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1 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) runāt2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) []runāties3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) runāt4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) izteikt5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) teikt runu•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *runāt; izsacīt, izteikt; teikt runu; skanēt; sasaukties, sazināties -
2 speak up
(to speak (more) loudly: Speak up! We can't hear you!) runāt skaļi/skaļāk -
3 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) runāt par sevi -
4 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) izteikt savas domas -
5 speak out
(to say boldly what one thinks: I feel the time has come to speak out.) izteikties; izteikt savu viedokli -
6 speak out of turn
1) (to speak without permission in class etc.) runāt bez atļaujas/uzaicinājuma2) (to say something when it is not your place to say it or something you should not have said.) izteikties nevietā -
7 speak for yourself
nerunājiet citu vārdā -
8 speak to the subject!
nenovērsies no temata! -
9 speak up!
runājiet droši! -
10 speak up, man!
cilvēk, runājiet taču! -
11 to speak of
(worth mentioning: He has no talent to speak of.) vērts pieminēt* * *pieminēt; apspriest, pārrunāt -
12 so to say/speak
(if one may use such an expression; in a way; it could be said: The dog is, so to speak, a member of this family.) tā sakot -
13 did anyone speak to you?
vai kāds ar jums runāja? -
14 double-speak
tukšs solījums; demagoģija -
15 he can hardly speak
viņš tikko var parunāt -
16 he can scarcely speak
viņš tikko var parunāt -
17 I am going to speak to her
es grasos aprunāties ar viņu -
18 I speak under correction
varbūt es maldos -
19 nothing to speak of
nieki; nav vērts ne pieminēt -
20 so to speak
tā sakot
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