talk to oneself

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.

   Synonym: say to oneself

   He has a really bad habit of talking to himself in public.

Translations

to converse with oneself

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自言自語／自言自语 (zh) (zìyánzìyǔ)

• Dutch: tegen zichzelf praten, in zichzelf praten
• Finnish: puhua itsekseen, puhella itsekseen
• French: parler tout seul, parler aux anges, parler dans le vide
• German: mit sich selbst reden, Selbstgespräche halten, Selbstgespräche führen
• Hungarian: magában beszél
• Italian: parlare da solo/soli
• Maori: pātīhau, kōrero rākau, murakehu
• Romanian: vorbi singur
• Russian: разгова́ривать с сами́м собо́й (razgovárivatʹ s samím sobój)
• Spanish: hablar solo, hablar para sí, hablar para sus adentros

See also

• hear oneself think
• self-talk