hablar
Translation
v.
›
⇨ to speak
Hablamos durante horas We spoke for hours
⇨ to talk
No quiere hablarme She doesn't want to talk to me
› (de un tema importante)
⇨ to discuss
Hoy hablaremos de la delincuencia juvenil Today we will be discussing juvenile delinquency
⇨ to talk
■ constr. to talk (to/with sb) about sthHablemos de ello Let's talk about it
› (brevemente)
⇨ to have a word
¿Tienes cinco minutos? Quiero hablar contigo Do you have five minutes? I'd like to have a word with you
› (un idioma)
⇨ to speak
›hablar a alguien con brusquedad
to snap at somebody
›hablar mal de alguien
to bitch about somebody
›hablar alto
to bluster
›hablar más alto
to speak up
›hablar bajo
to talk quietly
›¡No hay más que hablar!
There's nothing more to be said!
hablar entre dientes
⇨ to mumble
hablar por los codos (col.)
⇨ to talk nineteen to the dozen uk inform
⇨ to talk non-stop
hablar sin parar
⇨ to spout inform
ni hablar
⇨ no way
⇨ out of the question
¡De eso ni hablar! That's out of the question!
⇨ not likely!
oír hablar de algo
⇨ to hear of sth/sb
(Definition of hablar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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