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talk to

[/tɔːk tuː/]
phrasal verb
falar com
1. to speak or communicate with someone
I need to talk to you about something important.
Preciso falar com você sobre algo importante.
2. to have a conversation with someone
Can I talk to you for a moment?
Posso falar com você por um momento?
3. to address someone with words; to speak to
She talked to the audience for an hour.
Ela falou com a plateia por uma hora.
4. to reprimand or scold someone
His mother talked to him about his grades.
Sua mãe conversou com ele sobre suas notas.
NYC Slang
holler at
Synonyms
speak toconverse withcommunicate withchat with
Antonyms
ignoreavoidsilence

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
falar com
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
conversar com
alternative form, equally used
São Paulo
falar com
standard usage
Portugal
falar com
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

talk to the hand
talk someone's ear off
talk turkey
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