regarding, with regards to; to refer to ☊ 
谈 → ☊ like: nói về → →
Sie sitzen am Küchentisch und besprechen die letzten Vorbereitungen. ☊ 
Họ ngồi bên bàn bếp và nói về việc chuẩn bị cuối cùng. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 680) Wissenschaftler sprechen von einer ökologischen Katastrophe. ☊ Những nhà khoa học nói về thảm họa sinh thái. ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1035) They had an agreement never to talk about work at home. ☊ agreement ☊
it amuses sb to do sth: It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment. ☊ amuse ☊
Have you been talking about me behind my back? ☊ behind sb's back ☊
Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences. ☊ benefit ☊
Let's talk over coffee (= while drinking coffee). ☊ coffee ☊
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). ☊ dead ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
fair to do sth: It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute. ☊ fair ☊
He hates talking about his feelings. ☊ feeling ☊
I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject. ☊ find ☊
I heard about it through a friend of a friend. ☊ friend ☊
Please don't talk about it in front of the children. ☊ in front of ☊
Let's talk just about investment generally. ☊ generally ☊
We had to go over the same ground (= talk about the same things again) in class the next day. ☊ ground ☊
You're on dangerous ground (= talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make people angry) if you criticize his family. ☊ ground ☊
I thought I was on safe ground (= talking about a suitable subject) discussing music with her. ☊ ground ☊
I've heard about people like you. ☊ hear ☊
I've never heard of the place. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
The last I heard of him he was living in Glasgow. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
It helped being able to talk about it. ☊ help ☊
help sth: It doesn't really help matters knowing that everyone is talking about us. ☊ help ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
imagine (that)...: He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. ☊ imagine ☊
He doesn't like to talk about his private life. ☊ life ☊
Let's talk about lighter things, shall we? ☊ light ☊
He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics. ☊ mental ☊
I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company. ☊ mixed ☊
Let's not talk about it now. I'm not in the mood. ☊ mood ☊
The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
After a while, we naturally started talking about the children. ☊ naturally ☊
We had plenty to talk about. ☊ plenty ☊
Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. ☊ poor ☊
We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in. ☊ precise ☊
He is quietly confident that they can succeed (= he is confident, but he is not talking about it too much). ☊ quietly ☊
request that...: She requested that no one be told of her decision until the next meeting. ☊ request ☊
She requested that no one should be told of her decision. ☊ request ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
She still speaks about him with great affection. ☊ speak ☊
Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame. ☊ speak ☊
Speaking of travelling, (= referring back to a subject just mentioned) are you going anywhere exciting this year? ☊ speak ☊
The brochure speaks of beautiful secluded grounds. ☊ speak ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
I have nothing more to say on the subject. ☊ subject ☊
I wish you'd change the subject (= talk about sth else). ☊ subject ☊
When they get together, all they talk about is football. ☊ talk ☊
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) ☊ talk ☊
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has accused you of). ☊ talk ☊
talk of sth: Mary is talking of looking for another job. ☊ talk ☊
She gave a talk on her visit to China. ☊ talk ☊
tell sb (about sth): Why wasn't I told about the accident? ☊ tell ☊
The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be. ☊ the more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc... ☊
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out. ☊ tune out, tune sb/sth out ☊
We have this understanding that nobody talks about work over lunch. ☊ understanding ☊
She finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about. ☊ upsetting ☊
usual (for sb/sth) (to do sth): It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming. ☊ usual ☊
And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. ☊ who ☊