vara tal om

Swedish

Verb

vara tal om (present är tal om, preterite var tal om, supine varit tal om, imperative var tal om)

1. to be talk of

   Det var tal om att ge henne Nobelpriset

   There was talk of awarding her the Nobel prize

2. (idiomatic, chiefly negated) to be what one is dealing with, to be what one is talking

   Det är inte tal om några jättesummor, men det fattas lite pengar

   We're not talking any huge sums, but there's some money missing

See also

• bli tal om
• komma på tal

References

• tal in Svensk ordbok (SO)