<ul>
<li>谈恋爱 = fall in love</li>
<li>谈情说爱 = romancing (what people who fell in love do)</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>'<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/romancing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Romance</a></p>
<p><em>a. To court, woo, or try to arouse the romantic interest of.</em></p>
<p><em>b. To have a love affair with.</em></p>
</blockquote>
<pre><code>你的水准能跟四爷谈情说爱。
base on your level(quality), you can romance the fourth lord. 
</code></pre>

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<p>The definition from Yabla (which is prettier in <a href="https://app.ninchanese.com/word/traditional/260803/%E8%B0%88%E6%83%85%E8%AF%B4%E7%88%B1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ninchanese</a> ):</p>

<ul>
<li>to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment</li>
<li>billing and cooing</li>
</ul>

<p>And to translate the sentence:</p>

<pre><code>你的水准能跟四爷谈情说爱。
</code></pre>

<p>The first part of the sentence without translating <code>谈情说爱</code> would be something like:</p>

<pre><code>Based on your level, you can 谈情说爱 with fourth Lord. 
</code></pre>

<p>In this context, how should <code>谈情说爱</code> be translated?</p>

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Just a side note, 四爷 in this sense is probably a just a nickname, as opposed to its literal meaning (at least, in a contemporary context).
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How to translate 谈情说爱 in English?
# How to translate 谈情说爱 in English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-08)

The definition from Yabla (which is prettier in [Ninchanese](https://app.ninchanese.com/word/traditional/260803/%E8%B0%88%E6%83%85%E8%AF%B4%E7%88%B1) ):

* to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment
* billing and cooing

And to translate the sentence:

```
你的水准能跟四爷谈情说爱。

```

The first part of the sentence without translating `谈情说爱` would be something like:

```
Based on your level, you can 谈情说爱 with fourth Lord. 

```

In this context, how should `谈情说爱` be translated?

**Tags:** translation, idioms, verbs

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a side note, 四爷 in this sense is probably a just a nickname, as opposed to its literal meaning (at least, in a contemporary context).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-08. Score: 2

* 谈恋爱 = fall in love
* 谈情说爱 = romancing (what people who fell in love do)

> '[Romance](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/romancing)
>
> *a. To court, woo, or try to arouse the romantic interest of.*
>
> *b. To have a love affair with.*

```
你的水准能跟四爷谈情说爱。
base on your level(quality), you can romance the fourth lord. 

```


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