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1 speak
• puhutella• puhua• keskustella• haastaa• sanoa• lausua• pitää puhe* * *spi:kpast tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) puhua2) ((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.) keskustella3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) puhua4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) kertoa5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) pitää puhe•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
2 speak up
• puhua selvästi• puhu kovemmin• korottaa äänensä* * *(to speak (more) loudly: Speak up! We can't hear you!) puhua kuuluvasti -
3 speak to
• puhutella -
4 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) puhua puolestaan -
5 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) sanoa suorat sanat -
6 speak out
• puhutella• puhua suunsa puhtaaksi* * *(to say boldly what one thinks: I feel the time has come to speak out.) puhua suunsa puhtaaksi -
7 speak out of turn
1) (to speak without permission in class etc.)2) (to say something when it is not your place to say it or something you should not have said.) -
8 speak broad
• puhua leveää murretta -
9 speak evil of
• panetella -
10 speak for
• puhua puolesta -
11 speak ill
• panetella -
12 speak ill of
• panetella -
13 speak in favour of
• puoltaa -
14 speak in support of
• puhua puolesta -
15 speak louder
• puhu kovemmin -
16 speak sharply
• tiuskata• tiuskaista• puhua terävästi -
17 speak the same language
• ajatella samalla tavalla -
18 speak through one's nose
• honottaa -
19 speak up for
• puolustaa -
20 speak/standby ratio
• puhelu-valmiussuhde
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speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Speak — Ст … Википедия
Speak — Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speak — [spēk] vi. spoke, spoken, speaking [ME speken < OE specan, earlier sprecan, akin to Ger sprechen < IE base * sp(h)er(e) g , to strew, sprinkle > SPARK1, L spargere, to sprinkle: basic sense “to scatter (words)”] 1. to utter words with… … English World dictionary
Speak — can mean: * Speech communication * SPEAK (Suicide Prevention Education Awareness for Kids), a Maryland based organization for suicide prevention * Speak (artist), the Hungarian rap artist and internet phenomenon famous for his anti war video *… … Wikipedia
speak — ► VERB (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1) say something. 2) (speak to) talk to in order to advise, pass on information, etc. 3) communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language). 4) (speak for) express the views or position of … English terms dictionary
Speak — Speak, v. t. 1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. [1913 Webster] They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. Job. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speak of — ˈspeak of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they speak of he/she/it speaks of present participle speaking of past tense spoke of … Useful english dictionary
speak — (v.) O.E. specan, variant of sprecan to speak (class V strong verb; past tense spræc, pp. sprecen), from P.Gmc. *sprekanan (Cf. O.S. sprecan, O.Fris. spreka, M.Du. spreken, O.H.G. sprehhan, Ger. sprechen to speak, O.N. spraki rumor … Etymology dictionary
speak — speak, talk, converse can all mean to articulate words so as to express one s thoughts. Speak is, in general, the broad term and may refer to utterances of any kind, however coherent or however broken or disconnected, and with or without… … New Dictionary of Synonyms