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talk·a·tive
(tô′kə-tĭv)adj.
Marked by or having a disposition to talk.
talk′a·tive·ly adv.
talk′a·tive·ness n.
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talkative
(ˈtɔːkətɪv)adj
given to talking a great deal
ˈtalkatively adv
ˈtalkativeness n
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talk•a•tive
(ˈtɔ kə tɪv)adj.
inclined to talk a great deal.
[1400–50]
talk′a•tive•ly, adv.
talk′a•tive•ness, n.
syn: talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word for a person who is much inclined to talk, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usu. about trivial things: a garrulous cab driver. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.
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| Adj. | 1. | talkative - full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations" |
| 2. |  talkative - unwisely talking too much indiscreet - lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best" | |
| 3. |  talkative - friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray |
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talkative
adjective loquacious, chatty, garrulous, long-winded, big-mouthed (slang), wordy, effusive, gabby (informal), voluble, gossipy, verbose, mouthy, prolix He suddenly became very talkative, his face slightly flushed.
reserved, quiet, silent, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, tight-lipped
reserved, quiet, silent, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, tight-lipped
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talkative
adjectiveGiven to conversation:
Slang: gabby.
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Translations
ثَرْثارثَرْثَار
upovídanýmnohomluvný
snakkesalig
puhelias
govorljivpričljivbrbljav
beszédesbőbeszédűfecsegő
málglaîur
おしゃべりなおしゃべり好きな話好きな
말이 많은
veľavravný
klepetav
frispråkigöppenhjärtigpratgladpratsam
ช่างพูด
hay nói
talkative
[ˈtɔːkətɪv] ADJ → hablador, platicón (Mex)he became quite talkative → habló mucho
she wasn't very talkative at breakfast → estuvo bastante callada durante el desayuno
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
talkative
adj person → gesprächig, redselig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
talk
(toːk) verb1. to speak; to have a conversation or discussion. We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).
2. to gossip. You can't stay here – people will talk!
3. to talk about. They spent the whole time talking philosophy.
noun1. (sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion. We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.
2. a lecture. The doctor gave us a talk on family health.
3. gossip. Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.
4. useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done. There's too much talk and not enough action.
talkative (ˈtoːkətiv) adjective talking a lot. a talkative person.
ˈtalking book noun a book recorded on cassette or disc for blind people, for those with reading problems etc.
ˈtalking head noun a TV personality.
ˈtalking-point noun something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one. Football is the main talking-point in my family.
ˈtalk show noun (American) a television or radio programme on which (usually famous) people talk to each other and are interviewed.
ˌtalking-ˈto noun a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them. I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!
talk back (often with to) to answer rudely. Don't talk back to me!
talk big to talk as if one is very important; to boast. He's always talking big about his job.
talk down to to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc. Children dislike being talked down to.
talk (someone) into / out of (doing) to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something). He talked me into changing my job.
talk over to discuss. We talked over the whole idea.
talk round1. to persuade. I managed to talk her round.
2. to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point. We talked round the question for hours.
talk sense/nonsense to say sensible, or ridiculous, things. Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense.
talk shop to talk about one's work. We agreed not to talk shop at the party.
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talkative
→ ثَرْثَار upovídaný snakkesalig gesprächig ομιλητικός conversador puhelias bavard govorljiv loquace 話好きな 말이 많은 praatgraag pratsom rozmowny tagarela разговорчивый pratsam ช่างพูด konuşkan hay nói 爱说话的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009