to make one speak

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

to speak one's mind — seine Meinung sagen

nobody spoke a word —

his eyes spoke his love — sein Blick verriet seine Liebe

to speak to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden

did you speak? — haben Sie etwas gesagt?

to speak in a whisper — flüstern

speak, don't shout —

I'm not speaking to you —

to speak to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

I don't know him to speak to —

music speaks directly to the soul — Musik spricht die Seele an

not to speak of... — ganz zu schweigen von...

to speak ill of sb/sth — über jdn/etw schlecht reden

to speak well of sb/sth — jdn/etw loben, (nur) Gutes über jdn/etw sagen

so to speak — sozusagen, eigentlich

roughly speaking — grob gesagt

strictly speaking — genau genommen

legally/biologically speaking — rechtlich/biologisch gesehen

generally speaking — im Allgemeinen

to speak down to sb — jdn von oben herab behandeln

to speak in public — in der Öffentlichkeit reden

to speak in the debate — in der Debatte das Wort ergreifen

to ask sb to speak — jdm das Wort erteilen

Mr X will speak next — als Nächster hat Herr X das Wort

Jones speaking! — (hier) Jones!

their appearance speaks of poverty — ihre Erscheinung verrät Armut or zeugt von Armut

speak for/against something — sich für/gegen etwas aussprechen

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

Is Mr Grant there? - Speaking! — Ist Mister Grant da? - Am Apparat!

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?

speak one's opinion/mind — seine Meinung sagen/sagen, was man denkt

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

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

I don't know her to speak to — sólo la conozco de vista

I've often heard her speak about it — a menudo la he oído hablar de eso

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

so to speak — por así decirlo

could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)

to speak the truth — decir* la verdad

do you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?

English spoken — se habla inglés

to speak to sb — hablar con algn

have you spoken to him? — ¿has hablado con él?

she never spoke to me again — no volvió a dirigirme la palabra

since they quarrelled they don't speak to each other — desde que riñeron no se hablan

I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco bastante como para hablar con él

I know him to speak to — lo conozco bastante bien para cambiar algunas palabras con él

did you speak? — ¿dijiste algo?

technically/biologically speaking — en términos técnicos/biológicos, desde el punto de vista técnico/biológico

speaking of holidays... — a propósito de las vacaciones...

it's nothing to speak of — no tiene importancia

he has no money to speak of — no tiene dinero que digamos

everything spoke of hatred — en todo había un odio latente

everything spoke of luxury — todo reflejaba el lujo

he spoke on Greek myths — habló sobre los mitos griegos

when the minister had spoken... — cuando terminó de hablar el ministro...

the member rose to speak — el diputado se levantó para tomar la palabra

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?

speaking! — ¡al habla!

this is Peter speaking — ¡soy Peter!, ¡habla Peter!

may I speak to Mr Jones? — ¿me pone con el Sr. Jones, por favor?

he speaks Italian — habla italiano

do you speak English? — ¿hablas inglés?

he can speak seven languages — habla siete idiomas

English spoken here — se habla inglés

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

I don't know her to speak to — sólo la conozco de vista

I've often heard her speak about it — a menudo la he oído hablar de eso

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

so to speak — por así decirlo

could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)

to speak the truth — decir* la verdad

do you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?

English spoken — se habla inglés

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"

I'm speaking from a phone box — sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...

he is well spoken of in academic circles — hanno una buona opinione di lui nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her — ha parlato molto bene di lei

speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

we've had no trouble to speak of — non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

he's got no money to speak of — è praticamente senza soldi

"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"

not to speak of the expense — per non parlare della spesa

so to speak — per così dire

they're not speaking (to each other) — non si parlano (più)

I know her by sight but not to speak to — la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"

I'm speaking from a phone box — sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...

he is well spoken of in academic circles — hanno una buona opinione di lui nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her — ha parlato molto bene di lei

speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

we've had no trouble to speak of — non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

he's got no money to speak of — è praticamente senza soldi

"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"

not to speak of the expense — per non parlare della spesa

so to speak — per così dire

they're not speaking (to each other) — non si parlano (più)

I know her by sight but not to speak to — la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico

speak up! — mów głośniej!

to speak English — mówić po angielsku

he has no money to speak of — on nie ma praktycznie żadnych pieniędzy

so to speak — że tak powiem, że się tak wyrażę