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1 ♦ speech
♦ speech /spi:tʃ/n.1 [u] capacità o facoltà di parlare; dono della parola; linguaggio; favella: Animals are incapable of speech, gli animali non hanno il dono della parola; freedom of speech (o free speech) libertà di parola; speech impediment, disturbo del linguaggio ( balbuzie e simili); impedimento nel parlare; slow of speech, lento nel parlare2 [u] modo di parlare; parlata: clear speech, un modo di parlare comprensibile; Southern speech, la parlata (o l'accento) del sud3 discorso; orazione; tirata (fam.); (leg.) arringa; (teatr.) monologo: a set [an extempore] speech, un discorso preparato [improvvisato]; to make [to deliver, to give] a speech, fare [tenere] un discorso; fare un'orazione (o un'arringa); a maiden speech, un discorso inaugurale; a keynote speech, un intervento di apertura ( di convegno o cerimonia); a stirring speech, un discorso elettrizzante; a rousing speech, un discorso di incitamento; an impassioned speech, un discorso appassionato; inflammatory speeches, discorsi incendiari4 [u] (ling.) «parole» (franc.)● (ling.) speech act, atto linguistico; atto comunicativo □ (anat.) speech area (o centre), area del linguaggio ( nel cervello) □ speech community, comunità linguistica □ ( nelle scuole inglesi) speech day, giorno di chiusura ( con discorso di un ex alunno); giorno della distribuzione dei diplomi e dei premi □ (med.) speech defect, difetto di pronuncia □ (fis., radio) speech frequency, frequenza vocale □ (polit., nei Paesi del Commonwealth) Speech from the Throne, discorso della Corona ( all'apertura del nuovo parlamento) □ (med.) speech-impaired, logopatico □ (elettron.) speech machine, macchina parlante □ speech maker, oratore □ (anat.) speech organs, organi della fonazione □ speech pathologist, patologo del linguaggio; foniatra □ speech pathology, patologia del linguaggio; foniatria □ speech-reading, labiolettura □ (comput.) speech recognition, riconoscimento vocale □ (tecn.) speech synthesizer, sintetizzatore della voce □ (med.) speech therapist, foniatra; logopedista □ (med.) speech therapy, foniatria; logopedia □ speech training, esercizio di dizione □ (prov.) Speech is silver; silence is golden, la parola è d'argento, il silenzio è d'oro. -
2 impassioned
[ɪm'pæʃnd]* * *impassioned /ɪmˈpæʃnd/a.appassionato; commosso; caloroso; infiammato (fig.): an impassioned speech, un discorso appassionato.* * *[ɪm'pæʃnd]
См. также в других словарях:
impassioned — im|pas|sioned [ımˈpæʃənd] adj full of strong feeling and emotion ▪ She appeared on television to make an impassioned plea for help. ▪ an impassioned speech … Dictionary of contemporary English
impassioned — [[t]ɪmpæ̱ʃ(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An impassioned speech or piece of writing is one in which someone expresses their strong feelings about an issue in a forceful way. [JOURNALISM or, WRITTEN] He made an impassioned appeal for peace. Syn:… … English dictionary
impassioned — adjective an impassioned speech, request, argument etc is full of strong feeling and emotion: She appeared on television to make an impassioned appeal to the kidnappers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
speech — 1 *language, tongue, dialect, idiom 2 Speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily designate a discourse delivered to an audience. Speech can apply to a public discourse irrespective of its quality or its degree of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected … Collocations dictionary
speech — [[t]spitʃ[/t]] n. 1) the faculty or power of speaking; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds 2) the act of speaking 3) something that is spoken; an utterance 4) a form of communication in spoken language, made by a… … From formal English to slang
impassioned — adj. Impassioned is used with these nouns: ↑letter, ↑plea, ↑speech … Collocations dictionary
emotional speech — speech which appeals to the emotions, impassioned speech … English contemporary dictionary
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