos."
falar
Transliteration: fah-lar
"Ela gosta de falar com os amigos."
बात करना
Transliteration: baat karna
"वह अपने दोस्तों से बात करना पसंद करती है।"
说话
Transliteration: shuōhuà
"她喜欢和朋友说话。"
말하다
Transliteration: malhada
"그녀는 친구와 이야기하는 것을 좋아합니다."
話す
Transliteration: hanasu
"彼女は友達と話すのが好きです。"
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