Talk turkey Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtɔk/ /ˈtɝki

TAWK TUR-kee

UK

tˈɔːk/ /tˈɜːki

TAWK TUR-kee

التعريف

To talk honestly and directly about important or practical matters, especially business or solving a problem.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal idiom, mainly used in business, negotiations, or when moving past small talk. Not about actual turkeys—it's about being straightforward. Common in US English.

• Spanish: hablar en serio - hablar claro
• Portuguese (BR): falar sério - falar francamente
• Portuguese (PT): falar a sério - falar francamente
• Chinese (Simplified): 开门见山地谈 - 直截了当地谈
• Chinese (Traditional): 開門見山地談 - 直截了當地談
• Hindi: साफ़-साफ़ बात करना - सीधे मुद्दे की बात करना
• Arabic: نتكلم بجدية - نتحدث بصراحة
• Bengali: সরাসরি কথা বলা - খোলাখুলি আলোচনা করা
• Russian: говорить начистоту - говорить по существу
• Japanese: 率直に話す - 本題について話す
• Vietnamese: nói thẳng - bàn thẳng vào vấn đề
• Korean: 솔직하게 이야기하다 - 본론을 말하다
• Turkish: açık konuşmak - doğrudan konuya girmek
• Urdu: کھل کر بات کرنا - صاف گوئی سے بات کرنا
• Indonesian: bicara terus terang - berbicara langsung ke pokok permasalahan

جمل نموذجية

Let's talk turkey about the price of the car.

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It's time to talk turkey and solve this problem.

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They wanted to talk turkey about the contract.

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Enough small talk—let's talk turkey and get to the point.

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My boss said we should talk turkey at the next meeting.

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If you really want a deal, we need to talk turkey.

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