Meaning of tala | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to speak, to talk (make speech)
2. to be able to tolerate, to stand, to bear, to endure (without becoming angry, sick, or sad or giving up or the like)
3. to speak (a language or the like)
4. to be able to withstand (without taking damage); to (be able to) take, to tolerate, to bear
5. to speak, to talk (to someone)
   formal
6. to bear, to be worth ("to (with)stand")
   figuratively
7. to make a speech, to speak

Exempel

“Han började tala”

He began to speak

“Jag visste inte att hundar kunde tala”

I didn't know dogs could talk

“en talande papegoja”

a talking parrot

“tala med skånsk dialekt”

speak with a Scanian dialect

“Talar du spanska?”

Do you speak Spanish?

“tala finlandssvenska”

speak Finland Swedish

“Jag vill tala med föreståndaren”

I want to speak to the manager

“Kungen talade vid ceremonin”

The King spoke at the ceremony

“Hon talade inför en jättepublik”

She spoke in front of a huge audience

“Jag tål honom inte”

I can't stand him

“Många tål inte jordnötter”

Many people can't tolerate peanuts

“Jag tål inte hettan här”

I can't bear the heat here

“– Blir du inte ledsen av deras taskiga kommentarer? – Oroa dig inte, jag tål det.”

– Don't their mean comments make you sad? – Don't worry, I can take it.

“Man måste tåla smärtan”

You have to endure ("be able to tolerate") the pain

“Jag tror inte mattan tål maskintvätt”

I don't think the carpet is machine washable ("can take machine washing")

“Våra priser tål att jämföras”

Our prices stand comparison (with others')

“en film som tål att ses om och om igen”

a movie that can be ("that withstands being") watched over and over again / that bears being watched over and over again

“Det tål att sägas igen”

It is worth saying again / It bears being said again

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