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I talk to millions of people every day. I just like it when they can't talk back.
Don Imus

Meaning of "talk back" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TALK BACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALK BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talk back is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TALK BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of talk back in the English dictionary

The first definition of talk back in the dictionary is to answer boldly or impudently. Other definition of talk back is to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air. Talk back is also a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALK BACK

talk about
talk at
talk big
talk down
talk into
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk of the devil!
talk out
talk out of
talk radio
talk round
talk shop
talk show
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
talk the talk
talk through
talk through one´s hat
talk time
talk turkey
talk up

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALK BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
bounce back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TALK BACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «talk back» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of talk back

Translation of «talk back» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALK BACK

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

Translator English - Chinese

顶嘴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hablar de nuevo
570 millions of speakers

English

talk back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحدث إلى الوراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерзить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falar de volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে কথা বলুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parler de retour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercakap kembali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sprechen zurück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言い返す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 이야기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhiskusi maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói chuyện trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரும்ப பேசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत बोला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri konuşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ribattere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impertynencko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vorbi înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μιλούν πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

praat terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prata tillbaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snakke tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talk back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALK BACK»

The term «talk back» is regularly used and occupies the 61.531 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALK BACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «talk back» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «talk back» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «TALK BACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word talk back.
1
Peter Carey
And it's always possible that you will not get a nice review. So - and that's enraging of course, to get a bad review, you can't talk back, and it's sort of shaming in a way.
2
Leland Chapman
Tombstones don't talk back.
3
Ron Chernow
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.
4
Amy Chua
In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children.
5
Joel Courtney
In my family, if I talk back to my dad, I get in trouble.
6
Harvey Cox
Sermons remain one of the last forms of public discourse where it is culturally forbidden to talk back.
7
Natalie Dormer
I'm a quasi-only child. With my brother and sister, I've more of a tendency to be semi-maternal. So, yes, I spent a lot of time talking to myself - I had this big dressing-up box and would just dress up as lots of characters and talk back to myself... Verging on schizophrenia, I suppose, if you analyse it carefully.
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Don Imus
I talk to millions of people every day. I just like it when they can't talk back.
9
Daniel H. Pink
Most of what we know about sales comes from a world of information asymmetry, where for a very long time sellers had more information than buyers. That meant sellers could hoodwink buyers, especially if buyers did not have a lot of choices or a way to talk back.
10
Joe Shuster
Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALK BACK»

Discover the use of talk back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talk back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Freaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity
With wit and passion, Freaks Talk Back illuminates the joys, dilemmas, and practicalities of media visibility.
Joshua Gamson, 2009
2
Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire
being a mother is never easy-especially when you're undead.
Michele Bardsley, 2007
3
Why America's Top Pundits are Wrong: Anthropologists Talk Back
"The punditocracy are our modern day mythmakers. The anthropologists assembled in this collection deftly debunk their myths and make a passionate case for the importance of anthropology to public debate.
Catherine Lowe Besteman, Hugh Gusterson, 2005
4
Our Schools Suck: Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation ...
"Our schools suck." This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. In cities across the nation, many students are trapped in under-funded, mismanaged and unsafe schools.
Gaston Alonso, Noel S. Anderson, Celina Su, 2009
5
Against Freud: Critics Talk Back
Against Freud is a highly accessible, informative, and entertaining examination of Freud's controversial ideas and legacy by the world's most knowledgeable critics of psychoanalysis. "This is a fascinating work.
Todd Dufresne, 2007
6
Why French Children Don't Talk Back
Why French Children Don't Talk Back is a witty and insightful look at how the French manage to bring up obedient, well-adjusted kids. It occupies a pragmatic place on the book shelf and in life - an anti-Tiger Mother approach to parenting.
Catherine Crawford, 2012
7
Backtalk: 3 Steps to Stop It Before the Tears and Tantrums Start
Reinforced by the wise-cracking kids on TV and in the movies, backtalk has become all too common among today's youngsters. But there is nothing cute about this behavior.
Audrey Ricker, Carolyn Crowder, 2011
8
How to Talk Back to Your Television Set
For the thoughtful general reader and student of the mass media.
Nicholas Johnson, 1970
9
Mamma Mia!: Good Italian Girls Talk Back
Intimate, inspiring, brave, and confessional, these tales reveal women old enough to reminisce yet young enough to revolutionize.
Maria Coletta McLean, 2004
10
Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social ...
Fundamental Differences brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine.
Burack, Josephson, 2004

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALK BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term talk back is used in the context of the following news items.
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Color of Money: Readers talk back on what's fair for parents
As a parent, I'm constantly talking to my children about what's fair, especially ... I've been letting readers argue their points in the Color of Money "Talk Back" ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
2
Readers talk back on what's 'fair' for parents
As a parent, I'm constantly talking to my children about what's fair, especially when it comes to what my husband and I spend on them. My oldest, a junior in ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
AT&T's SEC football fans can 'Talk Back' with sports celebs
AT&T has found a way to get SEC football fans into the game by enabling a new “Talk Back” feature that allows them to interact with sports celebrities during live ... «CED, Oct 14»
4
'Talk Back and You're Dead' Review: Story, what story?
In this case, it's been killed by the romantic comedy, Talk Back and You're Dead. JADINE. James Reid and Nadine Lustre play TOP and Sam in 'Talk Back and ... «Rappler, Aug 14»
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'Diary ng Panget' love team back in 'Talk Back and You're Dead'
James Reid and Nadine Lustre in a scene from 'Talk Back and You're Dead. ... who originally starred in Diary ng Panget, return in different roles for Talk Back. «Rappler, Aug 14»
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'Talk Back To Hate' Campaign Targets Pamela Geller's Anti-Muslim …
There's a new campaign to fight back against a series of anti-Muslim subway ads in New York City. Akiva Freidlin has launched a project, currently raising funds ... «Huffington Post, Jan 13»

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