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falar meaning in English

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falar verb

say [said, said, saying, says](to communicate verbally or in writing)
verb
[UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ]

speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks](to communicate with one's voice using words)
verb
[UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk]

speak out(assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known)
verb
[UK: spiːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈspiːk ˈaʊt]

talk [talked, talking, talks](to communicate by speech)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔːk] [US: ˈtɔːk]

utter [uttered, uttering, utters]verb
[UK: ˈʌ.tə(r)] [US: ˈʌ.tər]

falar da boca para fora verb

shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements)
verb

falar da boca para fora noun

lip service(Empty talk; words absent of action or intention)
noun

falar da boca pra fora verb

shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements)
verb

falar de negócios/negócio verb

talk shop(discuss one's work)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔːk ʃɒp] [US: ˈtɔːk ˈʃɑːp]

falar em línguas verb

speak in tongues(speak in a language unknown to the speaker)
verb

falar fora de hora verb

talk out of turn(speak when not allowed to)
verb

falar mais alto verb

speak up(to talk more loudly or plainly)
verb
[UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp]

falar mais claro/claramente verb

speak up(to talk more loudly or plainly)
verb
[UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp]

falar mal verb

badmouth(to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully)
verb

falar merda verb

drool [drooled, drooling, drools](talk nonsense)
verb
[UK: druːl] [US: ˈdruːl]

shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements)
verb

falar monotonamente verb

drone [droned, droning, drones](to speak in a monotone way)
verb
[UK: drəʊn] [US: ˈdroʊn]

falar sério verb

mean [meant, meant, meaning, means](to have conviction in what one says)
verb
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

falar é fácil phrase

talk is cheap(it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions)
phrase

falaropo-de-bico-fino noun
{m}

red-necked phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus)
noun

falaropo-de-bico-grosso noun
{m}

red phalarope(Phalaropus fulicarius)
noun
[UK: red] [US: ˈred]

eu não quero falar sobre isso phrase

I don't want to talk about itphrase

ouvir falar verb

hear [heard, heard, hearing, hears]( To receive information about; to come to learn of)
verb
[UK: hɪə(r)] [US: ˈhɪr]

hear of(become aware of)
verb

papagaio velho não aprende a falar phrase

you can't teach an old dog new tricks(too old to change)
phrase

para falar a verdade interjection

truth be told(when admitting something one might otherwise lie about)
interjection
[UK: truːθ bi təʊld] [US: ˈtruːθ bi toʊld]

sem falar de conjunction

not to mention(much less)
conjunction

é mais fácil falar do que fazer adjective

easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
adjective
[UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]