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21 speak now or forever hold your peace
hable ahora o guarde silencio para siempreEnglish-spanish dictionary > speak now or forever hold your peace
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22 speak for
1) v + prep + o hablar porI think I speak for all of us when I say that... — creo que hablo por todos al decir que...
2)to be spoken for — ( engaged) (dated or hum) estar* comprometido; ( reserved) estar* reservado
VI + PREP1)to speak for sb — (as representative) hablar por algn, hablar en nombre de algn; (as defender) interceder por algn
he speaks for the miners — habla por los mineros, representa a los mineros
speaking for myself — en cuanto a mí, yo por mi parte
speak for yourself! — ¡eso lo dirás tú!
2)it speaks for itself — es evidente, habla por sí mismo
3)to be spoken for: that's already been spoken for — eso ya está reservado or apartado
* * *1) v + prep + o hablar porI think I speak for all of us when I say that... — creo que hablo por todos al decir que...
2)to be spoken for — ( engaged) (dated or hum) estar* comprometido; ( reserved) estar* reservado
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23 speak out
(to say boldly what one thinks: I feel the time has come to speak out.) hablar clarov.• hablar claro v.v + advto speak out for/against something: he spoke out against corruption denunció la corrupción existente; she spoke out for the strikers — defendió a los huelguistas
VI + ADVto speak out for or on behalf of sb — defender a algn
* * *v + advto speak out for/against something: he spoke out against corruption denunció la corrupción existente; she spoke out for the strikers — defendió a los huelguistas
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24 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) ser evidente, hablar por sí solo -
25 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) hablar sin rodeos, decir lo que uno piensa -
26 speak out of turn
1) (to speak without permission in class etc.) hablar sin permiso2) (to say something when it is not your place to say it or something you should not have said.) hablar fuera de lugar -
27 speak or talk of angels!
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28 speak or talk of the devil!
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29 speak about
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30 speak bluntly
v.hablar claro. -
31 speak boastfully
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32 speak bombastically
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33 speak broken
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34 speak carefully
v.hablar cuidadosamente, medir las palabras. -
35 speak cautiously
v.hablar cautelosamente. -
36 speak clearly
v.hablar claro, hablar claramente, hablar en romance. -
37 speak condescendingly
v.hablar condescendientemente. -
38 speak cryptically
v.hablar a medias palabras. -
39 speak daggers
v.proferir palabras hirientes, desatarse en improperios, echar chispas. -
40 speak dearly
v.hablar en plata.
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speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Speak — Ст … Википедия
Speak — Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speak — [spēk] vi. spoke, spoken, speaking [ME speken < OE specan, earlier sprecan, akin to Ger sprechen < IE base * sp(h)er(e) g , to strew, sprinkle > SPARK1, L spargere, to sprinkle: basic sense “to scatter (words)”] 1. to utter words with… … English World dictionary
Speak — can mean: * Speech communication * SPEAK (Suicide Prevention Education Awareness for Kids), a Maryland based organization for suicide prevention * Speak (artist), the Hungarian rap artist and internet phenomenon famous for his anti war video *… … Wikipedia
speak — ► VERB (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1) say something. 2) (speak to) talk to in order to advise, pass on information, etc. 3) communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language). 4) (speak for) express the views or position of … English terms dictionary
Speak — Speak, v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. [1913 Webster] They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. Job. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speak of — ˈspeak of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they speak of he/she/it speaks of present participle speaking of past tense spoke of … Useful english dictionary
speak — (v.) O.E. specan, variant of sprecan to speak (class V strong verb; past tense spræc, pp. sprecen), from P.Gmc. *sprekanan (Cf. O.S. sprecan, O.Fris. spreka, M.Du. spreken, O.H.G. sprehhan, Ger. sprechen to speak, O.N. spraki rumor … Etymology dictionary
speak — speak, talk, converse can all mean to articulate words so as to express one s thoughts. Speak is, in general, the broad term and may refer to utterances of any kind, however coherent or however broken or disconnected, and with or without… … New Dictionary of Synonyms