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1 speaks for itself

parle de soi-même; est suffisamment explicite; se passe de commentaires

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2 speak

speak [spi:k] (pt spoke [spəʊk], pp spoken ['spəʊkən])

1 transitive verb

(a) (say, pronounce) dire, prononcer;

∎ the baby spoke his first words le bébé a dit ses premiers mots;

∎ I only had three lines to speak in the play je n'avais que trois lignes à dire dans la pièce;

∎ to speak one's mind dire ce qu'on pense;

∎ she spoke my name in her sleep elle a prononcé mon nom dans son sommeil;

∎ he didn't speak a word il n'a pas dit un mot;

∎ without a word being spoken sans qu'un mot ne soit prononcé;

∎ to speak the truth dire la vérité;

∎ their behaviour speaks volumes for their generosity leur comportement en dit long sur leur générosité ou montre à quel point ils sont généreux;

∎ his silence speaks volumes son silence en dit long

(b) (language) parler;

∎ he doesn't speak a word of Greek il ne parle pas un mot de grec;

∎ English spoken (sign) ici on parle anglais;

∎ figurative we just don't speak the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage, c'est tout

2 intransitive verb

(a) (talk) parler;

∎ to speak to or esp American with sb parler à ou avec qn;

∎ to speak about or of sth parler de qch;

∎ to speak to sb about sth parler à qn de qch;

∎ I'll speak to her about it je lui en parlerai;

∎ to speak in a whisper chuchoter;

∎ speak to me! dites(-moi) quelque chose!;

∎ don't speak to your mother like that! ne parle pas à ta mère sur ce ton!;

∎ speak when you're spoken to! ne parlez que lorsque l'on s'adresse à vous!;

∎ don't speak with your mouth full ne parle pas la bouche pleine;

∎ it seems I spoke too soon on dirait que j'ai parlé un peu vite;

∎ speak now or forever hold your peace parlez maintenant ou gardez le silence pour toujours;

∎ she isn't speaking to me elle ne me parle plus;

∎ she hasn't spoken to me since elle ne m'a pas adressé la parole depuis;

∎ they're not speaking (to each other) ils ne s'adressent pas ou plus la parole;

∎ isn't it about time you two started speaking again? est-ce que vous ne devriez pas faire la paix?;

∎ I know them by sight but not to speak to je ne les connais que de vue;

∎ are you on speaking terms with them? (do you know them?) tu les connais?; (are you reconciled with them?) vous vous parlez?;

∎ we're no longer on speaking terms nous ne nous parlons plus;

∎ speaking of which justement, à ce propos;

∎ generally speaking en général;

∎ personally speaking en ce qui me concerne, quant à moi;

∎ financially/legally speaking financièrement/légalement parlant, du point de vue financier/légal;

∎ speaking as a politician en tant qu'homme politique;

∎ you shouldn't speak ill of the dead tu ne devrais pas dire du mal des morts;

∎ he always speaks well/highly of you il dit toujours du bien/beaucoup de bien de vous

(b) (on telephone) parler;

∎ who's speaking? (gen) qui est à l'appareil?; (on switchboard) c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ Kate Smith speaking Kate Smith à l'appareil, c'est Kate Smith;

∎ may I speak to Kate? - speaking puis-je parler à Kate? - c'est moi;

∎ I'm speaking from Australia j'appelle d'Australie

(c) (in debate, meeting etc → make a speech) faire un discours, parler; (→ intervene) prendre la parole, parler;

∎ he began to speak il a pris la parole;

∎ she got up to speak elle s'est levée pour parler;

∎ the chair called upon Mrs Fox to speak le président a demandé à Mme Fox de prendre la parole;

∎ he was invited to speak to us on or about Chile il a été invité à venir nous parler du Chili;

∎ she spoke for an hour on imperialism elle a parlé de l'impérialisme pendant une heure;

∎ to speak to or on a motion soutenir une motion;

∎ to speak from the floor intervenir dans un débat

(d) figurative (give an impression)

∎ everything he saw seemed to speak to him of Greece tout ce qu'il voyait lui semblait évoquer la Grèce;

∎ his paintings speak of terrible loneliness ses peintures expriment une immense solitude;

∎ the gift speaks well of her concern for old people son don témoigne de l'intérêt qu'elle porte aux personnes âgées;

∎ this speaks of large-scale corruption c'est le signe d'une corruption à grande échelle

(e) literary (sound → trumpet) sonner, retentir; (→ organ pipe) parler; (→ gun) retentir

3 not to speak of preposition

sans parler de;

∎ his plays are hugely popular, not to speak of his many novels ses pièces sont extrêmement populaires, sans parler de ses nombreux romans

4 so to speak adverb

pour ainsi dire

5 to speak of adverb

∎ there's no wind/mail to speak of il n'y a presque pas de vent/de courrier

➲ speak against inseparable transitive verb

(motion, bill, proposal) se prononcer contre;

∎ she spoke passionately against the practice elle a condamné cette pratique avec virulence

➲ speak for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (speak on behalf of) parler au nom de, parler pour; (speak in support of) parler en faveur de, plaider pour;

∎ I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say… je suis sûr que j'exprime la pensée générale lorsque je dis…;

∎ speaking for myself pour ma part, en ce qui me concerne;

∎ let her speak for herself! laisse-la s'exprimer!;

∎ I'll tell him when to leave, I can speak for myself! c'est moi qui lui dirai de partir, je suis parfaitement capable de le faire moi-même!;

∎ he is old enough to speak for himself (ask for something) il est assez grand pour le demander tout seul; (say something) il est assez grand pour le dire lui-même;

∎ familiar speak for yourself! parle pour toi!;

∎ figurative the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes;

∎ the title speaks for itself le titre se passe de commentaire

(b) to be spoken for (to be reserved) être réservé; (of person → gen) ne pas être libre; (→ at dance) être accompagné; (→ have girlfriend, boyfriend) avoir un(e) petit(e) ami(e); (→ have wife, husband) être marié;

∎ these goods are already spoken for ces articles sont déjà réservés ou retenus;

∎ she's already spoken for elle est déjà prise

➲ speak out intransitive verb

parler franchement, ne pas mâcher ses mots;

∎ don't be afraid to speak out n'aie pas peur de parler franchement ou de dire ce que tu penses;

∎ to speak out for sth parler en faveur de qch;

∎ to speak out against sth s'élever contre qch;

∎ she spoke out strongly against the scheme elle a condamné le projet avec véhémence

➲ speak up intransitive verb

(a) (louder) parler plus fort; (more clearly) parler plus clairement

(b) (be frank) parler franchement;

∎ to speak up for sb parler en faveur de qn, défendre les intérêts de qn;

∎ why didn't you speak up? pourquoi n'avez-vous rien dit?

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3 speak

speak [spi:k]

(preterite spoke, past participle spoken)

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = talk) parler (to à) (of, about de)

• to speak in a whisper chuchoter

• to speak to o.s. parler tout seul

• I'll speak to him about it je vais lui en parler

• I'll never speak to him again je ne lui adresserai plus jamais la parole

• speaking personally... personnellement...

• speaking as a member of the society I... en tant que membre de la société je...

• he always speaks well of her il dit toujours du bien d'elle

   b. (on phone) who's speaking? qui est à l'appareil ? ; (passing on call) c'est de la part de qui ?

• Paul speaking (c'est) Paul à l'appareil

• speaking! lui-même (or elle-même) !

   c. ( = make a speech) parler (on or about sth de qch)

• to speak in public parler en public

• Mr Latimer will speak next ensuite c'est M. Latimer qui prendra la parole

• the chairman asked him to speak le président lui a donné la parole

• to speak to a motion soutenir une motion

   d. (set structures)

► speaking

• biologically/philosophically speaking biologiquement/philosophiquement parlant► speaking of

• speaking of holidays à propos de vacances

• speaking of which à propos► so to speak pour ainsi dire

► to speak for sb ( = be spokesman for) parler au nom de qn ; ( = give evidence for) parler en faveur de qn

• speaking for myself... en ce qui me concerne...

• speak for yourself! (inf) parle pour toi ! (inf)

• let him speak for himself laisse-le dire lui-même ce qu'il a à dire► to speak for sth

• I can speak for his honesty je réponds de son honnêteté

• it speaks for itself c'est évident

• the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes► spoken for

• that is already spoken for c'est déjà réservé

• she is already spoken for elle est déjà prise► to speak of

• he has no friends/money to speak of il n'a pour ainsi dire pas d'amis/d'argent

• nobody to speak of pour ainsi dire personne

• it's nothing to speak of ce n'est pas grand-chose► to speak to

• I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez bien pour lui parler

2. transitive verb

[+ language] parler

• "English spoken" « ici on parle anglais »

• French is spoken all over the world le français se parle dans le monde entier

3. noun

(in compounds) jargon m de...

► speak out intransitive verb

= speak up

► speak up intransitive verb

   a. ( = talk loudly) parler fort ; ( = raise one's voice) parler plus fort

• speak up! (parle) plus fort ; ( = don't mumble) parle plus clairement !

   b. he's not afraid to speak up ( = say what he thinks) il n'a pas peur de dire franchement ce qu'il pense

• to speak up for sb défendre qn

• to speak up against sth s'élever contre qch

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[spiːk] 1.
- speak combining form jargon m

computer-speak — jargon informatique
2.
transitive verb (prét spoke; pp spoken)

1) parler [language]

can you speak English? — parlez-vous (l')anglais?

‘French spoken’ — ‘on parle français’

English as it is spoken — l'anglais tel qu'on le parle

2) (tell, utter) dire [truth, poetry]; prononcer [word, name]

to speak one's mind — dire ce qu'on pense
3.
intransitive verb (prét spoke; pp spoken)

1) ( talk) parler (to à; about, of de)

to speak in a whisper — parler tout bas

to speak ill/well of somebody — dire du mal/du bien de quelqu'un

to speak through — parler par l'intermédiaire de [medium, interpreter]

who's speaking please? — ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil s'il vous plaît?

(this is) Camilla speaking — c'est Camilla

‘is that Miss Durham?’ - ‘speaking!’ — ‘Mademoiselle Durham?’ - ‘c'est moi!’

this is your captain speaking — Aviation ici le commandant de bord

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — tiens, à propos, as-tu réservé une table?

speaking of lunch, Nancy... — à propos du déjeuner, Nancy...

she is well spoken of in academic circles — elle est bien considérée dans le milieu universitaire

he spoke very highly of her — il a parlé d'elle en termes très élogieux

speaking as a layman... — en tant que non-spécialiste...

generally speaking — en règle générale

roughly speaking — en gros

strictly speaking — à proprement parler

relatively speaking — relativement parlant

we've had no trouble to speak of — nous n'avons pas eu de problème spécial

they've got no money to speak of — ils n'ont pour ainsi dire pas d'argent

not to speak of the expense — sans parler du coût

so to speak — pour ainsi dire

2) ( converse) parler (about, of de; to, with à)

they're not speaking (to each other) — ils ne se parlent pas

I know her by sight but not to speak to — je la connais de vue mais je ne lui ai jamais parlé

3) ( make a speech) parler; ( more formal) prendre la parole

to speak from the floor — Politics parler de sa place

to speak about ou on — parler de

to speak for — parler en faveur de

4) littér

to speak of — témoigner de [suffering, emotion]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- speak for

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

English-French dictionary > speak
4 speak

[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) parler

2) ((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.) parler (à, avec)

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) parler

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dire

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) parler (de)

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- speaker
- speaking - spoken - - spoken - generally speaking - speak for itself/themselves - speak out - speak up - to speak of

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something speaks for itself — (something) speaks for (itself) something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn t matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves. Usage notes: often … New idioms dictionary
speaks for itself — no need for words, no need for explanations … English contemporary dictionary
something speaks for itself — something s implications are so clear that it needs no supporting evidence or comments the figures speak for themselves … Useful english dictionary
speaks for — (something) speaks for (itself) something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn t matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves. Usage notes: often … New idioms dictionary
something speaks for — (something) speaks for (itself) something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn t matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves. Usage notes: often … New idioms dictionary
speak for itself — phrase if something speaks for itself, it is clearly so good or effective that no additional argument about it is necessary His success as a lawyer speaks for itself. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry: speak *… … Useful english dictionary
speak for itself — speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. I m not going to talk about our business successes. I think the report speaks for itself … New idioms dictionary
speak for itself — if something speaks for itself, it is clearly so good or effective that no additional argument about it is necessary His success as a lawyer speaks for itself … English dictionary
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speak for themselves — speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. I m not going to talk about our business successes. I think the report speaks for itself … New idioms dictionary

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