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talk down

talk down (tok daun)

Phrasal-verb Attitude

Signification

to speak in a way that shows you think someone is less intelligent

parler d'une manière qui montre que vous pensez que quelqu'un est moins intelligent (parler d'une manière ki montre ke vous pensez ke kelk'un est moins intelligent)

Phrases d'exemple

"Don’t talk down to your colleagues; it’s disrespectful."

"Ne parlez pas condescendantement à vos collègues; c'est irrespectueux." (ne **parlez pa kondesandamn** a vos koleg; c'est irrespectueux)

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