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1 Schots
adj. Scottish, pertaining to Scotland; pertaining to the Scotch people; pertaining to the dialect of English spoken in Scotland--------n. Scottish, dialect of English spoken in Scotland; Scottish Gaelic -
2 spreken
2 [gedachten uiten] speak4 [+ van] [getuigen] be obvious/(self-)evident6 [+ tot] [treffen] speak7 [overtuigend zijn] speak♦voorbeelden:daar kom ik nog over te spreken • I'll come to that (point)het spreken werd hem door geschreeuw belet • he was shouted down〈 figuurlijk〉 daar spreekt de wet niet van • the law does not provide for/cover thatin het algemeen gesproken • generally speaking〈 telefoon〉 spreek ik met Jan? • is this Jan?spreek er a.u.b. met/tegen niemand over! • please don't mention it to anyonespreken tot • speak to, addressvan zichzelf doen spreken • make a name/bad name for oneselfom niet te spreken van … • not to mention …dat is geen manier van spreken • that's no way to talk‘zou je het aan gebrek aan tact kunnen wijten?’ ‘bij wijze van spreken, ja’ • ‘could you put it down to tactlessness?’ ‘in a manner of speaking, yes’spreken voor iets • speak out/up for something〈 spreekwoord〉 spreken is zilver, zwijgen is goud • speech is silver, silence is goldendat spreekt • that is clear/obvioushet spreekt vanzelf • it goes without sayingII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [praten met] speak/talk to/with3 [zich (kunnen) uiten in] speak4 [verklaren dat iemand zo is] proclaim♦voorbeelden:geen woord meer met elkaar spreken • not speak to one another/not be on speaking terms anymoreik spreek je nader • I'll speak to you about this later3 een vreemde taal/Engels spreken • speak a foreign language/Englishniet te spreken zijn over iets • be unhappy about something
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