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we don't talk the same language

1 we don't talk the same language

no hablamos el mismo idioma

English-spanish dictionary > we don't talk the same language
2 language

language ['læŋgwɪdʒ]

1 noun

(a) (concept, vocabulary) langage m;

∎ I prefer language to literature je préfère l'étude des langues à celle de la littérature;

∎ the child's acquisition of language l'acquisition du langage par l'enfant

(b) (specific tongue) langue f; School & University (area of study) langue f;

∎ the French language la langue française;

∎ to study languages faire des études de langue;

∎ she speaks three languages fluently elle parle trois langues couramment;

∎ to speak the same language parler le même langage;

∎ figurative you speak my language nous parlons le même langage;

∎ figurative we don't talk the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage

(c) (code) langage m;

∎ a computer language un langage machine;

∎ the language of love/flowers le langage de l'amour/des fleurs

(d) (terminology) langue f, langage m;

∎ medical/legal language langage m médical/juridique;

∎ the language of diplomacy (jargon) le langage diplomatique

(e) (manner of expression) expression f, langue f;

∎ I find his language very pompous je trouve qu'il s'exprime avec emphase ou de façon très pompeuse

(f) (rude words) gros mots mpl, grossièretés fpl;

∎ (mind your) language! surveille ton langage!

2 compound-forming noun

(acquisition) du langage; (teaching, learning, course) de langues; (barrier) linguistique; (student) en langues

►► language laboratory, familiar language lab labo m de langues;

language studies études fpl de langues

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > language
3 language

'læŋɡwi‹
noun

1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) lenguaje

2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) lengua, idioma

3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) lenguaje

•

- bad language

language n

1. idioma / lengua

what languages do you speak? ¿qué idiomas hablas?

2. lenguaje

scientific language lenguaje científico

don't use bad language! ¡no digas palabrotas!

language

tr['læŋgwɪʤ]

noun

1 (faculty, way of speaking) lenguaje nombre masculino

■ watch your language! ¡no digas palabrotas!

2 (tongue) idioma nombre masculino, lengua

■ the French language el (idioma) francés

3 (school subject) lengua

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to use bad language ser mal hablado,-a

bad language palabrotas nombre femenino plural, tacos nombre masculino plural

language laboratory laboratorio de idiomas

language school academia de idiomas, escuela de idiomas

language ['læŋgwɪʤ] n

1) : idioma m, lengua f

the English language: el idioma inglés

2) : lenguaje m

body language: lenguaje corporal

language

adj.

• idioma adj.

• lengua (Idioma) adj.

• lenguaje adj.

n.

• habla s.f.

• idioma s.m.

• lengua s.f.

• lenguaje s.m.

'læŋgwɪdʒ
noun

1) c u (means of communication, style of speech) lenguaje m

bad language — palabrotas fpl, malas palabras fpl (esp AmL)

2) c

a) ( particular tongue) idioma m, lengua f

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

first language — ( native tongue) lengua materna; ( Educ) primera lengua extranjera; (before n)

language barrier — barrera f idiomática or del idioma

language laboratory — laboratorio m de idiomas

b) ( Comput) lenguaje m

['læŋɡwɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=faculty, style of speech) lenguaje m

the tone of his language was diplomatic and polite — se expresó de forma diplomática y educada

2) (=national tongue) lengua f, idioma m

the Spanish language — la lengua española, el idioma español

he studies languages — estudia idiomas or lenguas

she can speak six languages — habla seis idiomas

first language — lengua f materna

modern languages — lenguas fpl modernas

- we don't talk the same language

3) (=means of expression) lenguaje m

in plain language — en lenguaje sencillo

legal/technical language — lenguaje m jurídico/técnico

the language of violence — el lenguaje de la violencia

4) (Comput) lenguaje m

computer language — lenguaje m de ordenador or (LAm) computador(a)

5) (=swear words)

watch your language — no digas palabrotas

that's no language to use to your mother! — ¡así no se habla a tu madre!

bad language — palabrotas fpl, lenguaje m grosero
strong 1., 9)
2.

CPD

language acquisition N — adquisición f del lenguaje

language barrier N — barrera f del idioma

language degree N — título m en idiomas

language development N — desarrollo m lingüístico

language laboratory N — laboratorio m de idiomas

language school N — academia f de idiomas

language skills NPL — (with foreign languages) facilidad f para los idiomas

language student N — estudiante mf de idiomas

language studies NPL — estudios mpl de idiomas

language teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de idiomas

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['læŋgwɪdʒ]
noun

1) c u (means of communication, style of speech) lenguaje m

bad language — palabrotas fpl, malas palabras fpl (esp AmL)

2) c

a) ( particular tongue) idioma m, lengua f

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

first language — ( native tongue) lengua materna; ( Educ) primera lengua extranjera; (before n)

language barrier — barrera f idiomática or del idioma

language laboratory — laboratorio m de idiomas

b) ( Comput) lenguaje m

English-spanish dictionary > language
4 same

seim
1. adjective
( usually with the)

1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) parecido; mismo; igual

2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) mismo

3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) mismo, igual

2. pronoun
((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) lo mismo

3. adverb
((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) del mismo modo, de la misma manera

- all/just the same
- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage

same¹ adj mismo

we live in the same street vivimos en la misma calle

you've got the same bag as me tienes la misma bolsa que yo

at the same time a la vez / al mismo tiempo

same² adv igual / de la misma manera

these words are spelt the same estas palabras se escriben igual

same³ pron igual

your bike is the same as mine tu bici es igual que la mía

these stamps look the same to me estos sellos me parecen iguales

the same to you! ¡igualmente!

same

tr[seɪm]

adjective

1 (not different) mismo,-a

■ the same day el mismo día

■ the same thing lo mismo

2 (alike) mismo,-a, igual, idéntico,-a

■ he's wearing the same tie as you lleva una corbata igual que la tuya

■ you men are all the same! ¡los hombres sois todos iguales!

pronoun

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (previously mentioned thing) el mismo, la misma

■ estimate for repairing door and varnishing of same presupuesto para reparar la puerta y barnizar la misma

1 the same lo mismo

■ it won't be the same without you no será lo mismo sin ti

1 the same (same person) el mismo, la misma

■ are you Phil Rogers? - The same! ¿es usted Phil Rogers? - ¡El mismo!

■ the very same el mismísimo, la mismísima

adverb the same

1 igual, del mismo modo

■ they talk the same hablan igual

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all the same a pesar de todo

at the same time (simultaneously) a la vez, al mismo tiempo 2 (however) sin embargo, aun así

in the same breath inmediatamente después

it's all the same to me me da igual, me da lo mismo

just the same a pesar de todo

on the same wavelength en la misma onda

one and the same el mismo, la misma, lo mismo

same difference es igual

same here yo también

thanks all the same gracias de todas maneras

the same again, please lo mismo de antes, por favor, otro por favor

the same as igual que, como

the same old story la misma historia de siempre

the same to you! ¡igualmente!

to amount the same thing venir a ser lo mismo

to be in the same boat estar en el mismo barco, estar en la misma situación

to be of the same mind opinar lo mismo

same ['seɪm] adj

: mismo, igual

the results are the same: los resultados son iguales

he said the same thing as you: dijo lo mismo que tú

same pron

: mismo

it's all the same to me: me da lo mismo

the same to you!: ¡igualmente!

same

adj.

• idéntico, -a adj.

• igual adj.

• mero, -a adj.

• mismo, -a adj.

• propio, -a adj.

adj.indef.

• mismo adj.indef.

n.

• mismo s.m.

pron.

• mismo pron.

I seɪm
adjective (before n) mismo, misma

the two boxes are exactly the same — las dos cajas son exactamente iguales

you men are all the same — todos los hombres son or (Esp) sois iguales

it's always the same — siempre pasa lo mismo

the same AS something: we're in the same position as before/as you estamos igual que antes/en tu misma situación; that dress is the same as mine ese vestido es igual al mío; the same thing happened to me a mí me pasó lo mismo; same time, same place a la misma hora en el mismo sitio; I'm glad you see things the same way (as) I do me alegro de que veas las cosas como yo; they are one and the same (person/thing) son la mismísima persona/cosa; on that very same day — ese mismísimo día

II

pronoun

a)

the same — lo mismo

I wish I could say the same — ojalá pudiera decir lo mismo!

I'll have the same — para mí lo mismo

the same goes for you — también va por ti

I've had enough - same here! — (colloq) ya estoy harto - ya somos dos (fam)

have a nice vacation!- same to you! — felices vacaciones! - igualmente! or lo mismo digo!

b)

all the same, just the same — igual; (as linker) de todas formas or maneras, así y todo, sin embargo, no obstante (frml)

it's all the same to me/you/them — me/te/les da lo mismo, me/te/les da igual

III

adverb

the same — igual

they're written differently but pronounced the same — se escriben distinto, pero se pronuncian igual

how do you feel? - about the same — ¿qué tal estás? - más o menos igual

[seɪm]
1.

ADJ mismo

two different photographs of the same man — dos fotografías diferentes del mismo hombre

he and Tom were exactly the same age — Tom y él tenían exactamente la misma edad

he will never be the same again — nunca volverá a ser el mismo

the two houses are the same — las dos casas son iguales

it's always the same — siempre pasa lo mismo

it's not the same at all — no es en absoluto lo mismo

for the same reason — por la misma razón

• if it's all the same to you * — si a ti te da igual or lo mismo

• we sat at the same table as usual — nos sentamos en la (misma) mesa de siempre

the carpet was the same colour as the wall — la moqueta era del mismo color que la pared

the price is the same as last year — el precio es el mismo que el año pasado

their house is almost the same as ours — su casa es casi igual a or que la nuestra

"how's Derek?" - "same as usual/ever" — -¿qué tal está Derek? -como siempre

• the same day — el mismo día

same day delivery — entrega f en el mismo día

• same difference * — lo mismo da *

• they are much the same — son más o menos iguales

• they ask the same old questions — siempre hacen las mismas preguntas, hacen las mismas preguntas de siempre

• the same one — el mismo

the same ones — los mismos

one and the same person — la misma persona

• it comes to the same thing — viene a ser lo mismo

• at the same time — (=at once) al mismo tiempo, a la vez; (=on the other hand) por otro lado

• the very same day/person — justo ese mismo día/esa misma persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma

do you still feel the same way about me? — ¿aún sientes lo mismo por mí?

do you still feel the same way about it? — ¿sigues pensando lo mismo?, ¿lo sigues viendo de la misma forma?

to go the same way as sth/sb — (fig) pej seguir el mismo camino que algo/algn
boat 1., breath 1., 1), language 1., 1), mind 1., 6), story I, 1., 1), tar 2., token 1., wavelength
2. PRON

1)

the same — lo mismo

I'd do the same again — volvería a hacer lo mismo, haría lo mismo otra vez

I don't feel the same about it as I did — ya no lo veo de la misma forma

I still feel the same about you — sigo sintiendo lo mismo por ti

the same again! — (in bar etc) ¡otra de lo mismo!

the same is true of the arts — lo mismo se puede decir de las artes

• all or just the same — (as adverb) (=even so) de todas formas or maneras

no, but thanks all the same — no, pero de todas formas, gracias

• I want the best for him, the same as you — quiero lo mejor para él, igual que tú

• the same goes for you — eso también va por ti

• same here! * — ¡yo también!

• one and the same — el mismo/la misma

• (and the) same to you! * — (returning insult) ¡lo mismo digo!; (returning good wishes) ¡igualmente!

• "Mr. Smith?" - "the very same!" — -¿el Sr. Smith? -¡el mismo!

2) (Comm)

for repair of door and repainting of same — reparación de la puerta y pintar la misma

* * *

I [seɪm]
adjective (before n) mismo, misma

the two boxes are exactly the same — las dos cajas son exactamente iguales

you men are all the same — todos los hombres son or (Esp) sois iguales

it's always the same — siempre pasa lo mismo

the same AS something: we're in the same position as before/as you estamos igual que antes/en tu misma situación; that dress is the same as mine ese vestido es igual al mío; the same thing happened to me a mí me pasó lo mismo; same time, same place a la misma hora en el mismo sitio; I'm glad you see things the same way (as) I do me alegro de que veas las cosas como yo; they are one and the same (person/thing) son la mismísima persona/cosa; on that very same day — ese mismísimo día

II

pronoun

a)

the same — lo mismo

I wish I could say the same — ojalá pudiera decir lo mismo!

I'll have the same — para mí lo mismo

the same goes for you — también va por ti

I've had enough - same here! — (colloq) ya estoy harto - ya somos dos (fam)

have a nice vacation!- same to you! — felices vacaciones! - igualmente! or lo mismo digo!

b)

all the same, just the same — igual; (as linker) de todas formas or maneras, así y todo, sin embargo, no obstante (frml)

it's all the same to me/you/them — me/te/les da lo mismo, me/te/les da igual

III

adverb

the same — igual

they're written differently but pronounced the same — se escriben distinto, pero se pronuncian igual

how do you feel? - about the same — ¿qué tal estás? - más o menos igual

English-spanish dictionary > same
5 говорить на одном языке

фраз. to talk the same language
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > говорить на одном языке
6 lingue di gatto

(biscotti) langues de chat

(linguaggio) language, tongue

parla tre lingue — he speaks three languages

lingua viva/morta — living/dead language

la lingua italiana — the Italian language

paesi di lingua inglese — English-speaking countries

non parliamo la stessa lingua (anche) fig — we don't talk the same language

studiare lingue — to study languages

studio lingue all'università — I'm studying languages at university

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > lingue di gatto
7 lingue di gatto

(biscotti) langues de chat

(linguaggio) language, tongue

parla tre lingue — he speaks three languages

lingua viva/morta — living/dead language

la lingua italiana — the Italian language

paesi di lingua inglese — English-speaking countries

non parliamo la stessa lingua (anche) fig — we don't talk the same language

studiare lingue — to study languages

studio lingue all'università — I'm studying languages at university

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > lingue di gatto
8 буквальное значение

literal meaning
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > буквальное значение
9 метафорическое значение

metaphorical meaning
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > метафорическое значение
10 небуквальное значение

metaphorical meaning
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > небуквальное значение
11 образное значение

metaphorical meaning
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > образное значение
12 переносное значение

metaphorical meaning
'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > переносное значение
13 parler

parler [paʀle]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to speak

• parler avec les mains to speak with one's hands

• parler distinctement to speak distinctly

• parler du nez to speak through one's nose

• parlez plus fort ! speak up!

• parler franc to speak frankly

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

• parler bien to be a good speaker

• parler mal not to be a very good speaker

• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!

• il aime s'écouter parler he likes the sound of his own voice

• parler à tort et à travers to blether

• parler par gestes to use sign language

• scientifiquement parlant scientifically speaking

• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!

• sans parler de... not to mention...

• parler à l'imagination to appeal to the imagination

► parler de qch à qn to speak to sb about sth ; ( = l'informer) to tell sb about sth

• je lui parlerai de cette affaire I'll speak to him about this

• il n'en a parlé à personne he didn't tell anybody about it

• on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

• ne m'en parlez pas ! you're telling me! (inf)► tu parles ! (inf) come off it! (inf)

• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!

• tu parles si c'est pratique ! (inf) a fat lot of use that is! (inf)

   b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk

• il ne me parle jamais he never talks to me

• j'en ai parlé avec Marie I talked to Marie about it

• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year

• parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

• tu peux parler ! (inf) you can talk! (inf)

► parler à qn to talk to sb

• moi qui vous parle I myself

• trouver à qui parler (figurative) to meet one's match► parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb

• parler de la pluie et du beau temps to talk about this and that

• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about

• on ne parle que de ça it's the only topic of conversation

• tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

• il n'en parle jamais he never mentions it

• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sth

• on parle de construire une route there's talk about building a road

   c. ( = révéler des faits) to talk

• faire parler qn [+ suspect] to make sb talk ; [+ introverti, timide] to draw sb out

2. <

   a. [+ langue] to speak

• parler anglais

• parler l'anglais to speak English

   b. (avec qn) to talk

• parler politique to talk politics

• parler boutique (inf) to talk shop

3. <

► se parler

   a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.

   b. (les uns aux autres) to talk to each other

4. <

   a. ( = manière de parler) speech

• le parler vrai straight talking

• le parler de tous les jours everyday speech

   b. ( = langue régionale) dialect

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I
1. paʀle
verbe transitif

1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]

parler (l')italien — to speak Italian

2) ( discuter)

parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics

parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films

2.

parler à verbe transitif indirect

parler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with

trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match

moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!

3.

parler de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( discuter)

parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)

parler de — to mention

parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another

toute la ville en parle — it's the talk of the town

les journaux en ont parlé — it was in the papers

faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news

c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler — we're talking about an epidemic here

on parle d'un gymnase — there's talk of a gymnasium

on en parle — there's talk of it

qui parle de vous expulser? — who said anything about throwing you out?

tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)

ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!

n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it

finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done

2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]

parler de — to be about

3) ( s'entretenir)

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody

il va parler de toi à son chef — he'll put in a word for you with his boss

il nous a parlé de vous — he's told us about you

il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille — he's never mentioned his family to me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous — I've heard a lot about you

la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de tennis! — books? he would rather hear about tennis!

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk

elle a parlé à 14 mois — she started to talk at 14 months

parler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian

parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent

2) ( s'exprimer) to speak

parle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening

économiquement parlant — economically speaking

laisser parler son cœur — to speak from the heart

parler par gestes — to communicate by means of gestures

les muets parlent par signes — the speech-impaired use sign language

parler en connaissance de cause — to know what one is talking about

bien parlé! — well said!

une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)

tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)

3) ( bavarder) to talk

parler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)

parler pour ne rien dire — to talk for the sake of talking

il s'écoute parler — he loves the sound of his own voice

parlons peu et parlons bien — let's get down to business

4) ( faire des aveux) to talk

5.

se parler verbe pronominal

1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)

2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms

ils ne se parlent pas — they're not on speaking terms

3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken

II paʀle
nom masculin

1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech

2) Linguistique dialect

* * *
paʀle
1. nm

1) [individu] speech, way of speaking

2) [région] dialect

2. vi

1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speak

Il ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.

À quel âge commence-t-on à parler? — At what age do children start talking?

2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talk

parler en français — to speak in French

parler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb

parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth

parler de qch à qn — to tell sb about sth

Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.

Il t'a parlé de la réunion d'hier? — Did he tell you about yesterday's meeting?

beaucoup faire parler de soi — to be much talked about

un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year

parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb

parler en dormant — to talk in one's sleep

parler du nez — to talk through one's nose

parler en l'air — to waste words

parler tout seul — to talk to oneself

sans parler de — not to mention

sans même parler de — to say nothing of

tu parles! — you must be joking!

généralement parlant — generally speaking

3) (= discuter) to talk

Nous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.

parler avec qn — to talk to sb

Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.

n'en parlons plus! — let's forget it!

4) (= avouer) to talk

3. vt

1) [langue] to speak

Il parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.

parler le français — to speak French

Vous parlez français? — Do you speak French?

2)

parler affaires — to talk business

parler boutique — to talk shop

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parler verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;

2 Ling dialect.

B vtr

1 ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]; parler (l')italien to speak Italian; ⇒ vache;

2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.

C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.

D parler de vtr ind

1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;

2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;

3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!

E vi

1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;

2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;

3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;

4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.

F se parler vpr

1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;

2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;

3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.

I

[parle] nom masculin

1. [vocabulaire] speech, way of speaking

dans le parler de tous les jours in common parlance

2. [langue d'une région] dialect, variety

II

[parle] verbe intransitif

A.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]

1. [articuler des paroles] to talk, to speak

parler du nez to talk through one's nose

parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voice

parler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voice

parle plus fort speak louder ou up

parlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loud

elle a une poupée qui parle she's got a talking doll

parler par gestes ou signes to use sign language

parler avec les mains to talk with one's hands

2. [s'exprimer] to talk, to speak

parle donc! speak up!

je n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speaking

il parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctly

tu n'as qu'à parler pour être servi just say the word and you'll be served

mon père parlait peu my father was a man of few words

tu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?

il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talk

les armes ont parlé weapons were used

laisse parler ton coeur listen to your heart

parler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalf

parle pour toi! speak for yourself!

parler contre/pour to speak against/for

politiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speaking

parler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebody

parler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebody

ne me parle pas sur ce ton! don't talk to me like that!

je ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any more

puis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?

parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody

voilà ce qui s'appelle parler!, ça, c'est parler! (familier) well said!

parlons peu mais parlons bien let's be brief but to the point

3. [discuter] to talk

parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

assez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebody

je sais de quoi je parle I know what I'm talking about

je ne sais pas de quoi tu veux parler I don't know what you mean

parler de choses et d'autres to talk about this and that

tiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to let

le professeur X va venir parler de Proust Professor X will give a talk on Proust

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the war

tous les journaux en parlent ce matin it's (mentioned) in all the newspapers this morning

ils en ont parlé aux informations they talked about it on the news

parler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literature

parler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing something

qui parle de laisser tomber? who said anything about giving up?

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidate

tu en parles comme d'une catastrophe you make it sound like a catastrophe

on m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of woman

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un: n'en parle à personne! don't mention it to anybody!

après ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarity

elle nous a parlé de ses projets she talked to us about her plans

parlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you felt

je cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

[jaser] to talk

tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

on ne parle que de cela au village it's the talk of the village

faire parler de soi

a. to get oneself talked about

b. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers

4. [avouer] to talk

faire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk

5. [être éloquent] to speak volumes

les chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves

6. JEUX

c'est à toi de parler it's your bid

B.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)

tu parles, vous parlez: tu parles comme je peux oublier ça! as if I could ever forget it!

ça t'a plu? — tu parles!

a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!

b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!

tu parles que je vais lui rendre!

a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!

b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!

tu parles si c'est agréable/intelligent! (ironique) that's really nice/clever!

tu parles si ça m'aide! much good that is to me!

tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!

tu parles d'une veine! what a stroke of luck!

ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!

parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!

sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!

n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadline

n'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it

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[parle] verbe transitif

[langue] to speak

il parle bien (le) russe he speaks good Russian

et pourtant je parle français, non? (figuré) don't you understand plain English?

nous ne parlons pas la même langue ou le même langage (figuré) we don't speak the same language

parler le langage de la raison to talk sense

parler affaires/politique to talk business/politics

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other

il faudrait qu'on se parle tous les deux I think we two should have a talk

elles ne se parlent plus they aren't on speaking terms any more

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to talk to oneself

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be spoken

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sans parler de locution prépositionnelle

to say nothing of, not to mention, let alone

sans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that...

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14 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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15 mów|ić

impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przekazywać) to tell (coś komuś sb sth a. sth to sb); to say (coś komuś sth to sb)
- mówię ci prawdę I’m telling you the truth

- mówiłem mu, jak było I told him what it was like

- zawsze mówi mi dzień dobry s/he always says hello to me

- mówiłem ci, że wrócę później I told you (that) I’d come back later

- matka mówi mu, żeby był grzeczny his mother keeps telling him to be a good boy

- mówiono (nam) a. było mówione, żeby nie palić we were told not to smoke

- mówili (sobie) wiersze they were reciting poems (to each other)

- mówić z pamięci (wyuczony tekst) to speak from memory

- mówić z głowy (improwizować) to speak a. talk without notes, to give an extempore talk, to improvise

- mówić od rzeczy a. bzdury to talk nonsense a. rubbish

- mówić do rzeczy to talk sense

- mówić coś pod nosem a. wąsem to say sth under a. below one’s breath

- halo, kto mówi? (przez telefon) hallo, who’s there?

- dzień dobry, mówi Jacek hello, Jacek speaking

- (tu) mówi Warszawa (w radio) this is Warsaw ⇒ powiedzieć
2. (plotkować) to talk vi, to say
- mówić coś na kogoś a. o kimś to say sth about sb

- cała wieś o nich mówi the whole village is talking about them a. they are the talk of the village

- mówią na niego, że (jest) głupi they say he’s stupid

- mówią, że miał dwie żony he is said to have had two wives

- tylko wróciła, a wszyscy zaczęli mówić no sooner had she come back than tongues began to wag
3. (informować) [przepisy, konstytucja] to say; [znak, wygląd] to mean; (podpowiadać) [serce, rozum, intuicja] to tell
- prawo Archimedesa mówi, że… Archimedes’ principle says that…

- jego mina/wzrok mówił, że… his expression/eyes showed that…

- o czym mówi ta książka/ulotka? what’s the book/leaflet about?

- ta nazwa nic mi nie mówi the name tells me nothing a. doesn’t ring a bell with me

- mówi ci to coś? does it mean anything to you?

- przeczucie a. coś mi mówi, że nam się uda something tells me a. I have the feeling that we’ll succeed

- jej uśmiech/spojrzenie mówi nam wszystko her smile/look tells us everything

- fakty mówią (nam) co innego the facts tell (us) a different story ⇒ powiedzieć
Ⅱ vi 1. (posługiwać się mową) to talk, to speak
- kiedy dziecko zaczyna mówić? when do children start to talk a. speak?

- mówić po niemiecku (znać język) to speak German; (używać języka) to speak a. talk in German

- mówić gwarą to speak (in a) dialect

- mówić przez nos to speak through one’s nose
2. (rozmawiać) to talk
- mówić (z kimś) o kimś/czymś to talk (to a. with US sb) about sb/sth

- czy mogę mówić z Janem? (przez telefon) can a. may I speak to a. with US Jan please?

- mówić do kogoś to talk to sb

- jak śmiesz tak do mnie mówić! how dare you talk a. speak to me like that!

- mówić o kimś dobrze/źle to speak well/ill of sb
3. (zwracać się, nazywać) to call vt
- mówią na niego Lolo/„grubas” he is called a. they call him Lolo/‘fatso’

- mówił do niej po imieniu he called her by her first name

- mówienie sobie po imieniu jest tu powszechne it’s common to be on first-name terms with people here ⇒ powiedzieć
4. pot. (podczas śledztwa, przesłuchania) to talk
- na torturach zaczął mówić as soon as they began torturing him he started to talk

■ a nie mówiłem? I told you so!

- co ja mówię? pot. no, I’m sorry

- wczoraj, co ja mówię, przedwczoraj yesterday, no, I’m sorry, the day before yesterday

- jego mina mówi sama za siebie pot. his expression speaks for itself

- złość/żal mówi przez kogoś a. przez czyjeś usta książk. it’s sb’s anger/resentment speaking

- czy ja coś mówię? go ahead, do as you like

- dobrze a. łatwo ci mówić it’s a. that’s easy for you to say, it’s all very well for you to talk

- jak to mówią a. jak to się mówi pot. as they say

- krótko mówiąc in brief a. short

- mów co chcesz/mówcie co chcecie pot. say what you like

- mówza siebie! speak for yourself!

- mówiąc między nami a. między nami mówiąc pot. (just) between you and me a. between ourselves a. between the two of us

- mówić bez ogródek a. osłonek a. bez owijania w bawełnę to not mince (one’s) words, to lay it a. put it on the line

- mówić do kogoś jak do kogoś dobrego a. mówić komuś jak komu dobremu to try to make sb understand

- mówić różnymi a. innymi a. odmiennymi językami to not speak the same language as sb

- mówić z kimś wspólnym a. tym samym językiem to speak the same language as sb

- mówię ci! I (can) tell you

- nie ma co mówić pot. no two ways about it

- nie ma o czym mówić (odpowiedź na podziękowanie) my pleasure, don’t mention it; (odpowiedź na przeprosiny) don’t mention it; (odmowa) it’s out of the question

- nie mów! you don’t say (so)! pot.

- nie mówiąc a. wspominając o… książk. not to mention…, to say nothing of…

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mów|ić

16 speak

1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

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

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

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

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

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

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

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[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

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

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.) reden

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

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

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) eine Rede halten

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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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speak

<spoke, spoken>

[spi:k]

I. vi

1. (say words) sprechen, reden

\speak when you're spoken to antworte, wenn man dich etwas fragt!

▪ to \speak about sth über etw akk sprechen

to \speak over a loudspeaker über Lautsprecher sprechen

to \speak into a microphone in ein Mikrofon sprechen

to \speak in platitudes Allgemeinplätze verwenden

to \speak in riddles in Rätseln sprechen

to \speak in [or with] a whisper flüstern, im Flüsterton sprechen

to \speak quickly schnell sprechen

2. (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

I'll never \speak to you again! ich rede nie wieder mit dir!

can I \speak to Ian please? — \speaking! kann ich bitte [mit] Ian sprechen? — am Apparat!

▪ to \speak to [or esp AM with] sb about sth mit jdm über etw akk sprechen

to \speak on [or over] the telephone telefonieren

to \speak to each other once more wieder miteinander reden

3. (rebuke)

▪ to \speak to sb [about sth] jdn [für etw akk] zurechtweisen

4. (know language) sprechen

she \speaks with an American accent sie spricht mit amerikanischem Akzent

to \speak in dialect einen Dialekt sprechen

to \speak in jargon einen Jargon benutzen

to \speak in a foreign language in einer fremden Sprache sprechen

5. + adv (view)

broadly [or generally] \speaking im Allgemeinen

geographically \speaking vom geografischen Standpunkt aus

scientifically \speaking wissenschaftlich gesehen

strictly \speaking genaugenommen

6. (make speech) reden, sprechen

the Queen \speaks to the nation on television every Christmas die Queen richtet jedes Weihnachten das Wort an die Nation

to \speak on behalf of sb/sth in jds Namen/im Namen einer S. gen reden

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

to \speak from memory frei sprechen

to \speak from notes von einer Vorlage ablesen

to \speak from a platform vom Podium sprechen

7. (appeal)

▪ to \speak to sb jdn ansprechen

the story spoke to her directly die Geschichte sprach sie direkt an

8.

▶ actions \speak louder than words ( prov) Taten sagen mehr als Worte prov

▶ \speaking as sb... als jd...

\speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting als Mutter von vier Kindern kann ich sagen, dass Kinder anstrengend sind

▶ to know sb to \speak to jdn näher kennen

▶ so to \speak sozusagen

▶ to \speak too soon voreilig urteilen

II. vt

1. (say)

▪ to \speak sth etw sagen

to not \speak a word kein Wort herausbringen

2. (language)

▪ to \speak sth etw sprechen

“English spoken” „hier wird Englisch gesprochen“

I couldn't \speak a word of English when I first arrived in Australia ich sprach kein Wort Englisch, als ich zum ersten Mal in Australien ankam

to \speak dialect Dialekt sprechen

to \speak English fluently fließend Englisch sprechen

to \speak a foreign language eine Fremdsprache sprechen [können]

to \speak the lingo ( fam) die Sprache drauf haben fam

3. (represent)

to \speak one's mind sagen, was man denkt

to \speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen

4. (reveal)

▪ to \speak sth etw aussprechen

she was silent but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him sie schwieg, aber ihre Augen verrieten ihre wahren Gefühle für ihn

5.

▶ to \speak the same language die gleiche Sprache sprechen

▶ to \speak volumes [for [or AM about] sth] Bände [über etw akk] sprechen

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[spiːk] pret spoke or ( obs) spake, ptp spoken or (obs) spoke
1. vt

1) (= utter) sagen; one's thoughts aussprechen, äußern; one's lines aufsagen

to speak one's mind — seine Meinung sagen

nobody spoke a word —

his eyes spoke his love — sein Blick verriet seine Liebe

See:

→ volume

2) language sprechen

English spoken here — man spricht Englisch

2. vi

1) (= talk, be on speaking terms) sprechen, reden (about über +acc, von); (= converse) reden, sich unterhalten (with mit); (fig, guns, drums) sprechen, ertönen

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 —

they don't speak (to one another) — sie reden or sprechen nicht miteinander

I'm not speaking to you —

she never spoke to me again — seitdem hat sie nie wieder mit mir geredet or gesprochen

to speak to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

I'll have to speak to my lawyer about it — das muss ich mit meinem Anwalt besprechen

speak when you're spoken to — antworte, wenn man mit dir redet or spricht

servants should only speak when spoken to — Diener sollten nur dann etwas sagen, wenn man sie anspricht

I don't know him to speak to —

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

speaking of dictionaries... — da or wo wir gerade von Wörterbüchern sprechen..., apropos Wörterbücher...

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

it's nothing to speak of — es ist nicht weiter erwähnenswert, es ist nichts weiter

no money/trees etc to speak of — so gut wie kein Geld/keine Bäume etc

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

he is well spoken of — er genießt große Achtung

so to speak — sozusagen, eigentlich

roughly speaking — grob gesagt

strictly speaking — genau genommen

legally/biologically speaking — rechtlich/biologisch gesehen

generally speaking — im Allgemeinen

speaking personally... — wenn Sie mich fragen..., was mich betrifft...

speaking as a member of the club I have... — als Mitglied des Vereins habe ich...

to speak down to sb — jdn von oben herab behandeln

2) (= make a speech) reden (on zu), sprechen (on zu); (= give one's opinion) sich äußern (on, to zu)

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

then Geoffrey rose to speak — dann stand Geoffrey auf, um das Wort zu ergreifen

3) (TELEC)

speaking! — am Apparat!

Jones speaking! — (hier) Jones!

who is that speaking? — wer ist da, bitte?; (on extension phone, in office) wer ist am Apparat?

4) (fig: suggest) zeugen (of von)

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

3. n suf

Euro-speak — Eurojargon m

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speak [spiːk] prät spoke [spəʊk], obs spake [speık], pperf spoken [ˈspəʊkən], obs spoke

A v/i

1. reden, sprechen ( beide:

to mit;

about über akk):

speak to sb auch jemanden ansprechen ( about auf akk);

they are not speaking to each other sie sprechen zurzeit nicht miteinander;

he was speaking loud enough for everybody to hear er sprach so laut, dass es jeder hören konnte;

the portrait speaks fig das Porträt ist sprechend ähnlich;

so to speak sozusagen;

speak in tongues BIBEL, REL in Zungen reden; → speak of, speak to, speaking A

2. (öffentlich) reden, sprechen ( beide:

on über akk)

3. miteinander sprechen

4. ertönen (Trompete etc)

5. besonders Br anschlagen, Laut geben (Hund)

B v/t

1. sprechen, sagen: → volume 1

2. aussprechen, sagen, äußern:

speak the truth die Wahrheit sagen; → mind A 4

3. feststellen, sagen (in Schriftstücken etc)

4. verkünden (Trompete etc)

5. eine Sprache sprechen, können

6. fig eine Eigenschaft etc verraten

7. obs (an)zeigen:

his conduct speaks him generous sein Verhalten zeigt seine Großzügigkeit

8. SCHIFF ein Schiff ansprechen (durch Signale)

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1. intransitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) sprechen

speak [with somebody] on or about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

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

something speaks well for somebody — etwas spricht für jemanden

2) (on telephone)

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

Mr Grant speaking — (when connected to caller) Grant hier; hier ist Grant

who is speaking, please? — wer ist am Apparat, bitte?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?
2. transitive verb,
spoke, spoken

1) (utter) sprechen [Satz, Wort, Sprache]

2) (make known) sagen [Wahrheit]

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

3) (convey without words)

something speaks volumes — etwas spricht Bände

Phrasal Verbs:

- speak for

- speak of

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

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(about) v.

reden (über, von) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken)

= sprechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)

English-german dictionary > speak

17 mówić

1. (-wię, -wisz); vt
( coś) to say; (prawdę, kłamstwa) to tell
2. vi
( przemawiać) to speak; (rozmawiać, opowiadać) to talk

on mówi, że... — he says that...

mówił mi, że... — he told me that...

mówić po angielsku/polsku — to speak English/Polish

nie mówiąc (już) o mówić — +loc to say nothing of, let alone

nie ma o czym mówić — don't mention it

prawdę mówiąc — to tell the truth

mówiąc szczerze — frankly (speaking)

mówić do siebie — to talk to o.s.

między nami mówiąc — (just) between the two of us

to nazwisko nic mi nie mówi — this name doesn't ring a bell

to mówi samo za siebie — it speaks for itself

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mówić

ipf.

1. (= wypowiadać słowa) say ( coś komuś sth to sb) (że... that...); (= opowiadać, informować) tell ( coś komuś sb sth l. sth to sb) (komuś o kimś/czymś sb about sb/sth l. of sb/sth) (komuś, że... sb that...); (= odzywać się, rozmawiać, przemawiać) speak, talk ( z kimś with l. to sb, o kimś/czymś about l. of sb/sth) ( do kogoś to sb); (= wspominać) refer (o kimś/czymś to sb/sth); mention (komuś o kimś/czymś sb/sth to sb); mów dalej! keep talking!; mów za siebie! speak for yourself!; mówcie (trochę) ciszej! keep it down!; to put it mildly; mówi się, że... they say that...; the story goes that...; it is reported l. rumored that...; mówić dobrze/źle o kimś/czymś speak well/ill of sb/sth; mówić komuś dzień dobry say hello to sb; mówić do siebie talk to o.s.; mówić otwarcie speak one's mind; mówić po próżnicy waste one's breath; mówić w czyimś imieniu speak for sb; mówić z przekonaniem speak with authority; mówisz to poważnie? are you serious?; a nie mówiłem? did't I tell you?; co mówiłeś? what did you say?; dobrze mówi! hear, hear!; do mnie mówisz? are you talking to me?; fakty mówią same za siebie przen. the facts speak for themselves; i kto to mówi? look who's talking!; lepiej nie mówić the less said, the better; nie ma o czym mówić ( w odpowiedzi na podziękowanie) don't mention it; forget it; nie mów nic don't say anything; nie mów z pełnymi ustami don't talk with your mouth full; nie musisz mówić nic więcej (= wszystko rozumiem) enough said.

2. (= wyrażać słowami) tell; mówić (całą) prawdę tell the (whole) truth; mówić kłamstwa tell lies.

3. (= wyrażać się w dany sposób) talk, speak; mówić bzdury l. nonsensy l. od rzeczy talk nonsense; mówić do rzeczy talk sense; mówić na temat speak to the point; nareszcie mówisz do rzeczy now you're talking sense.

4. (= nakazywać) tell (komuś, żeby coś zrobił sb to do sth); mówiłem mu, żeby przyszedł I told him to come; nienawidzę, jak mi się mówi, co mam robić I hate people telling me what to do; rób, co ci mówię! do what I tell you!

5. (= posługiwać się językiem) speak; mówić dobrze/biegle po japońsku speak good/fluent Japanese; mówić po angielsku kiepsko/z obcym akcentem speak English badly/with a foreign accent; nie mówię l. nie umiem mówić po węgiersku I can't speak Hungarian; osoba mówiąca po angielsku/polsku English/Polish speaker; mówić tym samym językiem (= dobrze się rozumieć) speak the same language.

6. (= sugerować, wywoływać wspomnienie) mean, ring a bell; czy to ci coś mówi? does this mean anything to you?; does it ring a bell?; jego nazwisko nic mi nie mówi his name doesn't ring a bell.

7. (przedstawiając się przez radio l. telefon) cześć, mówi Marta hi, it's Martha (speaking); tu mówi Londyn radio this is London calling.

8. (= zwracać się do kogoś) mów mi Ed call me Ed; możesz mi mówić po imieniu you can call me by my first name.

9. ( w komentarzach na temat wypowiedzi) mówiąc delikatnie to say the least; mówiąc poważnie joking aside; mówiąc szczerze frankly (speaking); to be frank; mówiąc w przenośni metaphorically speaking; inaczej mówiąc to put it differently; jak (już) mówiłem like I said; kiedy już o tym mówimy while we are at it; krótko mówiąc to make l. cut a long story short; in brief; między nami mówiąc between ourselves; between you and me (and the gatepost); nawiasem mówiąc by the way; by the bye; incidentally; nie mówiąc (już) o kimś/czymś not to mention sb/sth; to say nothing of sb/sth; let alone sb/sth; prawdę mówiąc to tell the truth; as a matter of fact; przykro mi to mówić I hate to say it; skoro już o tym mówimy while we're at it; ściśle mówiąc strictly speaking.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mówić

18 langue

langue [lɑ̃g]

1. feminine noun

a. ( = organe) tongue

• tirer la langue to stick out one's tongue

• le chien lui a donné un coup de langue the dog licked him

• avoir la langue bien pendue to be a bit of a gossip

• il ne sait pas tenir sa langue he can't hold his tongue

• il n'a pas la langue dans sa poche he's never at a loss for words

• tu as avalé ta langue ? has the cat got your tongue?

• je donne ma langue au chat ! I give in!

• je l'ai sur le bout de la langue it's on the tip of my tongue

• je ne voudrais pas être mauvaise langue mais... I don't want to gossip but...

• elle a une langue de vipère she's got a vicious tongue

b. ( = langage) language

• langue étrangère/parlée foreign/spoken language

• elle a pris allemand en première langue she's taken German as her first foreign language

• les gens de langue anglaise English-speaking people

2. compounds

► langue de bois waffle (inf)

► langue maternelle mother tongue

► langue populaire (idiome) popular language ; (usage) popular speech

► langue de terre strip of land

► langue verte slang

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lɑ̃g
nom féminin

1) Anatomie tongue

tirer la langue — ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue ( à quelqu'un at somebody); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially

2) Linguistique ( système) language; ( discours) speech

aimer les langues — to love languages

en langue familière — in informal speech

3) ( personne)

les langues vont aller bon train — people will talk

mauvaise langue — malicious gossip

4) ( forme allongée)

langue de terre — spit of land

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Phrasal Verbs:

- langue de bois

- langue maternelle

- langue d'origine

- langue verte

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avoir la langue bien pendue — (colloq) to be very talkative

avoir quelque chose sur le bout de la langue — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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lɑ̃ɡ nf
1) ANATOMIE, CUISINE tongue

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

tirer la langue à qn — to stick out one's tongue at sb

Un petit garçon m'a tiré la langue. — A little boy stuck out his tongue at me.

donner sa langue au chat — to give up, to give in

2) LINGUISTIQUE language

de langue française — French-speaking

langue maternelle — native language, mother tongue

langue étrangère — foreign language

langue régionale — regional language

langue vivante — modern language

la langue verte — slang

la langue de bois — waffle

3) (= étendue, bande)

langue de terre — spit of land

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langue ⇒ Les langues nf

1 Anat tongue; avoir la langue blanche or chargée to have a coated ou furred tongue; tirer la langue ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue (à qn at sb); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially; donner des coups de langue to lick; se passer la langue sur les lèvres to lick one's lips; ⇒ chat, sept;

2 Ling ( système) language; ( discours) speech; aimer les langues to love languages; langue vivante gén living language; ( comme matière) modern language; langue morte dead language; langue officielle/étrangère official/foreign language; langue artificielle/naturelle artificial/natural language; langue écrite/parlée written/spoken language; en langue familière/populaire/soutenue in informal/popular/formal speech; en langue vulgaire in vulgar language; professeur/centre de langues language teacher/centre^GB; la langue de Racine the language of Racine; les industries de la langue language industries; ne pas parler la même langue lit, fig not to speak the same language; en langue anglaise in English; être un écrivain de langue anglaise to write in English; radio/journal de langue anglaise English-language radio/newspaper; les pays de langue anglaise English-speaking countries;

3 ( personne) les langues vont aller bon train people will talk; mauvaise or méchante langue malicious gossip; être mauvaise langue to be a malicious gossip; être/avoir une langue de vipère to be/have a wicked tongue;

4 ( forme allongée) langue de terre spit of land; langue de feu liter tongue of flame littér.

Composés

langue d'apprentissage foreign language; langue d'arrivée target language; langue de bœuf ox tongue; langue de bois political cant; langue cible = langue d'arrivée; langue de départ source language; langue maternelle mother tongue; langue d'origine native language; langue source = langue de départ; langue verte slang.

Idiomes

avoir la langue bien pendue○ to be very talkative; avoir la langue bien affilée to have a vicious tongue; les langues sont bien affilées aujourd'hui the knives are out today; tenir sa langue to hold one's tongue; avoir la langue trop longue to be unable to keep one's mouth shut; ça lui brûle la langue he's dying○ to talk about it; avoir qch sur le bout de la langue to have sth on the tip of one's tongue; prendre langue avec qn fml to make contact with sb.

[lɑ̃g] nom féminin

A.[ORGANE]

1. ANATOMIE tongue

avoir la langue blanche ou chargée to have a coated ou furred tongue

une mauvaise langue, une langue de vipère a (malicious) gossip

les mauvaises langues prétendent que... some (ill-intentioned) gossips claim that...

c'est une langue de vipère she's got a venomous ou spiteful tongue

mauvaise langue! that's a bit nasty of you!, that's a rather nasty thing to say!

les langues vont bon train tongues are wagging

tirer la langue: tirez la langue et dites ah put ou stick your tongue out and say aah

tirer la langue à quelqu'un to stick one's tongue out at somebody

tirer la langue

a. (familier & figuré) [avoir soif] to be gasping (for a drink)

b. [avoir du mal] to have a hard ou rough time

c. [être fatigué] to be worn out

as-tu avalé ou perdu ta langue? have you lost ou (has the) cat got your tongue?

avoir la langue bien affilée ou bien pendue (familier) to be a chatterbox, to have the gift of the gab

avoir la langue fourchue to speak with a forked tongue

avoir la langue trop longue to have a big mouth

coup de langue lick

donner des coups de langue to lick

le vin délie les langues wine always gets people chatting ou loosens people's tongues

elle n'a pas la langue dans sa poche (familier) she's never at a loss for something to say ou for words

donner sa langue au chat to give up (guessing)

tenir sa langue to keep a secret

dans les réunions, il ne sait jamais tenir sa langue he can never keep quiet in meetings

tourne sept fois ta langue dans ta bouche avant de parler (familier) think twice before you open your mouth

2. CUISINE tongue

langue de bœuf ox tongue

B.linguistique

1. [moyen de communication] language, tongue

langue commune common language

décrire une langue to describe a language

un professeur de langues a language teacher

les étudiants de langue anglaise English-speaking students

langue cible ou d'arrivée target language

langue maternelle mother tongue

langue nationale national language

langue d'oc langue d'oc (language of southern France)

langue d'oïl langue d'oïl (language of northern France)

langue officielle official language

dans la langue parlée colloquially, in the spoken language

langue source ou de départ source language

langue de travail working language

langue véhiculaire lingua franca

la langue vernaculaire the vernacular

langues anciennes ou mortes dead languages

langues étrangères foreign languages

langues orientales oriental languages

les langues vivantes

a. ÉDUCATION modern languages

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2. [jargon] language

dans la langue du barreau in legal parlance (soutenu), in the language of the courts

la langue populaire/littéraire popular/literary language

langue de bois hackneyed phrases

la langue de bois des politiciens the clichés politicians come out with

langue savante LINGUISTIQUE & HISTOIRE [latin] language of learning

langue vulgaire LINGUISTIQUE & HISTOIRE [langue du peuple] vernacular

la langue verte slang

3. [style - d'une époque, d'un écrivain] language

la langue de la Renaissance Renaissance language

dans la langue de Molière/Shakespeare in French/English

C.[FORME]

1. [généralement] tongue

des langues de feu léchaient le mur tongues of fire were licking the wall

2. GÉOGRAPHIE

une langue de terre a strip of land, a narrow piece of land

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19 говорить

несовер. - говорить;
совер. - сказать, поговорить без доп.
1) только несовер. (be able to) speak, talk он еще не говорит ≈ he can't speak yet говорить по-русски ≈ speak Russian
2) совер. - сказать say, tell;
speak, talk говорить как по писаному ≈ to speak as from the book говорить на скользкую тему ≈ to be on slippery ground говорить с пеной у рта ≈ to speak furiously/passionately что вы говорите! (выражает недоверие) ≈ you don't say so! нечего (и) говорить ≈ it goes without saying, needless to say что и говорить ≈ it can't be denied к слову сказать ≈ by the way так сказать ≈ so to speak/say что ни говори ≈ whatever you may say что и говорить, и не говори(те) ≈ yes, of course, sure иначе говоря ≈ in other words легко сказать ≈ it's easy to say, easier said than done трудно сказать ≈ there is no saying/telling и надо сказать ≈ and it must be said как вам сказать ≈ how shall I put it? вообще говоря ≈ generally speaking;
as a matter of fact собственно говоря ≈ strictly speaking откровенно говоря ≈ frankly speaking, to be candid не говоря уже( о ком-л./чем-л.) ≈ let alone;
not to mention по правде/совести говоря ≈ to tell the truth сказано - сделано разг. ≈ no sooner said than done по правде сказать, правду говорить ≈ to tell/say the truth, truth to tell/say нечего сказать! ≈ indeed!;
well, I never( did) ! как ни говори ≈ whatever one may say не давать говорить ≈ gag говорить правду ≈ to tell the truth
3) (о ком-л./чем-л.;
совер. поговорить) talk (about), discuss
4) только несовер. mean, convey, signify эти картины мне ничего не говорят ≈ these pictures convey nothing to me
5) (о ком-л./чем-л.;
только несовер.;
свидетельствовать) point (to) ;
indicate, betaken, testify

говор|ить -, сказать
1. тк. несов. (владеть устной речью) speak*, talk;
ребёнок ещё не ~ит the child* doesn`t talk yet;
~ите (по) громче! speak (a little) louder!;
speak up!;
~ на нескольких языках speak* several languages;
~ по-русски, по-английски и т. п. speak* Russian, English etc. ;

2. (вн.;
выражать в устной речи, сообщать) speak* (smth.) ;
не ~я ни слова without saying a word;
~ перед аудиторией speak* to an audience;
~ правду speak*/tell* the truth;
~ дело talk sense;
~ комплименты pay* compliments;
~ с уверенностью speak*/talk confidently;

3. тк. несов. (дт.;
вызывать какие-л. чувства) appeal (to) ;

4. тк. несов. (разговаривать) talk;
~ с кем-л. speak* to/with smb. ;
кто ~ит? who`s speaking?;
нам ~ят we are told;
об этом все ~ят everybody is talking about it;
об этом много ~ят it is widely discussed;

5. тк. несов. безл.: ~ят (so) they say;
~ят, (что) they say;
it is said;
~ят, что он в Москве he is said to be in Moscow;
~ят, что они уехали they are believed/said to have left;

6. тк. несов. (вн.;
свидетельствовать о чём-л.) show* (smth.), reveal( smth.) ;
~ (не) в пользу кого-л., чего-л. (not) do* smb., smth. credit, (not) speak* well for smb., smth. ;
факты ~ят не в вашу пользу the facts are not in your favour;
всё это ~ит о том, что... everything points to the fact that...;
это ~ит само за себя it speaks for itself, it tells its own tale;

7. тк. несов. (в пр.;
проявляться) come* out (in) ;
в нём ~ит собственник the property-owner is coming out in him;
~ит Москва радио this is Moscow calling;
this is radio Moscow;
что вы ~ите? oh, really?;
is that so?;
что и ~ of course, it goes without saying;
что ( или как) ни ~и... say what you like...;
~ на разных языках not speak the same language;
что я вам ~ил! I told you so!;
вам хорошо ~! it`s all very well for you!;
вообще ~я generally speaking;
не ~я (уже) о apart from, not to mention, to say nothing of;
нечего и ~ needless to say;
иначе ~я in other words;
откровенно ~я frankly speaking;
по правде ~я to tell the truth;
собственно ~я as a matter of fact;
строго ~я strictly speaking;
~иться несов. be* said;
как это ~ится? how do you say it?;
как ~ится as the saying goes;
as the phrase is.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > говорить

20 speak

speak

A - speak (dans composés) jargon m ; computer-/management-speak jargon informatique/de gestion.

B vtr ( prét spoke, pp spoken)

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.

C vi ( prét spoke ; pp spoken)

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.

Phrasal verbs

■ 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 up

1 ( louder) parler plus fort ;

2 ( dare to speak) intervenir ; to speak up for sb/sth intervenir or parler en faveur de qn/qch.

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