Klartext reden

to speak plainly

Türkçe: açık açık konuşmak

Noun

der Klartext m.

Verb

reden

Topic

Kommunikation

Register

Colloquial register

In a sentence

Which form of reden fills the gap?

Jetzt müssen wir mal Klartext ____: So kann es nicht weitergehen.

How it is used

Means 'to speak plainly and openly', often about something unpleasant. Colloquial register. Use when you want to stop being polite and say the truth: 'Lass uns Klartext reden.' 'Klartext sprechen' is also used.

Other collocations built on reden

• Blödsinn redento talk nonsense
• nach dem Mund redento say what someone wants to hear
• (dummes) Zeug redento talk nonsense

More from Kommunikation

• an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
• Einwände erheben gegen+Akk.to formally raise objections, often in a structured discussion
• einen Befehl befolgento obey or follow an order
• um Rat bittento ask for advice
• ein Unrecht erleidento suffer an injustice

All collocations in Kommunikation