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com·mu·ni·ca·tive

(kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kā′tĭv, -kə-tĭv)
adj.
1. Inclined to communicate readily; talkative.
2. Of or relating to communication.
com·mu′ni·ca′tive·ly adv.
com·mu′ni·ca′tive·ness n.
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communicative

(kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv)
adj
1. inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
2. (Communications & Information) of or relating to communication
comˈmunicatively adv
comˈmunicativeness n
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com•mu•ni•ca•tive

(kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv)

also com•mu•ni•ca•to•ry

(-kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

adj.
1. inclined to communicate or impart; talkative.
2. of or pertaining to communication.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin]
com•mu′ni•ca`tive•ly, adv.
com•mu′ni•ca`tive•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. communicative - of or relating to communication; "communicative arts"
2. communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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communicative

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communicative

adjective
Disposed to be open, sociable, and talkative:
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Translations
كَثيرُ الكَلام
komunikativnísdílný
åbenmeddelsom
közlékenybeszédes
ræîinn, skrafhreifinn

communicative

[kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv] ADJ → comunicativo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

communicative

[kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv] adj
(= willing to talk) [person] → loquace
to become more communicative → devenir plus loquace
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communicative

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communicative

[kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv] adj (gen) → loquace
communicative skills (Scol) → capacità f inv espressive
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communicate

(kəˈmjuːnikeit) verb
1. to tell (information etc). She communicated the facts to him. kommunikeer يَنْقُل( المَعْلومات) съобщавам comunicar sdělit mitteilen meddele; gøre bekendt med μεταφέρω πληροφορίες, γνωστοποιώ comunicar edasi andma, teatama, suhtlema مطلع کردن kertoa communiquer לְהָעֲבִיר מֵידָע कहना, बतलाना, पहुंचाना, जताना priopćiti, komunicirati közöl memberitahukan veita, miðla, segja comunicare 伝える 정보를 전달하다 pranešti, perduoti paziņot; darīt zināmu memberitahu communiceren meddele, fortelle, overbringe komunikować مخابره كول، خبرول په خدايى ډوډۍ كې برخه درلودل: مرتبط كيدل comunicar a comunica сообщать oznámiť sporočiti saopštiti meddela, vidarebefordra แจ้งข่าวสาร söylemek, anlatmak 傳達 повідомляти بتانا truyền đạt 传达
2. to get in touch (with). It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country. verbinding يَتَّصِل свързвам се comunicar navázat/udržovat kontakt sich in Verbindung setzen kommunikere; holde kontakt επικοινωνώ comunicarse ühendust võtma ارتباط داشتن olla yhteydessä communiquer לְתַקשֵר संपर्क komunicirati, održavati vezu érintkezik berhubungan hafa samband við comunicare 連絡する 교통하다 susisiekti sazināties berinteraksi in contact komen holde kontakt kontaktować się اریکی لرل comunicar a comunica (cu) поддерживать связь udržiavať spojenie priti v stik stupiti u kontakt meddela sig, kommunicera ติดต่อ haberleşmek, görüşmek 聯絡 спілкуватися رابطہ کرنا liên lạc với 联络
comˌmuniˈcation noun
1. (an act, or means, of) conveying information. Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country. kommunikasie إتِّصال комуникация comunicação spojení die Kommunikation kommunikation επικοινωνία comunicación teabeedastus, suhtlemine اطلاع رسانی viestintä communication תקשורת संचार komunikacija (hír)közlés komunikasi miðlun; samband comunicazione 伝達 통신 komunikacija, ryšiai, bendravimas sazināšanās; sakari perhubungan communicatie kommunikasjon, kommunisering łączność مفاهمه، مخابره: دفكر څرګندونه (يو بل ته): پيغام دمخابرې وسيله comunicação comunicaţie общение; связь spojenie sporočanje, komuniciranje komunikacija förbindelse[r] การติดต่อสื่อสาร iletişim, haberleşme 通訊 сполучення, зв'язок رابطہ ، مواصلات sự liên lạc 通信
2. a piece of information given, a letter etc. I received your communication in this morning's post. mededeling مَعْلومَه، بَلاغ съобщение comunicação zpráva, sdělení die Mitteilung meddelelse; rapport μήνυμα, επιστολή comunicado teade پیغام؛ یادداشت viesti message הודעה संचारण, संदेश, संसूचना poruka, vijest értesítés pesan skilaboð; bréf; orðsending messaggio 通信 통신문 pranešimas paziņojums surat communicatie melding, meddelelse, underretning, overføring wiadomość خبر، پيغام، زيرى، رسالت comunicação mesaj сообщение správa sporočilo pismo meddelande ข้อมูลข่าวสาร mesaj 消息,書信 повідомлення, інформація اطلاع ، معلومات truyền đạt 信息,书信
comˌmuniˈcations noun plural
means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies). verbindings وَسائِل الأتِّصال съобщителни срества comunicações sdělovací prostředky; spoje Nachschublinien kommunikationsmidler; transportmidler (τηλ)επικοινωνίες (πληθ.) comunicaciones ühendusteed وسایل ارتباطی viestiyhteys liaison תקשורת, דרכי תחבורה संचार komunikacije távközlés komunikasi, perhubungan fjarskipti; samgöngur mezzi di comunicazione 通信・交通機関 통신수단 ryšių, susisiekimo priemonės, komunikacijos sazināšanās; sakari komunikasi communicatiemiddelen samferdsel łączność مفاهمه، مخابره: دفكر څرګندونه (يو بل ته): پيغام دمخابرې وسيله comunicaçOes mijloc de comunicare/de legă­tură; legătură средства связи spoje (prometne, poštne) zveze sredstva komunikacije förbindelse[r], kommunikation[er] การส่งต่อ haberleşme, iletişim 通訊系統,聯絡途徑 комунікації, комунікаційні лінії ذرائع مواصلات phương tiện liên lạc 通信系统,联络途径
comˈmunicative (-tiv) adjective
(negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable. She's not very communicative this morning. spraaksaam كَثيرُ الكَلام общителен comunicativo komunikativní, sdílný gesprächig meddelsom; åben ομιλητικός, κοινωνικός comunicativo seltsiv خوش سخن؛ خوش برخورد puhelias communicatif תִּקשוֹרְתִי बातचीत करने एवं सम्पर्क रखने के ईच्छुक komunikativan, razgovorljiv közlékeny komunikatif ræðinn, skrafhreifinn comunicativo, espansivo 話し好きな 이야기하기 좋아하는, 사교적인 kalbus, linkęs bendrauti runīgs; komunikabls peramah mededeelzaam meddelsom, åpen rozmowny خوش کلام comunicativo comu­ni­ca­tiv разговорчивый;общительный zhovorčivý družaben komunikativan meddelsam ที่เกี่ยวกับการสื่อสาร konuşkan 健談的,交際的 говіркий; компанійський باتونی ، بے تکلف cởi mở 爱说话的,交际的
communication cord
a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency. noodremhouer سِلْسِلَة إيقاف القِطار жп. внезапна спирачка freio de emergência záchranná brzda die Notbremse nødbremse αλυσίδα που τραβιέται σε περίπτωση ανάγκης (π.χ. σε βαγόνι) timbre de alarma hädapidur طناب زنگ vaunussa oleva vaijeri, jota vedetään hätätilanteessa signal d'alarme כָּבֵל תִקשוֹרֶת ट्रेन रोकने की जंजीर kočnica za opasnost vészfék tanda bahaya aðvörunarkeðja segnale d'allarme 非常通報用の引き紐 비상신호줄 avarinė rankena, virvutė avārijas signālaukla tali kecemasan noodrem nødbrems sznur alarmowy طناب sinal de alarme compartiment сигнальный шнур záchranná brzda zasilna zavora ručna kočnica nödbromslina เชือกสําหรับดึงเตือนเวลาฉุกเฉิน imdat kolu 列車廂內的緊急煞車索 сигнальна мотузка ریل میں استعمال ہونے والی حفاظتی زنجیر dây báo hãm 火车车厢内的报警索
communiˈcations ˌsatellite noun
kommunikasiesatelliet قَمَر اًصْطِناعي للأتِّصالات сателит за съобщения satélite de comunicações sdělovací družice Kommunikationssatelit kommunikationssatellit τηλεπικοινωνιακός δορυφόρος satélite de comunicación sidesatelliit ماهواره های مخابراتی viestintäsatelliitti satellite de communication לַוויָן תִקשוֹרֶת संचार उपग्रह komunikacijski satelit távközlési műhold satelit komunikasi satellite per telecomunicazioni 通信衛星 통신 위성 ryšių palydovas komunikāciju satelīts satelit komunikasi communicatiesatelliet kommunikasjonssatellitt satelita telekomunikacyjny مفاهمه، مخابره: دفكر څرګندونه (يو بل ته): پيغام دمخابرې وسيله спутник связи telekomunikačná družica komunikacijski satelit satelit za komunikacije kommunikationssatellit, telesatellit ดาวเทียมสื่อสาร haberleşme uydusu 通訊衛星 супутник зв'язку مواصلاتی سیارہ vệ tinh truyền thông 通信卫星
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Young lady, I am disposed to be gregarious and communicative to-night."
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There was nothing of presumption or folly in Bingley that could provoke his ridicule, or disgust him into silence; and he was more communicative, and less eccentric, than the other had ever seen him.
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what did I tell you?" whispered the communicative guard in the ear of the culprit.
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