"talk out of turn" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-talk out of turn.ogg [Australia] Forms: talks out of turn [present, singular, third-person], talking out of turn [participle, present], talked out of turn [participle, past], talked out of turn [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=talk out of turn}} talk out of turn (third-person singular simple present talks out of turn, present participle talking out of turn, simple past and past participle talked out of turn)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: speak out of turn Related terms: loose lip, out of turn, tell tales out of school Translations (speak when not allowed to): 多嘴 (duōzuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), onderbreken (Dutch), indiskrete opmerkingen maken (Dutch), zijn mond voorbij praten (Dutch), puhua muiden päälle (Finnish), parler hors de propos (French), herumplappern (German), ein loses Maul haben (German), ein loses Mundwerk haben (German), dummes Zeug daherreden (German), belebeszél (english: interrupt) (Hungarian), beleszól (Hungarian), közbeszól (Hungarian), fecseg (english: gab) (Hungarian), eljár a szája [colloquial] (Hungarian), parlare prima del proprio turno (Italian), parlare fuori tempo (Italian), се избацува (se izbacuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), се избаци (se izbaci) [perfective] (Macedonian), falar fora de hora (Portuguese), говори́ть необду́манно (govorítʹ neobdúmanno) [imperfective] (Russian), сказа́ть не к ме́сту (skazátʹ ne k méstu) [perfective] (Russian), hablar fuera de tono (Spanish), säga i onödan, säga oförsiktigt (Swedish)

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