Talk down to

Talk down to: falar com alguém com atitude de superior, falar com alguém como se a pessoa fosse inferior

“I hate the way Sandra talks down to people if she thinks they aren't well-educated.”

“Make sure you don't talk down to people just because they haven't had as much good fortune in their lives as you have.”     (www.englishclub.com)

TALK: algumas expressões

talk back - responder agressivamente

talk big - contar vantagem

talk down to - falar com alguém de maneira condescendente, superior

talk in circles - falar de maneira confusa ou redundante

talk (someone) into (doing something) - convencer, persuadir alguém a fazer algo (Peter talked his mother into giving him money for the party.)

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