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converse1 vb [kənˈvɜːs] (intr; often foll by with) 1. to engage in conversation (with) 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) to commune spiritually (with) 3. Obsolete a. to associate; consort b. to have sexual intercourse n [ˈkɒnvɜːs] 1. conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with) 2. Obsolete a. fellowship or acquaintance b. sexual intercourse [from Old French converser, from Latin conversārī to keep company with, from conversāre to turn constantly, from vertere to turn] converser n converse2 adj (prenominal) reversed; opposite; contrary n
1. something that is opposite or contrary 2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a. a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad b. a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists 3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic Maths a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of [from Latin conversus turned around; see converse1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
converse1 verb talk, speak, chat, communicate, discourse, confer, commune, exchange views, shoot the breeze (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.) They were conversing in German, their only common language. converse2 noun opposite, reverse, contrary, other side of the coin, obverse, antithesis If that is true, the converse is equally so. Translations converse1 [kənˈvɜːs] VI to converse (with sb) (about sth) → conversar or (LAm) platicar (con algn) (sobre algo) to converse by signs → hablar por señas converse2 [ˈkɒnvɜːs] A. N (Math, Logic) → proposición f recíproca; (gen) → inversa f but the converse is true → pero la verdad es al revés converse [ˈkɒnvɜːrs] converse1 [kənˈvɜːs] vi to converse (with sb about sth) (frm) → conversare (con qn su or di qc) converse1 [kənˈvɜːs] vi to converse (with sb about sth) (frm) → conversare (con qn su or di qc) converse2 [ˈkɒnvɜːs] 2. adj → opposto/a, contrario/a converse2 [ˈkɒnvɜːs] 2. adj → opposto/a, contrario/a v converse [kənˈvəːs] to talk It is difficult to converse with people who do not speak your language. gesels يَتَحَدَّث، يُحادِث говоря hovořit samtale; tale sammen; konversere sich unterhalten συζητώ conversar, charlar vestlema صحبت کردن keskustella converser לְשׂוֹחֵחַ वार्तालाप करना općiti, družiti se társalog bicara ræða við conversare 語り合う 담화하다 kalbėtis sarunāties berbual converseren føre en samtale, snakke sammen rozmawiać conversar a discuta общаться hovoriť občevati razgovarati konversera, samtala พูดคุย konuşmak, sohbet etmek 交談 розмовляти, спілкуватися بات چیت كرنا chuyện trò 交谈 converse2 n converse [ˈkonvəːs] the opposite; the contrary. omgekeerde ضِد، نَقيض، عَكْس обратното opak det omvendte; det modsatte gegenteilig το αντίθετο contrario, inverso vastand مخالف؛ معکوس vastakohta contraire הִפּוּך @@@הִיפּוּך$$$ विपरीत preobrtanje ellentét kebalikan andstæða contrario 反対 정반대 priešingumas, priešingybė pretstats; pretējais lawannya het omgekeerde det motsatte/omvendte odwrotność inverso opus; contrar противоположное opak nasprotje obrnut omvänd, motsatt ความตรงกันข้าม karşıtı, zıddı 相反的事物/說法 зворотне твердження ضد، برعكس điều ngược lại 反题;相反的事物/说法 adv conversely [konˈvəːsli] omgekeerd بِصورةِ مُناقِضَه، بِصورةِ عَكسيَّـه обратно naopak, obráceně omvendt umgekehrt αντίθετα a la inversa ümberpöördult وارونه؛ برعکس käänteisesti à l'inverse לְהֵפֶך उलटा protivan, obrnut, naopak kölcsönösen, viszont, vmivel szemben sebaliknya öfugt; gagnstætt al contrario 逆に 정반대로 priešingai, atvirkščiai pretēji; apgriezti dengan lawannya omgekeerd omvendt odwrotnie por outro lado invers наоборот naopak nasprotno obrnuto omvänt ในทางตรงกันข้าม tam tersine 反觀 протилежно; навпаки بالعكس ngược lại 相反地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I suggested telepathy, but he said no, that it was not telepathy since they could only communicate when in each others' presence, nor could they talk with the Sagoths or the other inhabitants of Pellucidar by the same method they used to converse with one another. One Evening in December as my Father, my Mother and myself, were arranged in social converse round our Fireside, we were on a sudden greatly astonished, by hearing a violent knocking on the outward door of our rustic Cot. They are happy men, whose natures sort with their vocations; otherwise they may say, multum incola fuit anima mea; when they converse in those things, they do not affect. |
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