كيف تنطق "talk down"
expression
ˈtɔk/ /ˈdaʊn
TAWK-DOWN
tˈɔːk/ /dˈaʊn
TAWK-DOWN
التعريف
To speak to someone in a way that shows you think you are better or smarter than they are, often making them feel less important. It can also mean persuading someone to calm down from an agitated state.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈtɔk/ /ˈdaʊn
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈɔːk/ /dˈaʊn
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
TAWK-DOWN
بريطاني
TAWK-DOWN
استمع في السياق
Please don't talk down to me; I understand what you mean.
He tried to talk down his angry friend after the argument.
She doesn't like it when people talk down to her at work.
The instructor kept talking down to the students, which made them uncomfortable.