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1 speak
1 parler [language] ; can you speak English? parlez-vous (l')anglais? ; ‘French spoken’ ( sign) ‘on parle français’ ; English as it is spoken l'anglais tel qu'on le parle ; people who speak the same language lit, fig des gens qui parlent le même langage ;2 (tell, utter) dire [truth, poetry] ; prononcer [word, name] ; to speak one's mind dire ce qu'on pense.1 ( talk) parler (to à ; about, of de) ; to speak in a soft/deep voice parler bas/d'une voix profonde ; to speak in German/Russian parler (en) allemand/russe ; to speak in a whisper parler tout bas, chuchoter ; to speak ill/well of sb dire du mal/du bien de qn ; to speak through parler par l'intermédiaire de [medium, interpreter] ; to speak with one's mouth full parler la bouche pleine ; speak when you're spoken to! réponds quand on te parle! ; I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized je leur ai parlé sévèrement et ils se sont excusés ; who's speaking please? ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil s'il vous plaît? ; (this is) Camilla speaking c'est Camilla, Camilla à l'appareil ; ‘is that Miss Durham?’-‘speaking!’ ‘Mademoiselle Durham?’-‘c'est moi!’ ; I'm speaking from a phone box j'appelle d'une cabine téléphonique ; this is your captain speaking Aviat ici le commandant de bord ; speaking of which, have you booked a table? tiens, ça m'a fait penser, 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/her talents il a parlé d'elle/de ses talents en termes très élogieux ; he spoke of selling the house/leaving the country il a parlé de vendre la maison/de quitter le pays ; to speak as sth (parler) en tant que qch ; speaking as a layman… en tant que non-spécialiste… ; speaking personally, I hate him personnellement, je le déteste ; speaking personally and not for the company parlant en mon nom et pas en celui de l'entreprise ; generally speaking en règle générale ; roughly speaking en gros ; strictly speaking à proprement parler ; relatively speaking relativement parlant ; ecologically/politically speaking écologiquement/politiquement parlant, sur le plan écologique/politique ; metaphorically speaking pour employer une métaphore ; 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 ; ‘what did you see?’-‘nothing to speak of’ ‘qu'est-ce que vous avez vu?’-‘rien de spécial’ ; not to speak of his poor mother/the expense sans parler de sa pauvre mère/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 can't remember when we last spoke je ne me rappelle plus quand nous nous sommes parlé pour la dernière fois ; 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 Pol parler or prendre la parole de sa place ; to speak about ou on parler de [topic] ; to speak for parler en faveur de [view, opinion, party] ;4 ( express) littér to speak of témoigner de [suffering, effort, emotion] ; all creation spoke to me of love toute la création me parlait d'amour ; that look spoke louder than words ce regard était plus expressif que des mots ; the poem/music speaks to me in a special way le poème/la musique me touche profondément ;5 fig ( make noise) [gun] parler ; this clarinet speaks/does not speak easily il est facile/difficile de faire sortir un son de cette clarinette.■ speak for:▶ speak for [sth/sb]1 ( on behalf of) parler pour lit ; parler de fig ; it speaks well for their efficiency that they answered so promptly leur réponse rapide montre bien or prouve bien leur efficacité ; to speak for oneself s'exprimer ; let him speak for himself laissez-le s'exprimer ; speaking for myself… pour ma part… ; speak for yourself! parle pour toi! ; the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes ;2 ( reserve) to be spoken for [object] être réservé or retenu ; [person] ne pas être libre ; that picture's already spoken for ce tableau est déjà réservé or retenu.■ speak out se prononcer (against contre ; in favour of en faveur de) ; don't be afraid! speak out! n'aie pas peur! exprime-toi!■ speak to:▶ speak to [sth] Admin commenter [item, motion] ; please speak to the point tenez-vous en au sujet s'il vous plaît.■ speak up1 ( louder) parler plus fort ; -
2 snap
A n2 ( bite) claquement m ; with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox… d'un brusque claquement des mâchoires, le renard… ;4 Games ≈ bataille f ;6 ○ ( vigour) vigueur f, nerf ○ m ; put a bit of snap into it! mettez-y un peu de vigueur or nerf ○ ! ;2 ( break) (faire) casser net [qch] ;3 ( say crossly) dire [qch] hargneusement ; ‘stop it!’ she snapped ‘arrête!’ a-t-elle dit or répondu hargneusement ;4 ○ Phot prendre une photo de [person, building etc].D excl1 Games ≈ bataille! ;2 ○ snap! we're wearing the same tie! coïncidence! nous portons la même cravate!1 lit ( break) [branch, bone, pole] se casser ; [elastic, rope, wire] (se) casser ; the mast snapped in two le mât s'est cassé en deux ;2 fig ( lose control) [person] être à bout, craquer ○ ; suddenly something just snapped in me tout à coup, j'ai craqué ○ ; my patience finally snapped ma patience était arrivée à bout ;3 ( click) to snap open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec ; ( louder) s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un claquement ; the attachment snapped into place l'accessoire s'est encastré avec un claquement ;4 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement.snap out of it ○ ! cesse de faire la tête or la gueule ◑ ! ; snap to it ○ ! et plus vite que ça ○ ! ; to snap to attention Mil se figer au garde-à-vous.■ snap at:▶ snap at [sth/sb]1 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement à [person] ;2 ( bite) [dog, fish etc] essayer de mordre.■ snap off:▶ snap off [branch, knob, protrusion] casser net ;▶ snap off [sth], snap [sth] off casser [qch] net.■ snap out:▶ snap out [sth] glapir [order, reply].■ snap up:▶ snap up [sth] arracher [bargain, opportunity]. -
3 loud
loud [laʊd]1. adjectivea. [voice, music] fort ; [laugh, noise] grand ; [thunder] fracassant ; [protests] vigoureux ; [behaviour] tapageur• this remark was greeted by loud applause un tonnerre d'applaudissements a accueilli cette remarqueb. [colour, clothes] voyant2. adverb3. compounds* * *[laʊd] 1.1) ( noisy) [bang, music, voice] fort; [crash, scream] grand; [comment, laugh] bruyant; [applause] vif/vive; [whisper] audible2) ( emphatic) [objection] vif/vive3) ( vulgar) péj [colour, pattern] criard; [person, behaviour] exubérant2.adverb fort••for crying out loud! — (colloq) pour l'amour de Dieu!
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4 drone
drone [drəʊn]a. ( = bee) faux-bourdon mb. ( = sound) [of bees] bourdonnement m ; [of engine, aircraft] ronronnement m ; (louder) vrombissement m( = speak monotonously) faire de longs discours* * *[drəʊn] 1. 2.intransitive verb [engine] ronronner; [insect] bourdonnerPhrasal Verbs:- drone on -
5 loud
loud [laʊd](a) (noise, shout) grand, puissant; (voice, music) fort; (explosion) fort, violent; (protest, applause) vif;∎ the television is too loud la télévision est trop forte, le son de la télévision est trop fort;∎ in a loud voice à haute voix;∎ the door slammed with a loud bang la porte a claqué très fort;∎ a loud argument was going on in the next room on se disputait bruyamment dans la pièce voisine;∎ there were loud protests among politicians de vives protestations se sont élevées dans la classe politique, la classe politique a vivement protesté;∎ they were loud in their support/condemnation of the project ils ont vigoureusement soutenu/condamné le projet∎ he's a bit loud, isn't he? ce n'est pas le genre discret!∎ he wore a suit with a loud check il portait un costume à carreaux très voyant2 adverbfort;∎ can you speak a little louder? pouvez-vous parler un peu plus fort?;∎ the music was turned up loud on avait mis la musique à fond;∎ to read out loud lire à haute voix;∎ I was thinking out loud je pensais tout haut;►► Music loud pedal pédale f forte
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actions speak louder than words — What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. A proverb. * /John promised to help me, but he didn t. Actions speak louder than words./ * /Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best… … Dictionary of American idioms
actions speak louder than words — What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. A proverb. * /John promised to help me, but he didn t. Actions speak louder than words./ * /Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best… … Dictionary of American idioms
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speak — /spi:k/ verb past tense spoke past participle spoken 1 IN CONVERSATION (intransitive always + adv/prep) to talk to someone about something or have a conversation: speak to sb about sth: I intend to speak to the manager about the way I have been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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speak — see speak as you find never speak ill of the dead speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them speak softly and carry a big stick actions speak louder than words out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks … Proverbs new dictionary
speak up — verb 1. express one s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation (Freq. 1) John spoke up at the meeting • Syn: ↑opine, ↑speak out, ↑animadvert, ↑sound off • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary