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(a) (say, pronounce) dire, prononcer;∎ the baby spoke his first words le bébé a dit ses premiers mots;∎ I only had three lines to speak in the play je n'avais que trois lignes à dire dans la pièce;∎ to speak one's mind dire ce qu'on pense;∎ she spoke my name in her sleep elle a prononcé mon nom dans son sommeil;∎ he didn't speak a word il n'a pas dit un mot;∎ without a word being spoken sans qu'un mot ne soit prononcé;∎ to speak the truth dire la vérité;∎ their behaviour speaks volumes for their generosity leur comportement en dit long sur leur générosité ou montre à quel point ils sont généreux;∎ his silence speaks volumes son silence en dit long(b) (language) parler;∎ he doesn't speak a word of Greek il ne parle pas un mot de grec;∎ English spoken (sign) ici on parle anglais;∎ figurative we just don't speak the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage, c'est tout∎ to speak to or esp American with sb parler à ou avec qn;∎ to speak about or of sth parler de qch;∎ to speak to sb about sth parler à qn de qch;∎ I'll speak to her about it je lui en parlerai;∎ to speak in a whisper chuchoter;∎ speak to me! dites(-moi) quelque chose!;∎ don't speak to your mother like that! ne parle pas à ta mère sur ce ton!;∎ speak when you're spoken to! ne parlez que lorsque l'on s'adresse à vous!;∎ don't speak with your mouth full ne parle pas la bouche pleine;∎ it seems I spoke too soon on dirait que j'ai parlé un peu vite;∎ speak now or forever hold your peace parlez maintenant ou gardez le silence pour toujours;∎ she isn't speaking to me elle ne me parle plus;∎ she hasn't spoken to me since elle ne m'a pas adressé la parole depuis;∎ they're not speaking (to each other) ils ne s'adressent pas ou plus la parole;∎ isn't it about time you two started speaking again? est-ce que vous ne devriez pas faire la paix?;∎ I know them by sight but not to speak to je ne les connais que de vue;∎ are you on speaking terms with them? (do you know them?) tu les connais?; (are you reconciled with them?) vous vous parlez?;∎ we're no longer on speaking terms nous ne nous parlons plus;∎ speaking of which justement, à ce propos;∎ generally speaking en général;∎ personally speaking en ce qui me concerne, quant à moi;∎ financially/legally speaking financièrement/légalement parlant, du point de vue financier/légal;∎ speaking as a politician en tant qu'homme politique;∎ you shouldn't speak ill of the dead tu ne devrais pas dire du mal des morts;∎ he always speaks well/highly of you il dit toujours du bien/beaucoup de bien de vous(b) (on telephone) parler;∎ Kate Smith speaking Kate Smith à l'appareil, c'est Kate Smith;∎ may I speak to Kate? - speaking puis-je parler à Kate? - c'est moi;∎ I'm speaking from Australia j'appelle d'Australie(c) (in debate, meeting etc → make a speech) faire un discours, parler; (→ intervene) prendre la parole, parler;∎ he began to speak il a pris la parole;∎ she got up to speak elle s'est levée pour parler;∎ the chair called upon Mrs Fox to speak le président a demandé à Mme Fox de prendre la parole;∎ he was invited to speak to us on or about Chile il a été invité à venir nous parler du Chili;∎ she spoke for an hour on imperialism elle a parlé de l'impérialisme pendant une heure;∎ to speak to or on a motion soutenir une motion;∎ to speak from the floor intervenir dans un débat∎ everything he saw seemed to speak to him of Greece tout ce qu'il voyait lui semblait évoquer la Grèce;∎ his paintings speak of terrible loneliness ses peintures expriment une immense solitude;∎ the gift speaks well of her concern for old people son don témoigne de l'intérêt qu'elle porte aux personnes âgées;∎ this speaks of large-scale corruption c'est le signe d'une corruption à grande échellesans parler de;∎ his plays are hugely popular, not to speak of his many novels ses pièces sont extrêmement populaires, sans parler de ses nombreux romanspour ainsi dire∎ there's no wind/mail to speak of il n'y a presque pas de vent/de courrier(motion, bill, proposal) se prononcer contre;∎ she spoke passionately against the practice elle a condamné cette pratique avec virulence(a) (speak on behalf of) parler au nom de, parler pour; (speak in support of) parler en faveur de, plaider pour;∎ I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say… je suis sûr que j'exprime la pensée générale lorsque je dis…;∎ speaking for myself pour ma part, en ce qui me concerne;∎ let her speak for herself! laisse-la s'exprimer!;∎ I'll tell him when to leave, I can speak for myself! c'est moi qui lui dirai de partir, je suis parfaitement capable de le faire moi-même!;∎ he is old enough to speak for himself (ask for something) il est assez grand pour le demander tout seul; (say something) il est assez grand pour le dire lui-même;∎ familiar speak for yourself! parle pour toi!;∎ figurative the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes;∎ the title speaks for itself le titre se passe de commentaire(b) to be spoken for (to be reserved) être réservé; (of person → gen) ne pas être libre; (→ at dance) être accompagné; (→ have girlfriend, boyfriend) avoir un(e) petit(e) ami(e); (→ have wife, husband) être marié;∎ these goods are already spoken for ces articles sont déjà réservés ou retenus;∎ she's already spoken for elle est déjà priseparler franchement, ne pas mâcher ses mots;∎ don't be afraid to speak out n'aie pas peur de parler franchement ou de dire ce que tu penses;∎ to speak out for sth parler en faveur de qch;∎ to speak out against sth s'élever contre qch;∎ she spoke out strongly against the scheme elle a condamné le projet avec véhémence(b) (be frank) parler franchement;∎ to speak up for sb parler en faveur de qn, défendre les intérêts de qn;∎ why didn't you speak up? pourquoi n'avez-vous rien dit?
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