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Meaning of "double talk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE TALK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE TALK

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Double talk is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOUBLE TALK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Double Talk

Double Talk is an American game show that aired on the ABC network from August 18, 1986, until December 19, 1986. The show was a Bob Stewart-produced word game which borrowed elements from Stewart's previous show Shoot For the Stars and his then-current editions of Pyramid. Double Talk was hosted by actor and frequent Pyramid panelist Henry Polic II. Bob Hilton announced for the first two weeks, with Johnny Gilbert replacing him for the remaining sixteen. Near the end of its run, the show was retitled Celebrity Double Talk. However, no format changes took place with the change in the show's title.

Definition of double talk in the English dictionary

The definition of double talk in the dictionary is rapid speech with a mixture of nonsense syllables and real words; gibberish. Other definition of double talk is empty, deceptive, or ambiguous talk, esp by politicians.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE TALK

double saucepan
double scull
double sharp
double spacing
double spread
double standard
double star
double stopping
double tackle
double take
double tap
double taxation agreement
double time
double top
double track
double track line
double up
double vision
double wedding
double whammy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE TALK

baby talk
back talk
bro talk
chalk and talk
chalk talk
fast talk
jive talk
old talk
pep talk
pillow talk
sales talk
smack talk
small talk
stalk
sweet talk
table talk
talk
talk the talk
you can talk
you can´t talk

Synonyms and antonyms of double talk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «double talk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE TALK

Find out the translation of double talk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of double talk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double talk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双向通话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doble discurso
570 millions of speakers

English

double talk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डबल बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحديث المزدوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойной стандарт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conversa fiada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিগুণ কথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

double discours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercakap dua kali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sprech
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダブルトーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더블 토크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhiskusi kaping pindho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói chuyện đôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை பேச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी चर्चा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iki konuşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doppio discorso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dyskusja dwukrotnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійний стандарт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dublu Discuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλή γλώσσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Double Talk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbelriktat tal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

double talk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of double talk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE TALK»

The term «double talk» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.912 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE TALK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about double talk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE TALK»

Discover the use of double talk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double talk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Double-Talk
Double Talk features 400 fun-filled pages of Bugs, Daffy, Tweety, and Taz! Preschoolers will love joining these lovable tykes on this jumbo coloring adventure.
Laura Floss, Diane Muldrow, Zoey Zucker, 2007
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Double Talk
Or Lack Of It: Bombay S Feisty Readers Had Strong Views About The Cartoon, And Sent In Almost 60 Published Letters Of Complaint To The Editor! This Book Represents A Selection Of The Strips That Appeared In Print From 1982 To 1986.
Manjula Padmanabhan, 2005
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Lies We Live by: Defeating Double-talk and Deception in ...
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Carl Hausman, 2000
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English as Lingua Franca: Double Talk in Global Persuasion
This Bodysnatched English is the subject of Dovring's study. A communication analyst, Dovring examines the use, influence and political environment where Bodysnatched English has appeared.
Karin Dovring, 1997
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Mis-education in schools: beyond the slogans and double-talk
In Mis-Education in Schools: Beyond the Slogans and Double-Talk, Howard Good uses his experiences as a parent, teacher, and school board member to explore what's gone wrong with education and how to make it right.
Howard Good, 2007
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Handbook of Signal Processing in Acoustics
The double talk performance of a hands-free terminal and the resulting requirements have been investigated in great detail (see, e.g., [33]). These investigations led to a classification system which allows to assess the performance of a system ...
David Havelock, Sonoko Kuwano, Michael Vorländer, 2008
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Double Talk: Deconstructing Monolingualism in Classroom ...
Double Talk draws on six real-life stories of second language use and their implications for teaching today's language students by challenging the notion of a monolingual standard for our classrooms while pursuing a bilingual objective.
Virginia Mitchell Scott, Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Manel Lacorte, 2009
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Double Talk: A Novel
"Double Talk tells the story of Violet Budd and Brian (Baby) Power, two characters fleeing from their past.
Patrick Warner, 2011
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Sparse Adaptive Filters for Echo Cancellation
For this reason, the echo canceller is usually equipped with a double-talk detector (DTD),in order to slow down or completely halt the adaptation process during double-talk periods (5).The main challenge for the DTD algorithm is to “ feel” the ...
Constantin Paleologu, Jacob Benesty, Silviu Ciochină, 2010
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Advances in Network and Acoustic Echo Cancellation
Section 6.2 presents the generic double-talk detector and describes the properties of DTDs and adaptive algorithms. We devote Sect. 6.3 to robust recursive least-squares algorithms since the combination of robust algorithms and double-talk ...
J. Benesty, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE TALK»

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Double talk
Double talk It's back to the bargaining table tomorrow for the .... July 9, 2015 - Double talk Double talk It's back to the ... +++ July 9, ... Double talk. «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
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Massachusetts lawmakers approve budget, send it to governor
"This is more Beacon Hill double talk," Falchuk said. "There is no ban to protect the taxpayers." Under the budget the maximum credit allowed ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
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UMass: Tuition hike reduction on hold until Baker signs budget
“This is more Beacon Hill double talk,” said Falchuk. “There is no ban to protect the taxpayers.” Under the budget the maximum credit allowed ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
4
New budget bans use of tax dollars for Olympics
"This is more Beacon Hill double talk," said Falchuk. "There is no ban to protect the taxpayers." Under the budget the maximum credit allowed ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
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Sprint's 'All In' plan is just more of the same double talk
If you've visited a Sprint store recently, or saw an ad on television, you might think that the No. 3 cellular carrier finally gets it. You might believe ... «AppAdvice, Jul 15»
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Sound Off November 14, 2009
This supposed health care is a mess of double talk, which we are not allowed to see because we won't like it. When the bills and taxes come in, ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Comic Book Review – Airboy #2
After some really convoluted double talk, they finally crack and tell him he's from a comic book. After wandering through Dolores Park and ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
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The unexpected transformation of Aaron Pearlston: He is now …
“I make it quite clear, there's no double talk about this, acts of violence are a quick way to prison and you're no use to the movement in prison.”. «National Post, Jul 15»
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Orator Poroshenko and the Dead Souls
Moreover, the new clan is much more versed in the art of hypocrisy, double talk, and dishonesty. Does anyone still remember Poroshenko's ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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223000 New Jobs in June, Jobless Rate Edges down to 5.3%
We've heard enough double talk around wages. We will not stand by while corporations continue to annihilate any chance at real economic ... «AFL-CIO, Jul 15»

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