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To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I think we should have a word.
- She knew she was in big trouble when the teacher asked to have a word with her after class.
- I’d like to have a quiet word with my boss later this week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
談一下 /谈一下
(tán yīxià)
— speak to someone
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Chinese Mandarin:
説幾句 /说几句
(shuō jǐjù)
— speak to someone
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Finnish:
puhua
— speak to someone
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Finnish:
puhutella
— speak to someone
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Hungarian:
szót vált
— speak to someone
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Hungarian:
beszél
— speak to someone
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Hungarian:
beszélget
— speak to someone
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Hungarian:
elbeszélget
— speak to someone
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Icelandic:
eiga orð við
— speak to someone
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Icelandic:
ræða við
— speak to someone
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Persian:
چند کلمه حرف زدن
(čand kalame harf zadan)
— speak to someone
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Russian:
поговори́ть
(pogovorítʹ)
— speak to someone
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Spanish:
tener unas palabras
— speak to someone
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Spanish:
terciar
— speak to someone
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Welsh:
cael gair
— speak to someone
