conversation
US: /ˌkɑnvɝˈseɪʃən/
UK: /kɒnvəsˈeɪʃən/
UK: /kɒnvəsˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
conversation /,kɔnvə'seiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự nói chuyện; cuộc nói chuyện, cuộc chuyện trò, cuộc đàm luận
- to hold a conversation with someone: chuyện trò với ai, đàm luận với ai
- to change the conversation: đổi câu chuyện, nói qua chuyện khác
- (pháp lý) sự giao cấu; sự giao hợp
- criminal conversation: ((viết tắt) crim. con) tội thông dâm, tội ngoại tình
- sự nói chuyện; cuộc nói chuyện, cuộc chuyện trò, cuộc đàm luận
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[C, U] (with sb) (about sth) an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way: a telephone conversation + I had a long conversation with her the other day. + The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election. + Don was deep in conversation with the girl on his right. + (BrE) to get into conversation with sb + (AmE) to get into a conversation with sb + The conversation turned to gardening. + I tried to make polite conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite). + Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going. + I see no point in continuing this conversation. + She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage. + He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
discussion, talk, chat, dialogue, colloquy, parley; chit-chat, gossip, discourse, palaver, Colloq chiefly Brit chin-wag:
The conversation about the situation in the Middle East ended abruptly. I want action, not conversation.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
brief, short | lengthy, long
We engaged in a long conversation.
| endless
listening to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages
|
casual, everyday, general,
informal, normal, ordinary
It's not a subject that often crops up in casual conversation.
| intimate, personal, private | face-to-face | overheard, recorded, taped | phone/telephone | civilized, polite
We sat making polite conversation and feeling rather uncomfortable.
| friendly, pleasant | animated | fascinating, good, intelligent, interesting, stimulating
He said that television had been the death of good conversation.
| proper, real, serious
There was no time away from the topic of money. She turned the conversation to her work.
| enter, join (in) | break off | conclude, end, finish | avoid
She avoided conversation with the other passengers.
| encourage
I was courteous but didn't encourage conversation.
| hear, listen to, overhear | interrupt | resume | have no
a plain girl who had no conversation (= could not make conversation)and no social graces
CONVERSATION + VERB
take place
When did this conversation take place?
| continue, proceed
The conversation proceeded in French. | flowThey all relaxed and conversation flowed freely.
| come back/round to, drift, move on (to), switch, turn to, veer back/off
The conversation drifted for a proper conversation.
| simple
When you are struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest cinto family chat. The
| strange | chance
A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young catering student.
| desultory, halting, stilted
We carried on a rather halting conversation.
| hushed, low-voiced, murmured, muted, muttered, quiet, whispered | shouted | one-sided, two-way
Think of prayer as a two-way conversation.
| imaginary | after-dinner | adult
Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation.
QUANT.
snatch
I overheard snatches of a conversation between two doctors.
VERB + CONVERSATION
carry on, have, hold, make
You can't hold a private conversation there. I tried to make conversation with the three silent people round the table.
| begin, draw sb into, engage sb in, fall into, get into, open, start, strike up
I got into conversation with one of the directors. He was waiting for her to open the conversation. I was keen to strike up a conversation with him.
| be deep in, be engaged in
They were deep in conversation and didn't notice the time.
| continue, keep up
Cara kept up a one-sided conversation.
| control, dominate | bring around/round, steer, turn
I managed to bring the conversation round to why they were leaving. He tried to steer the conversation conversation moved on to other things. The conversation turned to holidays in France.
| cease, end, stop
All conversation ceased and everyone turned round. The conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up.
| run out
All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
PREP.
during ~
In the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.
| in ~ with
In the programme tonight we hear Dr Chris Toole in conversation with the artist Mary Witherspoon.
| ~ about
We had a long conversation about old cars.
| ~ between
a conversation between Jane and her parents
| ~ on
a conversation on the topic of activities for children
| ~ with
I had an interesting conversation with Dick Whortly.
PHRASES
an attempt at conversation
She ignored all my attempts at conversation.
| be in close/deep/earnest conversation (with sb)
Don was in close conversation with the girl on his right.
| a babble/buzz/hum of conversation
She could hear him over the buzz of conversation and laughter.
| during the course of (the) conversation
During the course of conversation, it emerged that Sheila had lived in Nigeria.
| keep the conversation going
Our hostess did her best to keep the conversation going.
| a lull in the conversation, a topic of conversation
The main topic of conversation was the big football match.
Concise English dictionary
conversations‚kɒnvə'seɪʃn
noun
+the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
