Talk Of

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Conversation	Causerie, chat, chitchat; small talk, table talk, teatable talk, town talk, village talk, idle talk; tattle, gossip, babble, babblement; tripotage, cackle, prittle-prattle, cancan, on dit; talk of the town, talk of the village.
Intention	Take upon oneself; (undertake); take into one's head; meditate, contemplate of, think of, dream of, talk of; premeditate; compass, calculate; destine, destinate; propose.
Publication	Verb: publish; make public, make known; (information); speak of, talk of; broach, utter; put forward; circulate, propagate, promulgate; spread, spread abroad; rumor, diffuse, disseminate, evulugate; put forth, give forth, send forth; emit, edit, get out; issue; bring before the public, lay before the public, drag before the public; give out, give to the world; put about, bandy about, hawk about, buzz about, whisper about, bruit about, blaze about; drag into the open day; voice.
Repute	Noun: distinction, mark, name, figure; repute, reputation; good repute, high repute; note, notability, notoriety, eclat, " the bubble reputation ", vogue, celebrity; fame, famousness; renown; popularity, aura popularis; approbation; credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town; name to conjure with.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Talk Of

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Go hence and have more talk of these sad things (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce) Nah none taken sir, I grew up here, all I ever knew of Ireland was from the talk of the others at the orphan asylum (Gangs of New York; writing credit: Jay Cocks) So, you guys are the talk of the Tok'ra water cooler (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright) His record at West Point is still the talk of both armies (Gettysburg; writing credit: Ronald F. Maxwell) You dare talk of heaven, when you've besmirched so many souls with your nefarious filth (Xena: Warrior Princess; writing credit: Serge Rodnunsky)
Lyrics	I swear you're the talk of the town (Lady; performing artist: D'Angelo) And all this talk of time (The Great Beyond; performing artist: R.E.M.) Don't talk of love, (I Am a Rock; performing artist: Simon and Garfunkel)
Clever	While men talk of killing time, slowly time kills men. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Talk of the Devil (1968) The Talk of the Town (1942) Talk of the Devil (1937) The Talk of Hollywood (1929) Hollywood's Talk of Fame (2003)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Talk Of

Photo Album: Talk Of

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	Now that we talk of push-button war. Credit: Library of Congress.		Huge wicker baskets filled with bottles of champagne in wine cellar, Champagny, France--Man holding bottle of champagne and two U.S. Army Nurses listening to shop talk of the proprietor of the winery. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Electric Institute of Washington. Sales talk of modern kitchens I. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Familiar Quotations: Talk Of

Author	Quotation
Admiral Collingwood	Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Aldus Manutius	Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.
Herman Melville	They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
Jean De La BruyFre	A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
Miguel De Cervantes	One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
Pythagoras	Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge	Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.
St. Jerome	When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
William Blake	You smile with pomp and rigor, you talk of benevolence and virtue; I act with benevolence and virtue and get murdered time after time.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Use in Literature: Talk Of

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	Pray do not let them talk of it.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	His obstinacy was the talk of the country, and all dreaded the result
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Stephen bent down towards Davin who, intent on the game, had paid no heed to the talk of the others
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Good faith, and when I met this holy man, The men you talk of came into my mind
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	About all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace, and among a free people
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	They only talk of forgetting them who never knew them
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: Talk Of

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Syria	There has been talk of constructing a third port for hazardous cargo south of Tartus. (references)
	United Arab Emirates	There is talk of steps toward democratic government, but nothing concrete has emerged. (references)
	Bahrain	In the past, there has been talk of private sector involvement in power generation projects, but that has died down recently. (references)
Political Economy	HONDURAS	In 2001, talk of opening the telecom market by bidding out the Band B cellular service has been met with resistance in the Congress. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	HEAVEN, n. A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound your own.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Talk Of

Expressions: Talk Of

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Talk Of

Modern Translation: Talk Of

Language		Translations for "talk of"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏تحدثوا بخصوص (talk of smth.), ‏ذكرنا القط قام ينط (talk of the devil). (various references)

Bulgarian		споменавам за (speak of), говоря за (purport, speak, speak of, talk about). (various references)

Finnish		on yleisenä puheenaiheena (is the talk of the town). (various references)

French		s'entretenir (talk). (various references)

German		Tagesgespräch (nine days' wonder, topic talk of the day). (various references)

Hebrew		מזכירים את �"חמור (talk of the devil). (various references)

Hungarian		elmond vmit (to talk of sg), beszél vmiről (to say sg about sg, to talk about, to talk of sg, to tell about). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		持ちきり (hot topic, talk of the town), 持ち切り (hot topic, talk of the town). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		もちきり (hot topic, talk of the town). (various references)

Pig Latin		alktay ofay.(various references)

Romanian		vorbeşti de lup şi lupul la uşã (talk of the devil and he will appear). (various references)

Russian		помин (talk of the devil). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		vuk na vrata (talk of the devil), mi o vuku (talk of the devil). (various references)

Spanish		hablan de roma el burro asoma (talk of the devil), comidilla del lugar (talk of the town). (various references)

Swedish		tala om (talk about, talk on, talk over, tell). (various references)

Turkish		kasabanın diline düşmek (be the talk of the town), iti an çomağı eline al (talk of the devil), dillere düşmek (be the talk of the town, set tongues wagging). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Talk Of

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 13, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Otan de akoushte polemouV kai akoaV polemwn mh qroeisqe dei gar genesqai all oupw to teloV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Cum audieritis autem bella et opiniones bellorum ne timueritis oportet enim fieri sed nondum finis
Old English	990	West Saxon	& þanne ge ge-hereð ge-fehte & ge-fyhtehlisan. ne on-dræde ge eow. hit byredþæt hit ge-limpe. ac þanne gyt nys ænde.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And whanne ye here batels and opynyouns of batels, drede ye not; for it bihoueth these thingis to be doon, but not yit anoon is the ende.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	When ye shall heare of warre and tydinges of warre be ye not troubled. For soche thinges muste nedes be. But the ende is not yet.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And when ye shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end will not be yet.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And when you have news of wars and talk of wars, do not be troubled; these things have to be, but it is still not the end.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Talk Of

Language	Mark Chapter 13, Verse 7
Cebuano	Ug inigkadungog ninyog mga gubat ug mga dungogdungog mahitungod sa mga gubat, ayaw kamo kakuyaw; kinahanglan gayud kini nga magakahitabo, apan dili pa kini mao ang katapusan.
Croatian	Kada pak èujete za ratove i za glasove o ratovima, ne uznemirujte se. Treba da se to dogodi, ali to još nije svršetak."
Danish	Men når I høre om Krige og Krigsrygter, da lader eder ikke forskrække, thi det må ske; men Enden er ikke endda.
Dutch	En wanneer gij zult horen van oorlogen, en geruchten van oorlogen, zo wordt niet verschrikt; want dit moet geschieden; maar nog is het einde niet.
Finnish	Ja kun te kuulette sotien melskettä ja sanomia sodista, älkää peljästykö. Näin täytyy tapahtua, mutta se ei ole vielä loppu.
French	Quand vous entendrez parler de guerres et de bruits de guerres, ne soyez pas troublés, car il faut que ces choses arrivent. Mais ce ne sera pas encore la fin.
Gaelic	Agus nuair a chluinneas sibh mu chogaidhean, agus sgialan mu chogaidhean, na gabhaibh eagal: oir s`fheudar do na nithean sin tachairt: ach chan eil a chrioch ann fhathast.
German	Wenn ihr aber hören werdet von Kriegen und Kriegsgeschrei, so fürchtet euch nicht. Denn es muß also geschehen; aber das Ende ist noch nicht da.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kalau kalian mendengar bunyi-bunyi pertempuran dan berita-berita peperangan, jangan takut. Hal-hal itu harus terjadi, tetapi itu tidak berarti bahwa sudah waktunya kiamat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apabila kamu mendengar dari hal peperangan dan kabar peperangan, jangan kamu terkejut, karena tak dapat tiada segala perkara itu akan berlaku, tetapi itu pun belum sampai kepada kesudahannya itu.
Korean	난 리 와 난 리 소 문 을 �"� 을 때 에 두 � � 워 말 라 이 런 일 이 있 어 야 하 되 끝 은 아 직 아 니 니 라
Latvian	Bet kad jûs dzirdçsiet par kariem un karu nostâstus, nebîstieties, jo tam ir jânotiek, bet vçl nav gals.
Maori	E rongo koutou ki nga pakanga, ki nga hau pakanga, kei ohorere: kua takoto hoki he putanga mo aua mea; taihoa rawa ia te mutunga.
Norwegian	Men når I hører krig og rykter om krig, da la eder ikke skremme! for det må så skje, men enden er ikke enda.
Portuguese	Quando, porém, ouvirdes falar em guerras e rumores de guerras, não vos perturbeis; forçoso é que assim aconteça: mas ainda não é o fim.
Rumanian	Cknd veyi auzi despre rqzboaie wi vewti de rqzboaie, sq nu vq spqimkntayi, cqci lucrurile acestea trebuie sq se kntkmple. Dar kncq nu va fi sfkrwitul.
Shuar	Tura meset chicham ántakrumka, yajaya meset chicham ántakrumsha sapijmiakairap. Nekas Túrunashtinkiait. Nujaisha amuukatin tsawantka tuke jeatsui, Tímiayi.
Spanish	Pero cuando oigáis de guerras y de rumores de guerras, no os turbéis. Es necesario que así suceda, pero todavía no es el fin.
Swahili	Mtakaposikia juu ya vita na fununu za vita, msifadhaike. Mambo hayo lazima yatokee, lakini mwisho wenyewe ungali bado.
Swedish	Men när I fån höra krigslarm och rykten om krig, så förloren icke besinningen; sådant måste komma, men därmed är ännu icke änden inne.
Uma	Mpo'epe-koi mpai' kareba panga'ea ngkai kalaa-na, ni'epe wo'o moni panga'ea to mohu'. Aga neo' me'eka', apa' hawe'ea toe kana jadi' ulu, tapi' kajadia' toe uma mpobatuai karata-nami kahudua dunia'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Talk Of

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-k-l-o-t"
	-1 letter: aloft, float, flota.
	-2 letters: alto, flak, flat, foal, folk, kola, loaf, loft, lota, talk, tola.
	-3 letters: aft, alt, fat, kaf, kat, koa, lat, lot, oaf, oak, oat, oft, oka, tao.
	-4 letters: al, at, fa, ka, la, lo, of, ta, to.
	Words containing the letters "a-f-k-l-o-t"
	+1 letter: flokati.
	+2 letters: flatwork, flokatis, folktale, outflank.
	+3 letters: flatworks, folktales, lakefront, outflanks.
	+4 letters: lakefronts, outflanked.
	+5 letters: factorylike, outflanking.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	To talk of meeting the present situation by increasing taxes is a Band-Aid solution which does nothing to cure an illness that's been coming on for half a century--to say nothing of the fact that it poses a real threat to economic recovery.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression	Frequency per Day
talk of the town	232
talk of angel	43
talk of the nation npr	9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Periodicals	Talk Of The Town (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "talk of": be the talk of the town ♦ talk of smth. ♦ talk of the devil ♦ talk of the devil and he will appear ♦ talk of the town ♦ talk of the village ♦ To talk of. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Talk Of

Definition: Talk Of

Talk Of

Verb

Synonym: Talk Of

Synonyms within Context: Talk Of

Conversation

Intention

Publication

Repute

Crosswords: Talk Of

Modern Usage: Talk Of

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Talk Of

Periodicals

Photo Album: Talk Of

Familiar Quotations: Talk Of

Admiral Collingwood

Aldus Manutius

Herman Melville

Jean De La BruyFre

Miguel De Cervantes

Pythagoras

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

St. Jerome

William Blake

Use in Literature: Talk Of

Emma

Austen, Jane

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Talk Of

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Talk Of

Ronald Reagan

Expressions: Talk Of

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Talk Of

Modern Translation: Talk Of

Arabic

Bulgarian

Finnish

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Pig Latin

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Bible Trace: Talk Of

Matched Bible Translations: Talk Of

Anagrams: Talk Of

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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