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[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) falar2) ((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.) falar3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) falar4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dizer5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) falar•- speaker- speaking
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- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *[spi:k] vt+vi (ps spoke, pp spoken) 1 dizer, articular. 2 falar, conversar. 3 fazer discurso, orar. 4 contar, declarar, exprimir, tornar conhecido. 5 exprimir (idéia), pronunciar, manifestar, comunicar. speak your mind / fale o que está pensando. 6 pedir, requerer, apelar. 7 conversar, falar (with, to com, a). 8 latir. he spoke up for me ele falou a meu favor. not to speak of sem mencionar, sem citar. not to speak of expenses / sem falar das despesas. nothing to speak of nada digno de menção. so to speak por assim dizer. speak up! fale! fale mais alto! that speaks well for him / isso fala a seu favor. to be spoken for estar prometido, estar reservado. to speak about falar sobre, tratar de, falar de. to speak for falar por alguém. he can speak for himself / ele mesmo pode falar. that speaks for itself / isso fala por si mesmo. to speak ill of somebody falar mal de alguém. she never speaks ill of anybody / ela nunca fala mal de ninguém. to speak on continuar falando. he spoke on the same subject / ele falou sobre o mesmo assunto. to speak out falar alto, falar à vontade, manifestar-se livremente, declarar, comunicar, esclarecer, falar francamente, dar opinião abertamente. to speak to a) dirigir-se a. b) coll admoestar. c) falar ao sentimento, atrair, interessar. to speak to someone falar com alguém. I should like to speak to you / gostaria de falar-lhe. to speak up a) falar alto. b) defender alguém, protestar. to speak well/ highly of somebody falar muito bem de alguém, elogiar. she speaks highly of him / ela fala dele em palavras elogiosas.
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