Tal russian
сказа́ть
to say, to tell, to speak, to talk
говори́ть
to speak, to talk
to say, to tell
поговори́ть
to have a talk, to chat, to talk (for a while)
исто́рия
history
story, tale, account
affair, incident, business, thing
вести́
to lead, to guide, to take (someone somewhere)
to drive, to steer, to pilot
to conduct, to run, to manage, to hold (talks)
to behave, to conduct oneself, to act
to keep (a diary), to keep (records), to maintain (accounts)
to lead (of a road), to go, to run
разгова́ривать
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
to be on speaking terms, to speak to each other
to get (sb) talking, to draw (sb) into conversation
высо́кий
high, high-up
tall, tall (of stature)
high (of quality), good, favourable, great
high, high-pitched
lofty, elevated, noble
речь
speech, talk about, enunciation, style of speaking
разгово́р
conversation, talk, chat
rumours, gossip, talk
прочита́ть
to read, to read through, to finish reading
to read (for a stretch of time), to spend reading
to give (a lecture), to deliver (a talk)
обсуди́ть
to discuss, to talk over, to consider
спосо́бный
capable, able, competent
gifted, talented, bright
обсужда́ть
to discuss, to talk over, to consider
обща́ться
to communicate, to converse, to talk (with someone)
to socialize, to interact, to associate (with someone)
спосо́бность
ability, capacity
talent, aptitude
уговори́ть
to persuade, to talk into, to convince
тала́нт
talent, gift, man of talent, gifted person
расска́з
story, tale, short story
account, report
заговори́ть
to begin to speak, to start talking, to speak up
to address (someone), to speak to (someone), to strike up a conversation
to talk someone's head off, to distract with talk, to talk round, to smooth-talk
to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant, to charm away (pain)
ска́зка
tale, fairy tale, story, fairytale
тала́нтливый
talented, gifted, clever
дар
gift, talent, aptitude
gift, present, donation
толк
sense, point, use
rumour, talk, gossip
persuasion, orientation, current
push, shove, nudge
перегово́ры
negotiations, talks, parley
выступле́ние
speech, address, talk
performance, appearance (on stage)
бесе́да
conversation, talk, chat
talk, discussion, interview
гнать
to drive, to urge on, to chase
to drive away, to chase out, to expel
to lie, to talk nonsense, to bullshit
to distil
to persecute, to hound
докла́д
talk, lecture, presentation, conference paper
report
счесть
to consider, to deem, to regard as
to count, to count up, to tally
речь идёт
it’s about, we're talking about
уче́сть
to take into account, to take into consideration, to allow for, to bear in mind
to count, to register, to tally
говоря́щий
Talking, speaking
совпада́ть
to coincide, to fall on the same day, to clash (of events)
to agree, to match, to tally, to be identical
to coincide, to overlap exactly
заполучи́ть
to get hold of, to get one's hands on, to obtain, to land
to catch (an illness), to pick up, to come down with
to win over, to get (a person) on board, to talk round
переговори́ть
to talk over, to discuss, to talk down, to out-talk
догова́риваться
to agree, to come to an agreement, to arrange, to make arrangements
to negotiate, to hold talks
убежде́ние
conviction, belief, view
persuasion, persuading, talking round
пообща́ться
to chat, to talk (with somebody), to converse, to communicate
to interact, to socialize, to spend time (with somebody), to mix (with people)
сходи́ться
to gather, to come together, to assemble, to meet
to converge, to come together, to meet
to get along (with), to become friends, to hit it off
to agree (on), to coincide, to see eye to eye
to tally, to match, to add up
подъе́хать
to drive up (to), to pull up, to approach (by vehicle)
to arrive, to come by, to drop by
to butter up (someone), to sweet-talk (someone), to worm one's way into someone's favour
ра́ция
portable radio transmitter, walkie-talkie
бесе́довать
to converse, to talk (with sb), to chat, to have a conversation
to talk about, to discuss
сойти́сь
to come together, to gather, to meet
to become friends, to become close, to hit it off
to agree, to come to an agreement, to settle on
to coincide, to tally, to match
наговори́ть
to say a lot of, to talk a lot of, to pour out (words)
to slander, to speak ill of, to tell tales about
ко́готь
claw, talon
побесе́довать
to have a talk, to chat, to converse, to talk
обсужда́ться
to be discussed, to be talked over, to be under discussion
to be negotiable, to be open to discussion
объясни́ться
to have it out, to have a talk, to explain oneself
to be explained, to be accounted for
to make oneself understood, to communicate
to declare one's love
вяза́ть
to knit, to crochet
to tie up, to bind, to tie together
to be astringent, to make the mouth pucker
to fit together, to tally
одарённый
gifted, talented
отговори́ть
to dissuade, to talk out of, to persuade not to
са́ло
salo, salt pork fat, fatback, bacon fat
fat, lard, tallow, suet
thin broken ice, slush ice, grease ice
конта́ктный
contact-, contact (attributive)
sociable, outgoing, easy to talk to
талисма́н
talisman, charm
рассужда́ть
to reason, to think, to argue (a point)
to discuss, to talk (about), to hold forth (on)
to judge, to form an opinion, to weigh up
to argue, to talk back, to question orders
подъезжа́ть
to drive up (to), to approach (in a vehicle), to arrive (by vehicle)
to get round (someone), to sweet-talk (someone), to make advances (to someone)
блесте́ть
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle, to glint
to make a brilliant display, to shine (with talent), to dazzle
сочиня́ть
to write, to compose, to author
to make up, to invent, to fib, to tell tall tales
велика́н
giant, ogre (in fairy tales)
giant, very tall man
giant, colossus, titan
угова́ривать
to persuade, to talk into, to convince
ска́зочный
fairy-tale, of fairy tales
fabulous, fantastic, dreamlike, incredible
повы́ше
a little higher, a little taller, a little higher up
разгово́рчивый
talkative, loquacious
внуша́ть
to inspire, to instil, to fill (someone) with
to impress upon, to drum into, to persuade, to talk (someone) into believing
to hypnotize, to suggest under hypnosis
бре́дить
to be delirious, to rave
to be mad about (something), to be infatuated with (something), to be crazy about (something)
to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish
объясня́ться
to be explained, to be accounted for
to make oneself understood, to communicate, to speak (a language)
to have it out, to have a talk, to explain oneself
молчали́вый
taciturn, silent, reticent, not talkative
tacit, unspoken, implicit
трепа́ться
to chatter, to blab, to prattle, to talk nonsense
to flutter, to flap, to wave (in the wind)
to get worn out, to fray, to become threadbare
to hang around, to knock about, to loaf about
перерасти́
to outgrow, to grow taller than, to overtop
to outstrip, to surpass, to outdo
to outgrow (a stage), to be too old (for)
to develop into, to turn into, to grow into
болту́н
talker, chatterer, gas-bag, windbag
спле́тничать
to gossip, to tittle-tattle, to tell tales, to talk scandal
внуши́ть
to inspire, to instil, to fill with (a feeling)
to impress upon, to bring home to, to talk into believing
to suggest (hypnotically), to implant by suggestion
болтли́вый
talkative, garrulous, indiscreet, blabbingy
спле́тница
gossip, taleteller, tale-bearer, scandal-monger
моло́ть
to grind, to mill
to talk nonsense, to blather, to bang on about
обговори́ть
to Talk it over, to discuss
расколо́ть
to split, to crack, to cleave, to chop
to divide, to split apart, to disunite
to make talk, to get to confess, to break (a suspect)
комо́д
chest of drawers, locker, tallboy, commode
поро́ть
to flog, to thrash, to whip, to lash
to unstitch, to unpick, to rip (at the seams), to undo (a seam)
to talk (nonsense), to babble, to spout
расска́зчик
narrator, storyteller
storyteller, talker, raconteur
толкова́ть
to interpret, to construe, to read (in a certain way)
to explain, to expound
to talk (about something), to discuss
склони́ть
to bend, to incline, to bow, to lower
to persuade, to win over, to talk into, to prevail upon
to decline
конёк
ice skate, skate
hobby-horse, hobby, favourite topic
forte, strong point, special talent
little horse, horsey
ridge (of a roof), finial
подби́ть
to shoot down, to hit and disable, to knock out
to incite, to egg on, to put someone up to, to talk into
to line (a garment), to sole (boots)
ничья́
draw (talk about sports scores), drawn game, tie
проговори́ть
to say, to utter, to pronounce
to spend some time talking, to talk (for a while)
to talk through, to go over, to discuss (point by point)
от бо́га
gifted, born (natural talent), God-given
по́весть
novel, narrative, tale, story
счи́танный
counted, counted out, tallied
very few, only a few, numbered (days)
collated, checked against the original, proofread
ужа́стик
horror film, horror movie, spine-chiller
horror story, scary story, gothic tale
погова́ривать
to talk
загова́ривать
to start talking (to), to address, to accost
to smooth-talk, to distract with talk, to talk round, to charm with words
to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant
болта́емый
talked about, gossiped about, chattered about
dangled, swung (by), tossed (by), flapped (by)
сове́товаться
to consult, to ask advice, to seek advice
to confer, to talk things over, to take counsel
потолкова́ть
to talk, to have a talk
разговори́ться
to strike up a conversation, to fall into conversation, to get talking
to become talkative, to find plenty to talk about, to warm to one's subject
би́рка
tally, name-plate, label, tag
ме́тка
mark, marking, label, sign
notch, nick, tally mark, tag
дорасти́
to grow (up to), to grow as tall as, to reach (a size) by growing
to be old enough, to grow up enough (for)
to rise to (a level), to measure up to, to be equal to
переключи́ться
to switch (to another mode), to switch over, to change over
to switch one's attention, to turn (to something else), to refocus
to change the subject, to steer the talk (elsewhere), to dodge the question
Examples
Том посмотре́л на высо́кого челове́ка с подозре́нием.
Tom looked at the tall man suspiciously.
He's not tall, but strong.
Большинство́ баскетболи́стов очень высо́кие.
Most basketball players are very tall.
Я почти 180 сантиме́тров ро́стом.
I am almost 180 centimeters tall.
She is not tall.
Высо́кий челове́к посмотре́л на Тома и улыбну́лся.
The tall man looked at Tom and smiled.
В пала́тке мы болта́ли без у́молку.
In the tent we talked and talked.
Я разгова́риваю не с тобой, а с обезья́нкой.
I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to the monkey.
Разгова́ривать с То́мом - всё равно что разгова́ривать с кирпи́чной стено́й.
Talking to Tom is like talking to a brick wall.
Даже когда я разгова́риваю с кем-то, я зна́ю, что челове́к не хо́чет со мной разгова́ривать. — "Да нет, что ты. Ерунда́. Ты, вероятно, просто не уве́рен в себе".
Even when I’m talking to someone, I know that the person doesn’t want to talk to me. - “No, not at all. What are you talking about? That’s nonsense. You’re probably just not confident in yourself.”
В ближа́йшем бу́дущем всё мо́жет зако́нчиться весьма драмати́чным о́бразом – распа́дом страны. – "Вы говори́те об Украи́не?" – "Нет, я говорю́ о Бельгии".
“In the near future, everything could end in a highly dramatic way - with the breakup of the country.” “Are you talking about Ukraine?” “No, I’m talking about Belgium.”
Мария всё говори́ла и говори́ла без у́молку. Переби́ть её бы́ло невозможно.
Maria just kept talking and talking without stopping. It was impossible to interrupt her.
Большинство́ охо́тничьих баек моего́ де́душки — э́то чи́стые небыли́цы.
Most of my grandfather's hunting stories are pure tall tales.
Некоторые случа́йные слова вроде Walkie-Talkie бы́ли заимствованы с удово́льствием.
Some individual striking English words like Walkie-Talkie were gladly adopted.
Автор, измышлявший небылицы, стал популярным писателем.
The author who invented tall tales became a popular writer.



















