had been talking
Past perfect progressive conjugation of talk.

talk

talk
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. parler
My grandfather hasn't talked at all since his stroke.Mon grand-père n’a plus parlé du tout depuis son AVC.
a. discuter
My best friend and I spent the night talking.Ma meilleure amie et moi avons passé la nuit à discuter.
b. parler
In the meeting, we talked about my future at the company.Pendant la réunion, nous avons parlé de mon avenir dans l’entreprise.
c. causer (for a casual conversation)
Anna and Lucy often talk about their travel plans.Anna et Lucy causent souvent de leurs projets de voyage.
d. bavarder (for a casual conversation)
We talked for over two hours.Nous avons bavardé pendant plus de deux heures.
a. jaser
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
You should avoid doing anything that will give people a reason to talk.Tu devrais éviter de faire quoi que ce soit qui puisse donner aux gens une raison de jaser.
b. bavarder
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Be careful what you say to Julie. She loves to talk.Fais attention à ce que tu dis à Julie. Elle adore bavarder.
a. donner une conférence
The professor is going to talk about public policy this afternoon.Le professeur va donner une conférence sur les politiques publiques cet après-midi.
a. parler
Those guys have ways of making you talk.Ces gars-là ont les moyens de te faire parler.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. parler de
It isn't polite to talk politics or religion at the dinner table.Il n’est pas poli de parler de politique ou de religion à table.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la discussion
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
We had a talk about my future.Nous avons eu une discussion sur mon avenir.
b. la conversation
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I had a really good talk with my parents.J’ai eu une très bonne conversation avec mes parents.
a. la conférence
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I went to a talk about climate change.Je suis allé à une conférence sur le changement climatique.
b. l'exposé
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
After the talk, there will be 15 minutes for questions.Après l'exposé, nous consacrerons 15 minutes aux questions.
a. le bavardage
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(often plural)
Ignore the talk. None of what you may have heard was true.Ignore les bavardages. Rien de ce que tu as pu entendre n’était vrai.
b. la rumeur
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
People say we're all going to get raises, but it's little more than talk at this point.Il paraît que nous allons tous avoir une augmentation, mais pour l'instant, ce n'est qu'une rumeur.
a. la parole
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
(often used in the plural)
It's time to turn all of this talk into action.Il est temps de passer des paroles aux actes.
b. le vent
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
All those wonderful promises were nothing but talk.Toutes ces belles promesses, ce n’était que du vent.
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