speak harshly (verb)

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• speak — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly ▪ Ben hardly spoke to me all evening …   Collocations dictionary

• Quebec English — is the common term for the set of various linguistic and social phenomena affecting the use of English in the predominantly French speaking Canadian Province of Quebec. [Ingrid Peritz, Quebec English elevated to dialect, Montreal Gazette, 20… …   Wikipedia

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• even — e|ven1 [ ivn ] adverb *** Even is used for emphasis mainly before a word, a phrase, or a clause beginning with as, if, or though. When emphasizing verbs, even comes before an ordinary verb: They even served champagne at breakfast. But even comes… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• can — I. /kæn / (say kan), weak form /kən / (say kuhn), if followed by k or g /kəŋ/ (say kuhng) verb (modal) 1. to know how to: he can speak Chinese. 2. to be able to; have the strength, means, authority to: I can t reach the top shelf; can you help… …  

• Bollocks — Bollox redirects here. For the board game, see Bōku (game). Bollocks /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo Saxon origin, meaning testicles . The word is often used figuratively in British English, as a noun to mean nonsense , an expletive following a… …   Wikipedia

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• cough — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, polite (esp. BrE), slight ▪ The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence. ▪ violent ▪ bad …   Collocations dictionary

• bray — bray1 noun the loud, harsh cry of a donkey. verb utter a bray. ↘speak or laugh loudly and harshly. Origin ME: from OFr. brait a shriek , braire to cry , perh. ult. of Celtic origin. bray2 verb archaic crush to small pieces, especially with a… …   English new terms dictionary

• snap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Snap is used before these nouns: ↑closure Snap is used after these nouns: ↑holiday {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 break suddenly with a sharp noise ADVERB ▪ suddenly ▪ The branch suddenly snapped …   Collocations dictionary