hablar de

v.

1 to talk about, to hold forth on, to speak of, to talk of.

Hablamos del clima We talked about the weather.

2 to tell about, to speak about.

María habló de Ricardo Mary told about Richard.

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(v.) = be on about, talk about, tell of

Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex. All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use.

Ex. Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.

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(v.) = be on about, talk about, tell of

Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex: All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use.

Ex: Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.