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OXF3000N cuộc đàm thoại cuộc trò chuyện conversation
OXF3000N nói chuyện trò chuyện cuộc trò chuyện cuộc thảo luận talk
like: cuộc trò chuyện → →
a brief visit/meeting/conversation ☊ brief ☊
I just called in for a chat. ☊ chat ☊
The subject came up in conversation. ☊ come up ☊
a telephone conversation ☊ conversation ☊
I had a long conversation with her the other day. ☊ conversation ☊
The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election. ☊ conversation ☊
I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite). ☊ conversation ☊
Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going. ☊ conversation ☊
I see no point in continuing this conversation. ☊ conversation ☊
She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage. ☊ conversation ☊
He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking. ☊ conversation ☊
He tended to dominate the conversation. ☊ dominate ☊
They were engaged in conversation. ☊ engaged ☊
fall into sth: I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. ☊ fall ☊
a gap in the conversation ☊ gap ☊
Introductions were made and the conversation started to flow. ☊ introduction ☊
The topic arose naturally in the conversation. ☊ naturally ☊
David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. ☊ pause ☊
I don't know how to make polite conversation. ☊ polite ☊
relationship (to sth): This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. ☊ relationship ☊
'Can I speak to Susan?' 'Speaking.' (= at the beginning of a telephone conversation) ☊ speak ☊
an unpleasant subject of conversation ☊ subject ☊
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke). ☊ tone ☊