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Can I say " small talk please " to a person who i am interpreting for, when I mean he doesn't talk so long that I forget to translate some points he talked.
Can I say " small talk please " to a person who i am interpreting for, when I mean he doesn't talk so long that I forget to translate some points he talked.
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- English (UK)
@talhazararunity
No, that’s not the meaning of small talk.
In your situation, it sounds like you wanted and meant to say “talk less please”
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- English (UK)
No, you might ask him to be concise.
Small talk is eg talking about the weather or something inconsequential.
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- English (UK)
@talhazararunity
“Please speak briefly” or “Please keep your sentences concise”
“Small talk” means chatting socially about inconsequential things.
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