the+power+of+speech

She was born deaf and dumb

We were struck dumb with astonishment.

On this point he was dumb.

What a dumb thing to do!

non est autem in verbo modus hic, sed in oratione, id est, in continuatione verborum,

quae (ferae) sunt rationis et orationis expertes,

natura vi rationis hominem conciliat homini et ad orationis et ad vitae societatem,

lenitudo orationis, mollitudo corporis,

idque videns Epicurus re tollit, oratione relinquit deos,

qui sunt leves locutores... eorum orationem bene existimatum est in ore nasci, non in pectore,

nam quid te igitur rettulit beneficum esse oratione, si ad rem auxilium emortuum est,

ut in vitā, sic in oratione, nihil est difficilius quam quid deceat videre,

orationi autem facta similia, factis vitam,

partes igitur orationis secundum dialecticos duae, nomen et verbum,

quin tu istanc orationem hinc veterem atque antiquam amoves. Nam proletario sermone nunc utere,

aliam nunc mihi orationem despoliato praedicas,

(Andria et Perinthia) non ita sunt dissimili argumento, sed tamen Dissimili oratione,

quam (orationem) obliquam Pompeius Trogus exposuit (opp. to conciones directae),

mollis est enim oratio philosophorum,

(fabulae) tenui oratione et scripturā levi,

ut Stoicorum est astrictior oratio aliquantoque contractior, quam aures populi requirunt, sic illorum (Peripateticorum) liberior et latior, quam patitur consuetudo judiciorum et fori,

orationem Latinam efficies profecto legendis nostris pleniorem,

Timaeus in historiis quas oratione Graecā composuit,

semper cum Graecis Latina (exempla) conjunxi... ut par sis in utriusque orationis facultate,

mollis est oratio philosophorum et umbratilis, nec verbis instructa popularibus nec vincta numeris, sed soluta liberius: itaque sermo potiusquam oratio dicitur. Quamquam enim omnis locutio oratio est, tamen unius oratoris locutio hoc proprio dignata nomine est,

et quoniam magna vis orationis est eaque duplex, altera contentionis, altera sermonis, contentio disceptationibus tribuatur judiciorum, contionum, senatus, sermo in circulis, disputationibus, congressionibus familiarium versetur, sequatur etiam convivia,

(oratio) ut gravis, ut suavis, ut erudita sit, ut liberalis, ut polita, ut sensus, ut doloris habeat quantum opus sit, non est singulorum articulorum: in toto spectantur haec corpore, etc.,

the context: illam orationem disertam sibi et oratoriam videri, fortem et virilem non videri,

hanc habere orationem mecum principio institit,

pleraeque scribuntur orationes habitae jam, non ut habeantur,

non est haec oratio habenda apud imperitam multitudinem,

ignarus faciundae ac poliendae orationis,

in orationibus hisce ipsis judiciorum, contionum, senatus,

quanta illa, di immortales, fuit gravitas, quanta in oratione majestas! sed adfuistis, et est in manibus oratio,

qui orationem adversus rem publicam habuissent, eorum bona in publicum adducebat,

ab adulescentiā confecit orationes,

Catonis aliae acerbae orationes extant, etc.,

oratio plebi acceptior,

accurata et polita,

longa,

acris et vehemens,

admirabilis,

angusta et concisa, opp. collata et diffusa,

aspera, tristis, horrida, neque perfecta neque conclusa, opp. laevis et structa et terminata,

circumcisa et brevis,

rotunda et undique circumcisa,

cohaerens,

concinna,

stabilis, opp. volubilis,

tantam vim habet illa, quae recte a bono poëtā dicta est, flexamina atque omnium regina rerum oratio, ut non modo inclinantem excipere aut stantem inclinare, sed etiam adversantem ac repugnantem ut imperator fortis ac bonus capere possit,

satis in eo fuisse orationis atque ingenii,

non enim verendum est ne te in tam bonā causā deficiat oratio,

et in poëmatis et in oratione,

oratio est ordinatio dictionum congrua sententiam perfectam demonstrans,

oratio dicitur liber rhetoricus, necnon unaquaeque dictio hoc saepe nomine nuncupatur cum plenam ostendit sententiam,

orationes ad senatum missae,

oratio principis per quaestorem ejus audita est,

orationesque in senatu recitaret etiam quaestoris vice,

respice ad orationem servi tui,

per orationes Dominum rogantes,

pernoctans in oratione Dei,

perseverantes in oratione,

orationi instate,

está perdiendo sus facultades — she's losing her faculties

firmó el testamento en pleno uso de sus facultades — he signed the will in full possession of his faculties

facultades mentales — mental faculties, mental powers

actuó con sus facultades mentales perturbadas — he was mentally disturbed when he did it

tener facultad para hacer algo — to be authorized to do sth

está en la facultad — he's at the university

se han quedado a comer en la facultad — they stayed to have lunch at the university

Facultad de Derecho — Faculty of Law

Facultad de Filosofía y Letras — Faculty of Arts

Facultad de Medicina — Faculty of Medicine

con los años se van perdiendo facultades — as you get older you start to lose your faculties

Facultad de Filosofía y Letras — Faculty of Arts

con los años se van perdiendo facultades — as you get older you start to lose your faculties

Facultad de Filosofía y Letras — Faculty of Arts

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

to hold or have talks — Gespräche führen

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück

there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory — in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet

it's the talk of the town — es ist Stadtgespräch

she's the talk of the town — sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

could I talk to Mr Smith please? — kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?

that's no way to talk to your parents —

talk to me! — erzähl mir was!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —

talk sense! — red keinen solchen Unsinn!

we have to talk business for a while — wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen

then they got down to talking business — dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen

let's talk business —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

(= persuade) to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut

he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu

to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

you won't be able to talk your way out of this — jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden

he talked himself out of trouble — er redete sich (geschickt) heraus

he talked himself into this situation — er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht

to talk sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden