tale homograph 2
verbverbto speak · to argue, to plead (for or against)
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EtymologyOpphav
norrønt tala Old Norse talaSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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bruke stemmen til å framføre ord og setninger;
ytre seg;
snakke, prate to use one's voice to utter words and sentences;
to express oneself;
to speak, to talk- tale utydelig to speak indistinctly
- tale tomme ord to utter empty words
- tales ved om noe to talk something over with each other
- jeg talte med naboen i går I spoke with the neighbour yesterday
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kunne snakke (et språk)
to be able to speak (a language)
- de talte engelsk og tysk they spoke English and German
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gjøre seg til talsmann for;
argumentere for;
forsvare to act as an advocate for;
to argue for;
to defend- han taler vår sak he pleads our cause
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holde tale (I, 4)a speech
to give a speechtale (I, 4)
- presten talte ved graven the priest spoke at the graveside
- tale seg varm om noe to warm to one's theme about something
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vitne om;
jamfør talende (2)telling to bear witness to;
compare talende (2)telling
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
tale for
være et argument for;
framstille i gunstig lys to be an argument in favour of;
to present in a favourable light Eng. phraseto speak in favour of
framstille i gunstig lys to be an argument in favour of;
to present in a favourable light Eng. phraseto speak in favour of
tale for seg selv
komme så klart til uttrykk at det ikke trengs noen nærmere forklaring
to come across so clearly that no further explanation is needed
Eng. phraseto speak for itself
- vi lot bildene tale for seg selv we let the pictures speak for themselves
tale mot
være et argument mot;
framstille i ugunstig lys to be an argument against;
to present in an unfavourable light Eng. phraseto speak against
framstille i ugunstig lys to be an argument against;
to present in an unfavourable light Eng. phraseto speak against
- bevisene taler mot henne the evidence tells against her
tale noen midt imot
åpent og uredd si seg uenig med en mektig person eller gruppe
to disagree openly and fearlessly with a powerful person or group
Eng. phraseto stand up to someone
- tale makten midt imot to speak truth to power
- hun talte partiledelsen midt imot she openly contradicted the party leadership
tale til fordel for
være et pluss for
to be a point in favour of
Eng. phraseto count in someone's favour
- opplysninger som vil tale til fordel for ham information that will count in his favour
tale ut
snakke utto say what is on one's mind
to say what is on one's mindsnakke ut
Eng. phraseto get something off one's chest