talk around

tɔk əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of talk around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

evasion

intr.

discuss a topic without addressing the main point

intr.

He tends to talk around the issue without giving a clear answer.

circumvent

evade

sidestep

persuasion

tr.

persuade someone by spoken arguments

tr.

She managed to talk around her parents to let her go.

convince

persuade

sway

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Expressions with talk

empty talk

speech with no real meaning or value

The politician's promises were just empty talk.

small talk

casual conversation about everyday things, often to be polite

We made small talk while waiting for the bus.

talk into

persuade someone to agree or accept

She managed to talk him into going to the doctor..

talk out

resolve a problem through discussion

They talked out their differences over coffee.

make small talk

chat politely about unimportant things

They made small talk while waiting for the bus.

talk it over

discuss something to reach a decision or understanding

We need to talk it over before deciding.

Examples of talk around in a sentence

She tried to talk around the problem during the meeting.
He talked around his friend to join the trip.
They tried to talk around the committee to approve the project.

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French:éluder, convaincre, ...
German:umschiffen, überreden, ...
Italian:girare intorno, persuadere, ...
Spanish:dar vueltas, convencer, ...
Portuguese:contornar, convencer, ...
Chinese:绕开, 说服, ...
Japanese:はぐらかす, 説得する, ...
Arabic:دارَ حَولَ المَوضوع, أقنع, ...
Hebrew:לְדַבֵּר מִסָּבִיב, לְשַׁכְנֵעַ, ...
Russian:обходить, уговорить, ...
Ukrainian:ходити навколо, переконати, ...
Hindi:घुमा-फिराकर बात करना, मनाना, ...
Bengali:ঘুরিয়ে কথা বলা, রাজি করানো, ...
Catalan:evitar el tema, convèncer, ...
Czech:vyhýbat se hlavnímu bodu, přemluvit, ...
Danish:tale uden om, overtale, ...
Dutch:omzeilen, overtuigen, ...
Greek:υπεκφεύγω το θέμα, πείθω, ...
Hungarian:mellébeszélni, rábeszélni, ...
Khmer:និយាយវៀចពីប្រធានបទ, និយាយបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល, ...
Korean:회피하다, 설득하다, ...
Persian:دور مسئله چرخیدن, متقاعد کرد, ...
Polish:omijać, przekonać, ...
Portuguese (BR):contornar, convencer, ...
Romanian:a evita subiectul, a convinge, ...
Swedish:prata runt, övertala, ...
Thai:พูดอ้อมค้อม, โน้มน้าว, ...
Turkish:dolaylı yoldan konuşmak, ikna etmek, ...
Vietnamese:nói vòng vo, thuyết phục, ...

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