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1 speak
spi:kpast tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) hablar2) ((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.) hablar, conversar3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) hablar4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) decir5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) pronunciar•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
speak vb hablarI can't hear you, could you speak a little louder? no te oigo, ¿podrías hablar más alto?tr[spiːk]1 (gen) hablar■ could you speak more slowly please? ¿podrías hablar más despacio, por favor?■ I need speak to you about next year's budget necesito hablar contigo acerca del presupuesto del año que viene■ they're not speaking (to each other) no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra2 (make speech) pronunciar un discurso■ he spoke for/in favor of the motion habló en favor de la moción3 (on phone) hablar■ Laura speaking! ¡Laura al habla!■ can I speak to Karen please? ¿me puedes poner con Karen por favor?, ¿me pasas con Karen por favor?■ speaking! ¡al habla!, ¡soy yo!, ¡yo mismo,-a!1 (utter, say) decir2 (language) hablar■ do you speak English? ¿hablas inglés?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgenerally/roughly speaking en términos generalespersonally speaking personalmenteso to speak por así decirlospeak for yourself! ¡eso lo dirás tú!, ¡eso lo dirás por ti!speak now or forever hold your peace hable ahora o guarde silencio para siempreto be nothing to speak of no ser nada especial, no ser nada del otro mundoto speak for itself/themselves ser evidente, hablar por sí solospeaking of... a propósito de...to speak ill of somebody / speak well of somebody hablar mal de alguien/hablar bien de alguiento speak in public hablar en públicoto speak in tongues hablar en lenguas desconocidasto speak one's mind hablar claro, hablar sin rodeosto speak out of turn hablar fuera de lugarto speak volumes decirlo todo1) talk: hablarto speak to someone: hablar con alguienwho's speaking?: ¿de parte de quien?so to speak: por así decirlo2)to speak out : hablar claramente3)to speak out against : denunciar4)to speak up : hablar en voz alta5)to speak up for : defenderspeak vt1) say: decirshe spoke her mind: habló con franqueza2) : hablar (un idioma)v.(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken) = decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)• hablar v.• parlar v.spiːk
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1)a) ( say something) hablarsorry, did you speak? — perdón ¿dijiste algo? or ¿me hablaste?
to speak TO o (esp AmE) WITH somebody — hablar con alguien, hablarle a alguien
wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!
they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra
to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf
you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?
they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos
speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...
roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales
legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral
b) ( on telephone)hello, Barbara Mason speaking... — buenas tardes, habla or (Esp tb) soy Barbara Mason
could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)
who's speaking, please? — ( to caller) ¿de parte de quien?; ( to person answering a call) ¿con quién hablo?
2) ( make speech) hablarto speak ON o ABOUT something — hablar acerca de or sobre algo
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vta) (say, declare)nobody spoke a word — nadie dijo nada, nadie abrió la boca (fam)
to speak one's mind o thoughts — hablar claro or con franqueza
to speak the truth — decir* la verdad
b) \<\<language\>\> hablardo you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?
Phrasal Verbs:- speak up[spiːk] (pt spoke) (pp spoken)1. VI1) hablarhave you spoken to him? — ¿has hablado con él?
did you speak? — ¿dijiste algo?
technically/biologically speaking — en términos técnicos/biológicos, desde el punto de vista técnico/biológico
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I'll speak to him about it — (=discuss it with him) lo hablaré con él; (=point it out to him) se lo diré•
speaking as a student myself — hablando desde mi experiencia como estudiante•
we're not speaking — no nos hablamos•
speak now or forever hold your peace — hable ahora o guarde para siempre silencio•
he's very well spoken of — tiene buen nombre or buena famaspeaking of holidays... — a propósito de las vacaciones...
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speaking personally... — en cuanto a mí..., yo por mi parte...•
roughly speaking — en términos generales•
so to speak — por decirlo así, por así decir•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn2) (=make a speech, give one's opinion) hablarwhen the minister had spoken... — cuando terminó de hablar el ministro...
the chairman asked Mr Wright to speak — el presidente le concedió la palabra al Sr. Wright
are you speaking in the debate? — ¿interviene usted en el debate?
3) (Telec)speaking! — ¡al habla!
"could I speak to Alison?" - "speaking!" — -¿podría hablar con Alison? -¡al habla! or -¡soy yo! or (esp LAm) -¡con ella!
this is Peter speaking — ¡soy Peter!, ¡habla Peter!
may I speak to Mr Jones? — ¿me pone con el Sr. Jones, por favor?
who is that speaking? — ¿con quién hablo?, ¿quién es?; (taking message) ¿de parte (de quién)?
4) (fig) [gun] oírse, sonar2. VT1) (=talk) [+ language] hablardo you speak English? — ¿hablas inglés?
2) (=utter) decir•
nobody spoke a word — nadie habló, nadie dijo palabra- speak up* * *[spiːk]
1.
1)a) ( say something) hablarsorry, did you speak? — perdón ¿dijiste algo? or ¿me hablaste?
to speak TO o (esp AmE) WITH somebody — hablar con alguien, hablarle a alguien
wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!
they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra
to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf
you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?
they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos
speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...
roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales
legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral
b) ( on telephone)hello, Barbara Mason speaking... — buenas tardes, habla or (Esp tb) soy Barbara Mason
could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)
who's speaking, please? — ( to caller) ¿de parte de quien?; ( to person answering a call) ¿con quién hablo?
2) ( make speech) hablarto speak ON o ABOUT something — hablar acerca de or sobre algo
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vta) (say, declare)nobody spoke a word — nadie dijo nada, nadie abrió la boca (fam)
to speak one's mind o thoughts — hablar claro or con franqueza
to speak the truth — decir* la verdad
b) \<\<language\>\> hablardo you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?
Phrasal Verbs:- speak up -
2 native *** na·tive
['neɪtɪv]1. adj1) (country, town) natale, natio (-a), nativo (-a), (dialect) nativo (-a)native language — lingua materna, madrelingua
native land — paese m natio, patria
2) (innate: ability) innato (-a), naturale3) (indigenous: animal, plant) indigeno (-a), originario (-a), (product, resources) del luogo, del paese4) (of the natives: customs, costume, rites) del luogo, del paese5) (offensive: non-Western) indigeno (-a)2. n1) (of birth, nationality) abitante m/f del luogo2) (offensive: esp in colonies) indigeno (-a) -
3 ♦ intonation
♦ intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃn/n. [uc](mus., fon., ecc.) intonazione; inflessione; modulazione ( della voce): He speaks Italian with a foreign intonation, parla l'italiano con inflessione straniera. -
4 just
I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)•- just now
- just then* * *I [dʒʌst] adj(fair) giusto (-a)II [dʒʌst] adv1) (exactly) proprio, esattamentejust here/there — proprio qui/là
just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a
just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...
just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento
it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise
it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde
that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!
that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo
just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo
2) (recently, soon) appena, or orahe's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito
3) (only) soltanto, solojust yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina
just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!
4) (simply) semplicemente, soltantoI just thought that... — pensavo solo che...
I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...
5) (slightly) pocojust over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili
it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra
6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelojust in time — giusto or appena in tempo
just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc
he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo
7)it's just as good — è altrettanto buonoit's just as good as... — è buono quanto...
8) (with imperatives) un po'9) (emphatic) veramente, proprioso you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!
10)I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai
just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...
* * *I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
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5 speak *****
[spiːk] spoke vb: pt spoken pp1. vt(words, lines) dire, (language) parlare2. vi1) (gen) parlareto speak to sb — parlare a qn, (converse with) parlare con qn
I'll speak to him about it — (problem, idea) gliene parlerò, (his lateness etc) glielo farò presente
to speak about (or on or of) sth — parlare di qc
they haven't spoken to each other since they quarrelled — da quando hanno litigato non si rivolgono la parola
to speak at a conference/in a debate — intervenire or prendere la parola ad una conferenza/in un dibattito
speaking as a student myself, I... — in qualità di studente, io...
2) Telec•- speak up -
6 also
also ['ɔ:lsəʊ]∎ she also speaks Italian elle parle aussi ou également l'italien;∎ the other two books are also out of print les deux autres livres sont aussi ou également épuisés;∎ he's lazy and also stupid il est paresseux et en plus il est bête(b) (furthermore) en outre, de plus, également;∎ also, it must be pointed out that... en outre ou de plus, il faut signaler que…, il faut également signaler que… -
7 native
I[΄neitiv] n բնիկ, տվյալ տեղում ծնված. տեղացի. a native of London բնիկ լոնդոնցի. She speaks Italian like a native Իտալերենը նրա համար կարծես մայրենի լեզու լինիII[΄neitiv] a հարազատ, հայրենի, մայրե նի. բնիկ. native land հայրենիք. native language մայրե նի լեզու. the native population տեղի/բնիկ բնակ չություն. native flora and fauna տեղական բու սական և կենդանական աշխարհը. փխբ. բնական, բնածին. native wit բնա- կ ան/ բնատուր խելք. native talent բնածին տաղանդ -
8 fluent
'fluənt1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) fluido2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) elocuente•- fluency- fluently
fluent adj fluidotr['flʊːənt]1 (gen) fluido,-a2 (language) fluido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be fluent dominarfluent ['flu:ənt] adj: fluidoadj.• corriente adj.• decidor adj.• facundo, -a adj.• fluido, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.'fluːənta) ( in languages)to be fluent in Italian o to speak fluent Italian — hablar italiano con fluidez or soltura
b) <style/delivery> fluido; < speaker> desenvuelto['fluːǝnt]ADJhe is a fluent Japanese speaker or speaker of Japanese — habla japonés con fluidez or soltura, domina bien el japonés
to speak fluent French, be fluent in French — hablar francés con fluidez or soltura, dominar bien el francés
to become fluent in French — llegar a hablar francés con fluidez or soltura, llegar a tener un buen dominio del francés
2) (=not hesitant) [written style, speech, sentence] fluido; [speaker, debater, writer] desenvueltoa fluent reader — una persona que lee con fluidez or soltura
3) (=graceful) [movement, dancing] fluido* * *['fluːənt]a) ( in languages)to be fluent in Italian o to speak fluent Italian — hablar italiano con fluidez or soltura
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9 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
10 speak
1. I1) the baby is learning to speak ребенок учится говорить; he was too ill to speak он так плохо себя чувствовал, что не мог говорить; did you speak, sir? вы что-то сказали, сэр?; Janes speaking Джоунз у телефона; he left without speaking он ушел, не сказав ни слова; their eyes spoke их взгляды были весьма красноречивы; the cannon spoke заговорили пушки; the portrait speaks портрет как живой2) he left the meeting without speaking он ушел с собрания, не выступив; since I am speaking... поскольку мне предоставлено слово...2. II1) speak in some manner speak well (badly, quickly, slowly, loud, low, softly, harshly, sharply, respectfully, etc.) говорить хорошо и т.д.; generally /broadly/ (objectively, practically, etc.) speaking... вообще и т.д. говоря...; properly speaking по сути дела, собственно говоря; strictly speaking he is right строго говоря, он прав; roughly speaking there were perhaps ten thousand participants там было, грубо говоря, около десяти тысяч участников; to speak plainly, he is a thief попросту говоря, он вор; legally speaking he is right с юридической точки зрения он прав; metaphorically /figuratively/ speaking фигурально выражаясь; actions speak louder than words дела говорят сами за себя || speak at random говорить наугад id so to speak так сказать; you are, so to speak, one of the family вы, так сказать /собственно говоря/, член семья2) speak at some time the president will now speak сейчас выступит президент3. IIIspeak smth.1) speak English (French, etc.) говорить по-английски и т.д.; speak a foreign language говорить на каком-л. иностранном языке; speak several languages говорить на нескольких языках, владеть несколькими языками; speak fluent (excellent) Italian свободно (прекрасно) говорить по-итальянски: he cannot speak German он не знает немецкого языка, он не говорит по-немецки2) not to speak a word не произнести ни слова; he couldn't speak these words он не мог выговорить эти слова3) speak the truth говорить правду; speak one's opinion /one's mind/ высказывать свое мнение; speak one's lines произносить свои реплики; speak nonsense говорить глупости; speak words of praise /smb.'s praises/ хвалить кого-л.; his eyes spoke volumes его взгляд был красноречивее всяких слов; her eyes spoke affection ее глаза светились любовью4. IVspeak smth. in some manner1) speak English fluently (well, naturally, etc.) бегло /свободно/ и т.д. говорить по-английски2) speak one's part well (badly, inaudibly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. проговаривать свою роль3) speak one's mind bluntly прямо /без обиняков/ высказывать свое мнение5. XI1) be spoken not a word was spoken никто не вымолвил и слова; не было сказано ни слова; be spoken in some manner words that are seldom spoken слова, которые редко произносят [вслух]; be spoken of he is much spoken of о нем много говорят; deserve to be well /highly/ spoken of заслуживать, чтобы о тебе хорошо говорили /отзывались/2) be spoken somewhere is English spoken here? здесь говорят /кто-нибудь разговаривает/ по-английски?6. XVI1) speak in smth. speak in a whisper (in a low voice, in public, etc.) говорить шепотом и т.д.; are you good at speaking in public вы умеете выступать перед аудиторией?; speak in some language speak in English (in French, etc.) говорить по-английски /на английском языке/ и т.д.; speak with (without) smth. speak with certainty (with spirit, with great composure, with emphasis, with authority, without reserve, etc.) говорить с уверенностью и т.д.; speak to /with/ smb. speak rudely (kindly, amiably, etc.) to /with/ smb. разговаривать с кем-л. грубо и т.д., who was that man you were speaking with? с кем это вы разговаривали?; speak to oneself разговаривать с самим собой; you will have to speak to all participants вам придется поговорить со всеми участниками; speak to /with/ smb. about /of, on/ smth. speak with /to/ smb. about /of/ various matters (about a particular matter, about the plan, about mutual acquaintances, etc.) (подговорить с кем-л. о разных делах и т.д.; you'll have to speak to the clerk about that вам придется поговорить об этом с клерком; I have not spoken with him yet on the subject я еще не говорил с ним по этому вопросу; speak with smb., for some time speak with her for an hour целый час разговаривать с ней; speak with smth. in smth. speak with tears in one's eyes говорить со слезами на глазах; speak to smth. this picture speaks to the heart картина берет за сердце; speak to the point говорить по существу, не отклоняться от вопроса /темы/; speak of /about/ smth., smb. speak of his work (of his writings, of the old days, about the matter, about his travels, etc.) говорить /рассуждать/ о своей работе и т.д.; speak ill (well) of smth., smb. плохо (хорошо) отзываться о чем-л., ком-л.; speak highly of smb.'s talents (of smb.'s skill, of the doctor, etc.) высоко ценить чьи-л. способности и т.д., быть высокого мнения о чьих-л. талантах и т.д.; how do people speak of me? что обо мне говорят /как обо мне отзываются/ [люди]?; nothing to speak of очень мало; have you had much difficulty? speak Nothing to speak of у вас было много затруднений? speak Почти никаких; this picture is nothing to speak of в этой картине нет ничего особенного, эта картина ничего особенного собой не представляет; have no luggage (no resources, по property, etc.) to speak of иметь очень мало /почти не иметь/ багажа и т.д.; his pinched features (everything in the house, etc.) spoke of want его худое лицо и т.д. свидетельствовало о нужде; her eyes spoke of suffering ее глаза говорили о страданиях; speak for smb., smth. speak for my friend (for myself, for others, etc.) говорить от имени друга и т.д.; speak for yourself! [не говорите за других,] говорите только за себя!; 1 will now let MX speak for himself я теперь предоставлю возможность господину X самому высказаться; the facts speak for themselves факты говорят сами за себя; this discovery speaks for itself это открытие говорит само за себя /не требует комментариев/; speak well for her upbringing (for your courage, etc.) свидетельствовать о ее воспитанности и т.д.; it speaks well for him that he did not accept его отказ говорит в его пользу; speak from smth. speak from experience (from memory, from hearsay, from actual observation, etc.) говорить по опыту /основываясь на опыте/ и т.д.; speak over (through, by, etc.) smth. speak over /by/ the telephone говорить по телефону; speak into the telephone говорить в [телефонную] трубку; speak through the nose говорить в нос, гнусавить; speak through an interpreter разговаривать через переводчика; speak by signs разговаривать жестами /знаками/ || speak under one's breath говорить шепотом2) speak for (against) smb. speak for the children (for the poor girl, for her neighbours, etc.) заступаться за детей и т.д.; please speak for me to the director пожалуйста, поговорите обо мне с директором; he spoke against me он плохо обо мне отзывался || speak behind smb.'s back говорить за чьей-л. спиной3) speak for smth. speak for seats beforehand заранее договориться о местах4) speak (up)on /about/ smth. speak on a matter (on a topic, on this point, upon a subject, etc.) выступать по какому-л. вопросу /на какую-л. тему/ и т.д.; I have heard him speak on drama (about modern art, etc.) я слышал его выступление о драме и т.д.; speak at smth. speak at a meeting (at a large gathering, at a forum, at a conference, etc.) выступать на собрании и т.д.; speak to /before/ smb. speak to a large audience (to students, to recruits, before a company, etc.) выступать перед большой аудиторией и т.д.; speak for some time speak for forty minutes говорить /выступать/ сорок минут; she spoke for only ten minutes ее выступление длилось всего десять минут; speak for (against) smb., smth. he spoke for me он вступился за меня; you mustn't speak against his plan (his nomination, her brother, etc.) вы не должны возражать /выступать/ против его плана и т.д.; speak in smth. speak in smb.'s defence (in smb.'s support, in confirmation of smth., etc.) выступать в чью-л. защиту и т.д. || speak on smb.'s behalf выступать в чью-л. защиту; speak on /in/ smb.'s behalf говорить от чьего-л. имени /от имени кого-л./7. XIX1speak like smth. speak like a book говорить как по писаному; the artist made his violin speak like the voice of a man музыкант заставил свою скрипку звучать подобно человеческому голосу8. XX1speak as smb. speak as a friend (as a member of the Committee, etc.) говорить как друг и т.д.9. XXI1speak some language with smb. speak English with these people говорить с этими людьми по-английски; speak some language for some time I haven't spoken Spanish for years я уже много лет не говорю по-испански10. XXVspeak when... (speak as if...) they speak when they meet они беседуют, когда встречаются; he spoke as if he were angry он говорил как-то зло -
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Nota d'usoBesides significa “a parte” nel senso di “oltre a, in aggiunta”: He speaks three other languages besides English and Italian, parla altre tre lingue, oltre all'inglese e all'italiano. Except si usa quando si parla o scrive di qualcosa o qualcuno che non è incluso, quindi significa “a parte” nel senso di “tranne, eccetto”: Everyone understood except me, tutti hanno capito tranne me. Apart from può essere utilizzato con entrambi i significati: He speaks three other languages apart from English and Italian, parla altre tre lingue, oltre all'inglese e l'italiano; Everyone understood apart from me, tutti hanno capito tranne me.English-Italian dictionary > -besides, except o apart from?-
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12 fluent flu·ent adj
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13 such
sʌtʃ
1. прил.
1) а) такой б) подобный such as such that
2) такой-то;
определенный( но не названный) ∙ such master, such servant посл. ≈ каков хозяин, таков и слуга
2. мест.;
указ.
1) таковой and such разг. ≈ и тому подобные as such Syn: the same
2) а) тот, такой;
такие, те б) (указывает на одинаковое, типовое множество объектов;
в значении kind, stuff и т.д.) wood, glass and such ≈ дерево, стекло, и т.д. такой, подобный - * people такие люди - * happiness was all he wished такого /подобного/ счастья - вот все, что он желал - some * plan was in my mind примерно такой же план пришел мне в голову - in * cases в таких /в подобных/ случаях - in * a way таким образом, так - he speaks in * a way that I don't understand him он говорит так, что я его не понимаю - and * things и тому подобное - there is no * thing ничего подобного нет - do no * thing! не делай ничего подобного! - I never say * things я никогда не говорю подобных вещей - there are no * doings now теперь подобных вещей не бывает( эмоционально-усилительно) такой - * horrid langauge такой ужасный язык - * good music такая хорошая музыка - * a long time ago так давно - * fun that nobody left так весело, что никто не ушел - he was * a good man он был таким хорошим человеком такой хороший, такой большой, такой далекий и т. п. - * a fellow! ну что за парень! - * a liar! какой (наглый) лжец! - * a lie! столь наглая ложь! - * a pity такая жалость - it is * a pity he can't come я очень( так) (со) жалею, что он не может прийти - it is * an honour for me! это такая честь для меня! - don't be in * a hurry! не спешите так! - you gave me * a fright! вы меня так напугали! в сочетаниях: - * as как например;
такой как;
тот который;
такой который;
такой, чтобы - langauges coming from Latin, * as French, Italian, Spanish языки, ведущие свое происхождение от латыни, как например: французский, итальянский, испанский - * as? а например?, что именно? - I've read several books on astronomy. - Such as? я прочитал несколько книг по астрономии. - Какие именно? /Какие, например?/ - * love as his такая любовь, как у него - * beauty as yours такая красота, как ваша - poets * as Keats, * poets as Keats такие поэты, как Китс - a plan * /* a plan/ as he would never have thought of himself такой план, какой ему самому никогда и в голову не пришел бы - to take * steps as shall be considered necessary принять такие меры, которые будут признаны необходимыми - until * time as... до тех пор, пока... - on * a day as you can go в тот день, когда вы сможете пойти /уйти, уехать/ - * a scarlet as makes the eyes ache такой красный цвет, от которого болят глаза - I am not * a simpleton as to believe не так уж я глуп, чтобы поверить - his illness was not * as to cause anxiety его болезнь была не такой (серьезной), чтобы вызвать беспокойство - * that такой что - his behaviour was * that everyone disliked him он вел себя так (плохо), что его все невзлюбили > * master, * man (пословица) каков хозяин, таков и слуга;
каков поп, таков и приход таковой - * was his nature таков был его характер - * are the results таковы результаты - * was the force of the explosion... сила взрыва была такова... - I may have offended him, but * was not my intention я, может быть, обидел его, но это не входило в мои намерения тот, такой;
те, такие - all * такие люди - (all) * as are of my opinion lift up their hands пусть( все) те, кто согласен со мной, поднимут руки - I haven't heard of any * я о таком( человеке) не слышал - I have not very many dictionaries, but I will send you * as I have у меня не очень много словарей, но я пришлю вам те, что есть - * as live by the pen те, кто живет литературным /писательским/ трудом - * only who have lived in that country только те, кто жил в этой стране в сочетаниях: - and * (разговорное) и тому подобные - he does not hold with theatres and balls and * он не одобряет театров, балов и тому подобного - as * как таковой;
по существу;
сам по себе - a name as * means nothing имя само по себе ничего не значит /не говорит/ - I am a diplomat and will be treated as * я дипломат и требую соответствующего отношения к себе - the leader, as *, is entitled to respect руководитель как таковой имеет право на уважение - * being the case поскольку дело обстоит таким образом, поскольку это так, раз такое дело - if * were the case если б дело обстояло так, если бы это было так - * is not the case это не так - * as it is какое бы оно там ни было - you may use my typewriter, * as it is можете пользоваться моей машинкой, хотя она и не очень хорошая ~ pron demonstr. тот, такой;
те, такие;
all such такие люди;
all such as are of my opinion... пусть те, кто со мной согласен... ~ pron demonstr. тот, такой;
те, такие;
all such такие люди;
all such as are of my opinion... пусть те, кто со мной согласен... allow ~ an amount for food, ~ an amount for rent and the rest for other things выделите столько-то денег на еду, столько-то на квартиру, а остальные деньги пойдут на другие расходы such pron demonstr. таковой;
such was the agreement таково было соглашение;
and such разг. и тому подобные;
as such как таковой;
по существу ~ такой;
don't be in such a hurry не спешите так;
there are no such doings now теперь подобных вещей не бывает;
and such things и тому подобное such pron demonstr. таковой;
such was the agreement таково было соглашение;
and such разг. и тому подобные;
as such как таковой;
по существу ~ такой;
don't be in such a hurry не спешите так;
there are no such doings now теперь подобных вещей не бывает;
and such things и тому подобное ~ that так что;
he said it in such a way that I couldn't help laughing он так это сказал, что я не мог удержаться от смеха ~ as тот, который;
he will have no books but such as I'll let him have он не получит никаких книг, кроме тех, которые я разрешу ему взять ~ as такой, как;
her conduct was such as might be expected она вела себя так, как этого можно было ожидать ~ that такой, что;
his behaviour was such that everyone disliked him он так себя вел, что все его невзлюбили ~ as такой, чтобы;
his illness is not such as to cause anxiety его болезнь не настолько серьезна, чтобы вызывать беспокойство such pron demonstr. таковой;
such was the agreement таково было соглашение;
and such разг. и тому подобные;
as such как таковой;
по существу ~ такой;
don't be in such a hurry не спешите так;
there are no such doings now теперь подобных вещей не бывает;
and such things и тому подобное ~ такой-то;
определенный (но не названный) ~ pron demonstr. тот, такой;
те, такие;
all such такие люди;
all such as are of my opinion... пусть те, кто со мной согласен... allow ~ an amount for food, ~ an amount for rent and the rest for other things выделите столько-то денег на еду, столько-то на квартиру, а остальные деньги пойдут на другие расходы ~ as как например ~ as такой, чтобы;
his illness is not such as to cause anxiety его болезнь не настолько серьезна, чтобы вызывать беспокойство ~ as такой, как;
her conduct was such as might be expected она вела себя так, как этого можно было ожидать ~ as тот, который;
he will have no books but such as I'll let him have он не получит никаких книг, кроме тех, которые я разрешу ему взять we note your remarks and in reply to ~... мы принимаем к сведению ваши замечания и в ответ на них...;
such as he is какой бы он там ни был ~ master, ~ servant посл. каков хозяин, таков и слуга ~ master, ~ servant посл. каков хозяин, таков и слуга ~ that так что;
he said it in such a way that I couldn't help laughing он так это сказал, что я не мог удержаться от смеха ~ that такой, что;
his behaviour was such that everyone disliked him он так себя вел, что все его невзлюбили such pron demonstr. таковой;
such was the agreement таково было соглашение;
and such разг. и тому подобные;
as such как таковой;
по существу there are no hotels as ~ in this town в этом городе нет настоящих гостиниц ~ такой;
don't be in such a hurry не спешите так;
there are no such doings now теперь подобных вещей не бывает;
and such things и тому подобное we note your remarks and in reply to ~... мы принимаем к сведению ваши замечания и в ответ на них...;
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1. [sʌtʃ] a1. такой, подобныйsuch happiness was all he wished - такого /подобного/ счастья - вот всё, что он желал
some such plan was in my mind - примерно такой же план пришёл мне в голову
in such cases - в таких /в подобных/ случаях
in such a way - таким образом, так
he speaks in such a way that I don't understand him - он говорит так, что я его не понимаю
do no such thing! - не делай ничего подобного!
2. эмоц.-усил.1) такойsuch fun that nobody left - так весело, что никто не ушёл
he was such a good [a clever] man - он был таким хорошим [умным] человеком
2) такой хороший, такой большой, такой далёкий и т. п.such a fellow! - ну что за парень!
such a liar! - какой (наглый) лжец!
such a lie! - столь наглая ложь!
it is such a pity he can't come - я очень /так/ (со)жалею, что он не может прийти
it is such an honour for me! - это такая честь для меня!
don't be in such a hurry I - не спешите так!
you gave me such a fright! - вы меня так напугали!
3. в сочетаниях:such as - а) как например; languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian, Spanish - языки, ведущие своё происхождение от латыни, как например: французский, итальянский, испанский; such as? а например?, что именно?; I've read several books on astronomy. - Such as? - я прочитал несколько книг по астрономии. - Какие именно? /Какие, например?/; б) такой как; such love as his - такая любовь, как у него; such beauty as yours - такая красота, как ваша; poets such as Keats, such poets as Keats - такие поэты, как Китс; a plan such /such a plan/ as he would never have thought of himself - такой план, какой ему самому никогда и в голову не пришёл бы; to take such steps as shall be considered necessary - принять такие меры, которые будут признаны необходимыми; until such time as... - до тех пор, пока...; в) тот который; такой который; on such a day as you can go - в тот день, когда вы сможете пойти /уйти, уехать/; such a scarlet as makes the eyes ache - такой красный цвет, от которого болят глаза; г) такой, чтобы; I am not such a simpleton as to believe - не так уж я глуп, чтобы поверить; his illness was not such as to cause anxiety - его болезнь была не такой (серьёзной), чтобы вызвать беспокойство
his behaviour was such that everyone disliked him - он вёл себя так (плохо), что его все невзлюбили
2. [sʌtʃ] pron♢
such master, such man - посл. каков хозяин, таков и слуга; ≅ каков поп, таков и приход1. таковойsuch was the force of the explosion... - сила взрыва была такова...
I may have offended him, but such was not my intention - я, может быть, обидел его, но это не входило в мои намерения
2. тот, такой; те, такие(all) such as are of my opinion lift up their hands - пусть (все) те, кто согласен со мной, поднимут руки
I have not very many dictionaries, but I will send you such as I have - у меня не очень много словарей, но я пришлю вам те, что есть
such as live by the pen - те, кто живёт литературным /писательским/ трудом
such only who have lived in that country - только те, кто жил в этой стране
3. в сочетаниях:and such - разг. и тому подобные
he does not hold with theatres and balls and such - он не одобряет театров, балов и тому подобного
as such - как таковой; по существу; сам по себе
a name as such means nothing - имя само по себе ничего не значит /не говорит/
I am a diplomat and will be treated as such - я дипломат и требую соответствующего отношения к себе
the leader, as such, is entitled to respect - руководитель как таковой имеет право на уважение
such being the case - поскольку дело обстоит таким образом, поскольку это так, раз такое дело
if such were the case - если б дело обстояло так, если бы это было так
you may use my typewriter, such as it is - можете пользоваться моей машинкой, хотя она и не очень хорошая
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15 también
también adverbio too, as well◊ también habla ruso she speaks Russian too o as well;que te diviertas — tú también have fun! — you too o and you; Pilar fuma — yo también Pilar smokes — so do I o (colloq) me too
también adv (por añadidura) too, as well: también juegan al tenis, they play tennis too o as well, they also play tennis (además) es una trabajadora y también una estudiante, she's a worker and a student too o she's a worker and also a student (como respuesta) él sabe italiano, - yo también, he knows Italian, - so do I ➣ Ver nota en also
' también' also found in these entries: Spanish: apellido - bañera - bastante - beneficio - casarse - chalet - ciudad - como - dura - duro - enferma - enfermo - estanca - estanco - ir - gritar - hacer - igualmente - irse - ladrón - ladrona - mí - preferir - señor - soler - telefonear - ver - viaje - a - además - asimismo - coincidencia - llamado - lo - los - padrino - yo English: affair - also - as - aunt - bear - come along - do - double - dread - drugstore - ducky - enjoy - expect - fish - get - hope - likewise - observe - on - only - orient - remind - same - should - small - so - soon - too - well - all right - be - but - carry - come - solicitor - then - wherever - work - yourself -
16 accent
I ['æksent, -sənt]nome accento m. (anche fig.)in, with a French accent — con accento francese
II [æk'sent]to put the accent on sth. — mettere l'accento su qcs
1) ling. mus. accentare2) fig. accentuare, mettere in evidenza [issue, point]* * *1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) accento2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) accento3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) accento4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) accento2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) accentare* * *accent /ˈæksənt/n.1 accento; inflessione: a broad accent, un accento marcato; to have a heavy accent, parlare stretto; a thick accent, un forte accento; He speaks English with an Italian accent, parla inglese con accento italiano2 accento; segno di accento: The accent falls on the first syllable, l'accento cade sulla prima sillaba; grave accent, accento grave3 (mus.) accento4 (fig.) accento; enfasi; rilievo; risalto; importanza: to place the accent on, mettere in evidenza; sottolineare; The accent is on speed, è soprattutto importante la velocità.(to) accent /ækˈsɛnt/v. t.1 accentare; mettere l'accento su2 (mus.) accentare3 (fig.) accentuare; mettere in evidenza; dare risalto a; sottolineare.* * *I ['æksent, -sənt]nome accento m. (anche fig.)in, with a French accent — con accento francese
II [æk'sent]to put the accent on sth. — mettere l'accento su qcs
1) ling. mus. accentare2) fig. accentuare, mettere in evidenza [issue, point] -
17 better ***** bet·ter
I ['bɛtə(r)]1. adjcomp of good, migliorehe's better than his brother at mending cars — è più bravo di suo fratello ad aggiustare le macchine
are you better now? — (in health) stai meglio adesso?
to get better — migliorare, Med star meglio, rimettersi
2. advcomp of well, megliohe speaks French better than Italian/his brother — parla il francese meglio dell'italiano/di suo fratello
better known — meglio or più conosciuto (-a)
so much the better; all the better — tanto meglio, meglio così
he was all the better for it — ci ha guadagnato, gli ha fatto molto bene
3. n4. vtII ['bɛtə(r)] nto better o.s. — migliorare la propria condizione
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18 nodding acquaintance
Не очень хорошо знакомый человек, тот, с кем обмениваются лишь кивком головы при случайной встрече на улице и не пытаются познакомиться с ним ближе. Ср. русский вариант «шапочное знакомство». Nodding acquaintance также обозначает небольшое или поверхностное знание любого предмета:He speaks French and Russian and has a nodding acquaintance with Spanish and Italian. — Он говорит по-французски и по-русски и немного знает испанский и итальянский.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > nodding acquaintance
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