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To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He has a really bad habit of talking to himself in public.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
自言自語 /自言自语
(zìyánzìyǔ)
— to converse with oneself
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Dutch:
tegen zichzelf praten
— to converse with oneself
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Dutch:
in zichzelf praten
— to converse with oneself
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Finnish:
puhua itsekseen
— to converse with oneself
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Finnish:
puhella itsekseen
— to converse with oneself
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French:
parler tout seul
— to converse with oneself
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French:
parler aux anges
— to converse with oneself
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French:
parler dans le vide
— to converse with oneself
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German:
mit sich selbst reden
— to converse with oneself
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German:
Selbstgespräche halten
— to converse with oneself
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German:
Selbstgespräche führen
— to converse with oneself
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Hungarian:
magában beszél
— to converse with oneself
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Italian:
parlare da solo/soli
— to converse with oneself
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Māori:
pātīhau
— to converse with oneself
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Māori:
kōrero rākau
— to converse with oneself
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Māori:
murakehu
— to converse with oneself
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Polish:
mówić do siebie
— to converse with oneself
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Polish:
powiedzieć do siebie
— to converse with oneself
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Romanian:
vorbi singur
— to converse with oneself
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Russian:
разгова́ривать с сами́м собо́й
(razgovárivatʹ s samím sobój)
— to converse with oneself
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Spanish:
hablar solo
— to converse with oneself
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Spanish:
hablar para sí
— to converse with oneself
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Spanish:
hablar para sus adentros
— to converse with oneself
