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walk the walk and talk the talk

Romanian translation: pune in aplicare ceea ce spui/ dovedeste ceea ce spui cu fapte

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English term or phrase:	walk the walk and talk the talk
Romanian translation:	pune in aplicare ceea ce spui/ dovedeste ceea ce spui cu fapte
Entered by:	Lavinia Pirlog

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07:37 Aug 20, 2008

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English term or phrase: walk the walk and talk the talk

Expresie din convorbiri uzuale

anicorescu

pune in aplicare ceea ce spui/ dovedeste ceea ce spui cu fapte

Explanation:
Faptele vorbesc.

to say something that appears to be real or true and show it is real or true through your actions

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In functie de context, poti adapta.

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5 +6

pune in aplicare ceea ce spui/ dovedeste ceea ce spui cu fapte

Lavinia Pirlog

4 +1

unii zic si altii fac

Alice Crisan

4 +1

sa faci si sa spui ceea ce trebuie

andreeab

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Corina Cristea

Ede Lungu

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20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sa faci si sa spui ceea ce trebuie

Explanation:
...destul de greu fara un context mai larg...

andreeab
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of:

Romanian

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

pune in aplicare ceea ce spui/ dovedeste ceea ce spui cu fapte

Lavinia Pirlog
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Asker: Multumesc

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unii zic si altii fac

Explanation:
an attemt..

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sau faptele vorbesc

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if you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”—a modern version of old sayings like “actions speak louder than words” and “practice what you preach.” Another early form of the expression was “walk it like you talk it.”
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/walk.html

Alice Crisan
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of:

Romanian,

Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Asker: agree

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Reference information:
Aristotle’s followers are said to have discussed philosophy while walking about with him—hence their name: “peripatetics.” I suppose they could be have been said to “walk the talk.”

For the rest of us, the saying is “if you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk”—a modern version of old sayings like “actions speak louder than words” and “practice what you preach.” Another early form of the expression was “walk it like you talk it.”

Many people now condense this to “walk the talk,” which makes a sort of sense (act on your speech), but strikes those who are more familiar with the original form as confused.

Reference: http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:7gkdspjJ-oIJ:www.wsu.edu...

Corina Cristea
Romania
Native speaker of:

Romanian

5 hrs

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Reference information:
walk the walk

to show that something is true through your actions. He says the team will be just as good without Groncki as they were with him, but we'll have to see if the team can walk the walk.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the full form talk the talk and walk the walk to say something that appears to be real or true and show it is real or true through your actions: Most of these guys say they have religious beliefs, but only a few of them can talk the talk and walk the walk.

talk the talk
to say something in a way that appears to be true or real. For a woman whose criminal-law practice is only 11 months old, she sure can talk the talk.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the full form talk the talk and walk the walk to say something that appears to be real or true and show it is real or true through your actions: Most of these guys say they have religious beliefs, but only a few of them can talk the talk and walk the walk.

Reference: http://www.engleza-online.ro/citate.php?cat=2
Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/walk+the+walk

Ede Lungu
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

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