| English | Russian |
| all talk and no cider | говорильня (igisheva) |
| all talk and no cider | шуму много, а толку никакого (igisheva) |
| all talk and no cider | одни разговоры (igisheva) |
| all talk and no cider | шуму много, а толку мало |
| don't talk the talk, but walk the walk | больше дела, меньше слов (Anglophile) |
| NPR's Talk of the Nation | Программа радиопередач "Разговор со страной" Национального государственного радио (ambassador) |
| talk about the weather | говорить о птичках (Maggie) |
| talk across | говорить в один голос с (кем-либо: Nick Robinson early on said BOJO was having far more time than JC, yet since it seems he gets extended time to waffle at length and talk across his opponent compared to that allowed to JC?
) |
| talk across | говорить параллельно с (кем-либо: Nick Robinson early on said BOJO was having far more time than JC, yet since it seems he gets extended time to waffle at length and talk across his opponent compared to that allowed to JC?
) |
| talk art | беседовать об искусстве (Anyway, I would love to stay and talk art, but I should go grade some papers Taras) |
| talk art | говорить об исскустве (Taras) |
| talk at great length | говорить долго и пространно (Val_Ships) |
| talk bull | молоть вздор (Bullfinch) |
| talk bull | врать (Bullfinch) |
| talk bull | говорить ерунду (Bullfinch) |
| talk someone's ear off | припасть кому-либо на уши (Asker) |
| talk in secrets | секретничать (Why were you guys talking in secrets? Taras) |
| talk in secrets | разговаривать по секрету (Taras) |
| talk jockey | ведущий радиопрограмму "беседа с радиослушателями" |
| talk numbers | обговаривать цену (Taras) |
| talk numbers | обсудить стоимость (Taras) |
| talk numbers | обсуждать стоимость (Taras) |
| talk numbers | обговаривать стоимость (Taras) |
| talk numbers | обсуждать цену (Taras) |
| talk numbers | договариваться о цене (Taras) |
| talk numbers | обсуждать сумму (Taras) |
| talk out loud | говорить вслух (Somehow, talking out loud helps Taras) |
| talk out loud | разговаривать вслух (to myself; с самим собой Val_Ships) |
| talk secretively | разговаривать по секрету (Taras) |
| talk to buncombe | произносить речь, полную трескучих фраз, рассчитанную на дешёвый эффект (Bobrovska) |
| talk to buncombe | стараться одурачить избирателей напыщенными фразами (Bobrovska) |
| talk to the hand | 'поговори с моей рукой'. A way of saying "I'm not listening" rudely. Usually comes with a hand gesture not unlike a policeman stopping traffic. / Phrase used in combination with a hand gesture intended to convey the message: "I am enjoying my ignorance. Please do not ruin it by discussing facts or logic with me." / It is most commonly used by a person with a low IQ, who cant just tell someone to go away by theirself, so they resort to something really stupid and raise their hand in the air. / Another variation is "talk to the hand 'cause the face don't give a damn'." (Girl you just talk to the hand, cuz I don't need to know who this baby daddy! Lu4ik) |
| talk turkey | говорить прямо (начистоту, без обиняков) |
| talk turkey | выкладывать всю правду |
| talk United States | говорить как настоящий американец (Anglophile) |
| talk United States | говорить с американским акцентом (Anglophile) |
| that's the wrong way to talk to someone | взять не верный тон (Maggie) |
| who do you want to talk to? | с кем вы хотите говорить? (по телефону) |
| who do you wish to talk to? | с кем вы хотите говорить? (по телефону) |
