speak

speak
speak [spi:k]
(preterite spoke, past participle spoken)
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = talk) parler (to à) (of, about de)
• to speak in a whisper chuchoter
• to speak to o.s. parler tout seul
• I'll speak to him about it je vais lui en parler
• I'll never speak to him again je ne lui adresserai plus jamais la parole
• speaking personally ... personnellement ...
• speaking as a member of the society I ... en tant que membre de la société je ...
• he always speaks well of her il dit toujours du bien d'elle
   b. (on phone) who's speaking? qui est à l'appareil ? ; (passing on call) c'est de la part de qui ?
• Paul speaking (c'est) Paul à l'appareil
• speaking! lui-même (or elle-même) !
   c. ( = make a speech) parler (on or about sth de qch)
• to speak in public parler en public
• Mr Latimer will speak next ensuite c'est M. Latimer qui prendra la parole
• the chairman asked him to speak le président lui a donné la parole
• to speak to a motion soutenir une motion
   d. (set structures)
► speaking
• biologically/philosophically speaking biologiquement/philosophiquement parlant► speaking of
• speaking of holidays à propos de vacances
• speaking of which à propos► so to speak pour ainsi dire
► to speak for sb ( = be spokesman for) parler au nom de qn ; ( = give evidence for) parler en faveur de qn
• speaking for myself ... en ce qui me concerne ...
• speak for yourself! (inf) parle pour toi ! (inf)
• let him speak for himself laisse-le dire lui-même ce qu'il a à dire► to speak for sth
• I can speak for his honesty je réponds de son honnêteté
• it speaks for itself c'est évident
• the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes► spoken for
• that is already spoken for c'est déjà réservé
• she is already spoken for elle est déjà prise► to speak of
• he has no friends/money to speak of il n'a pour ainsi dire pas d'amis/d'argent
• nobody to speak of pour ainsi dire personne
• it's nothing to speak of ce n'est pas grand-chose► to speak to
• I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez bien pour lui parler
2. transitive verb
[+ language] parler
• "English spoken" « ici on parle anglais »
• French is spoken all over the world le français se parle dans le monde entier
3. noun
(in compounds) jargon m de ...
► speak out intransitive verb
= speak up
►speak up intransitive verb
   a. ( = talk loudly) parler fort ; ( = raise one's voice) parler plus fort
• speak up! (parle) plus fort ; ( = don't mumble) parle plus clairement !
   b. he's not afraid to speak up ( = say what he thinks) il n'a pas peur de dire franchement ce qu'il pense
• to speak up for sb défendre qn
• to speak up against sth s'élever contre qch
* * *
[spiːk] 1.
-speak combining form jargon m

computer-speak — jargon informatique

2.
transitive verb (prét spoke; pp spoken)
1) parler [language]

can you speak English? — parlez-vous (l')anglais?

‘French spoken’ — ‘on parle français’

English as it is spoken — l'anglais tel qu'on le parle

2) (tell, utter) dire [truth, poetry]; prononcer [word, name]

to speak one's mind — dire ce qu'on pense

3.
intransitive verb (prét spoke; pp spoken)
1) (talk) parler (to à; about, of de)

to speak in a whisper — parler tout bas

to speak ill/well of somebody — dire du mal/du bien de quelqu'un

to speak through — parler par l'intermédiaire de [medium, interpreter]

who's speaking please? — (on phone) qui est à l'appareil s'il vous plaît?

(this is) Camilla speaking — c'est Camilla

‘is that Miss Durham?’ - ‘speaking!’ — ‘Mademoiselle Durham?’ - ‘c'est moi!’

this is your captain speaking — Aviation ici le commandant de bord

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — tiens, à propos, 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 — il a parlé d'elle en termes très élogieux

speaking as a layman... — en tant que non-spécialiste...

generally speaking — en règle générale

roughly speaking — en gros

strictly speaking — à proprement parler

relatively speaking — relativement parlant

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

not to speak of the expense — sans parler 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 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 — Politics parler de sa place

to speak about ou on — parler de

to speak for — parler en faveur de

4) littér

to speak of — témoigner de [suffering, emotion]

Phrasal Verbs:

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