THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Meaning of THE TALK OF THE TOWN in English

what everybody is talking about, a hot topic

If a preacher has an affair with a hooker, it's the talk of the town.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE TALK OF THE TOWN — what everybody is talking about, a hot topic If a preacher has an affair with a hooker, it's the talk …
English Idioms vocab
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWN — ˈtau̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English town, toun, from Old English tūn enclosure, manor, village, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWN — — townless , adj. /town/ , n. 1. a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tūn enclosure, village, town; akin to Old High German zūn enclosure, Old Irish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWN — adv & ·prep the court end of london;-- commonly with the. 2. town ·adv & ·prep a farm or farmstead; …
Webster English vocab
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
TOWN — [town] n [ME, fr. OE tun enclosure, village, town; akin to OHG zun enclosure, OIr dun fortress] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOWN — town BrE AmE taʊn ▷ towns taʊnz ▶ ˌ town ˈ clerk BrE AmE ▶ ˌ town ˈ crier BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWN — / taʊn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a place with many houses, shops / stores, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWN — town S1 W1 /taʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWN — n.1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
TOWN — ( towns) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A town is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOWN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border town ▪ the Chinese border town of Shenzhen a commuter town/village (= that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOWN — [noun] - a place where there are a lot of houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, places of …
Cambridge English vocab
TALK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOWN — n. hick town jerkwater town one horse town small town tank town
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOWN — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big , large , major ▪ little , small , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TALK — I. noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ( often ironic ), short ▪ I will have to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOWN — INDEX: 1. a town 2. the centre of a town or city 3. the areas at the edge of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOWN — See ↑ TOWN 1,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ghost town • ↑ home town • ↑ in/into town • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — See ↑ DISCUSS 1, ↑ SPEAK 1, ↑ TALK 1,2,6,18,18, ↑ TELL 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back talk • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — n. 25B6; verb I was talking to a friend : SPEAK, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — < chat , tool , networking , messaging > A Unix program and protocol supporting conversation between two or more …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
TALK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — verb 1 BAD : I couldn't talk English in those days. GOOD : I couldn't speak English in those days. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. ≈ неожиданно покинуть город to come …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOWN — town.ogg 1. taʋn n 1. 1> город; городок county town - главный город графства ( в Англии ) chief town …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TALK — talk.ogg 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOWN — город, коммунальный - overspill town - satellite town - town bridge - town gas - town refuse
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOWN — 1. taʋn n 1. 1> город; городок county town - главный город графства ( в Англии ) chief town - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой интимный, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок ( тж. в противоположность сельской местности ) to blow, skip town разг. — неожиданно покинуть город …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TALK
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. — неожиданно покинуть город to come to town — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TALK
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOWN — _n. 1> город; городок; _ам. тж. местечко 2> город (в противоп. сельской местности); out of town а> в деревне; б> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TALK — 1. _n. 1> разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk - разговор по душам; to fall into talk - разговориться 2> _pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOWN — n. 1. город; городок; ам. тж. местечко 2. город (в противоп. сельской местности); out of town а. в деревне; б. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TALK — 1. n. 1. разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk - разговор по душам; to fall into talk - разговориться 2. pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TOWN — 1. сущ. 1) город 2) административный центр • - company town - country town - down town branch - ghost town - satellite town 2. прил. городской - town council - town …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
TOWN — _n. 1> город; городок; _ам. тж. местечко 2> город (в противоп. сельской местности); out of town а> в деревне; б> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TALK — 1. _n. 1> разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам; to fall into talk разговориться 2> _pl. переговоры 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TOWN — 1) город, городок 2) деловой или торговый центр города 3) районный (окружной) административный центр - bastile town - big town …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
TOWN — 1) город; городское поселение 2) амер. городская община, муниципалитет 3) шотл. усадьба, ферма • town corporate — самоуправляющееся городское поселение - incorporated town - metropolian town - …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. ≈ неожиданно покинуть город to come …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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