"The two smart men talked about the trade they had made."

Translation: De to kloge mænd snakkede om handlen de havde lavet.

[BLT]

What is the difference between Talte and Snakkede?

[WaterWar]

They are more or less interchangeable.
However, it is for some prople seen that two friends "taler" while two business companions "snakker". So "taler" is more personal whereas "snakker" is a bit more professional. This is only a small detail and not something that is widely used in practice.

[thor.dk]

'At snakke* is a bit like 'to chat' while 'at tale' is more formal like 'to speak'. "Papegøjer snakker, mennesker taler" (Parrots talk, people speak).
DL har aldrig forstået dette!

[Patsy536249]

Isnt lavede made??

[thor.dk]

jo Patsy, man kan lave en handel og man kan gøre en handel. Der er ingen forskel. Man kan også indgå en handel efter en forudgående forhandling.

[morbrorper]

Går det att sige "... om den handel de havde lavet"? På svensk er begge alternativer mulige.

[watsond2255]

In my dictionary 'handlen' appears as 'handelen'

[morbrorper]

Both forms are valid: https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?select=handel&query=handel