talk back

See also: talkback

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

talk back (third-person singular simple present talks back, present participle talking back, simple past and past participle talked back)

(idiomatic) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
(idiomatic) To return disrespect.

Synonyms

answer back

Translations

to reply impertinently; to answer in a cheeky manner

Chinese:
Cantonese: 駁嘴, 驳嘴 (bok³ zeoi²)
Mandarin: 頂嘴／顶嘴 (zh) (dǐngzuǐ)
Czech: odmlouvat
Finnish: väittää vastaan
French: ramener sa gueule (fr) (colloquial)
German: Widerworte geben, frech antworten
Italian: rispondere in malo modo, rispondere (it), rimbeccare (it), controbattere (it), ribattere (it), eccepire (it)
Polish: odpyskiwać impf, odpyskowywać impf, odpyskować pf
Russian: огрызаться (ru) (ogryzatʹsja), дерзить (ru) (derzitʹ)

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