Definitions for talk down to
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Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
talk down to(verb)ɔk
to treat sb as if they are less intelligent or important than you
My manger talks down to us. FRE manager
Translations for talk down to
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
talk down to(noun)
to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc
Children dislike being talked down to.
- neerhalend praatAfrikaans
- يَتَحَدَّث مع شَخْصٍ وكأنَّه أقل مَنْزِلَةArabic
- говоря снизходителноBulgarian
- falar com condescendênciaPortuguese (BR)
- mluvit z vysokaCzech
- von oben herab redenGerman
- tale ned tilDanish
- μιλώ συγκαταβατικάGreek
- hablar con desprecio/superioridad; tratar como a un niñoSpanish
- üleolevalt rääkimaEstonian
- بطور تحکم آمیز با کسی حرف زدنFarsi
- puhua alentuvastiFinnish
- parlerà qqn comme à un enfantFrench
- לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו בִּלשוֹן פְּשוּטָהHebrew
- बच्चा समझ कर समझानाHindi
- govoriti s visokaCroatian
- lekezelően beszél vkivelHungarian
- merendahkanIndonesian
- tala niður tilIcelandic
- (parlare dall'alto in basso)Italian
- 調子を下げて話すJapanese
- 얕보다Korean
- kalbėti iš aukštoLithuanian
- piemēroties (klausītāja zemākam līmenim)Latvian
- menghina sso melalui percakapanMalay
- neerbuigend pratenDutch
- snakke nedlatende tilNorwegian
- mówić do kogoś z góryPolish
- falar com condescendência QUERYPortuguese
- a vorbi cu condescendenţă/cu un aer de superioritateRomanian
- говорить свысокаRussian
- hovoriť zvysokaSlovak
- pokroviteljsko govoritiSlovenian
- govoriti s nipodaštavanjemSerbian
- använda en nedlåtande ton till (mot)Swedish
- พูดข่มThai
- küçük görmek, büyüklük taslamakTurkish
- 貶低，頤指氣使小看人Chinese (Trad.)
- говорити сверхуUkrainian
- بات کو توجہ نہ ديناUrdu
- lên giọng kẻ cảVietnamese
- 贬低，用高人一等的口气对人说话Chinese (Simp.)
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