talk to oneself

English

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)

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

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

Translations

to converse with oneself

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

Maori: pātīhau, kōrero rākau, murakehu
Russian: разгова́ривать с сами́м собо́й (razgovárivatʹ s samím sobój)
Spanish: hablar solo, hablar para sí, hablar para sus adentros

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