conversación
conversation ; converse ; discourse ; verbal transaction ; natter ; yack.
He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment - or so he hoped.
As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
In many discourses 'policy making' and 'decision making' are synonymous terms.
It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
comenzar una conversación
initiate + a conversation
Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
contribuir en una conversación
chime in
A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
conversación de alcoba
pillow talk
Pillow talks are one of the best ways to increase trust and intimacy.
conversación de trabajo
shop talk
On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication.
conversación en línea [Conversación mantenida utilizando el ordenador como medio]
online chat
Other facilities which are often available include 'gimmicks' such as games, 'online chat,' teleshopping and telemessages.
conversación entre especialistas
scholarly discourse
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online conferencing compared to traditional methods of scholarly discourse.
conversaciones de paz
peace talks
Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
conversación íntima
pillow talk
Pillow talks are one of the best ways to increase trust and intimacy.
conversación íntima entre dos personas
tête-à-tête
Each activity is grouped under one of three subheadings: tête-à-tête conversations, small group interactions, whole class activities.
conversación privada
confidential conversation
private conversation
He was accused of leaking the contents of a confidential conversation.
If that's the case, then it's her own fault for not keeping her private conversation private.
conversación sin trascendencia
small-talk
During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.
conversación social
social conversation
It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
conversación telefónica múltiple [Conversación telefónica en la que pueden participar varios abonados hablando cada uno desde su teléfono respectivo]
telephone conferencing
One service of particular interest to many organizations with office or branches on distant sites is telephone conferencing.
de mantener una conversación
conversational
At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.
empezar una conversación
initiate + a conversation
Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
encadenamiento de conversación
threading
This situation is unlikely to change, and threading of electronic messages should be treated as a language processing task.
en medio de una conversación
in the middle of a conversation
Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.
en mitad de una conversación
in the middle of a conversation
Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.
entablar conversación
strike up + conversation
The author explains how people strike up conversations under their new identities.
entablar una conversación
engage in + dialogue
Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
iniciar una conversación
initiate + a conversation
Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
intercambio de conversación
conversation exchange
language exchange
This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange.
This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange.
mantener una conversación
hold + a conversation
sustain + a conversation
The global village will not become a reality until each inhabitant is able to hold an electronic conversation with his neighbour.
Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
mencionarse en una conversación
come up + in a discussion
There are certain keywords which always come up in discussions about national libraries.
participar en una conversación
join + a conversation
Also joining the conversation is a criminologist who explains the attraction that some women have to criminals.
relativo a la conversación
conversationally
A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
seguir la conversación
follow + the thread
Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
sostener una conversación
sustain + a conversation
hold + a conversation
Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
The global village will not become a reality until each inhabitant is able to hold an electronic conversation with his neighbour.
tema de conversación
talking point
One of the major talking points on the electronic publishing scene during the past couple of years has been the need for internationally recognised standards.
tener una conversación íntima con
have + a heart-to-heart with
Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
toma de turnos en la conversación
turn-taking [turntaking]
The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
unirse a una conversación
chime in
join + a conversation
A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
Also joining the conversation is a criminologist who explains the attraction that some women have to criminals.
