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[spiːk] spoke vb: pt spoken pp
1. vt
(words, lines) dire, (language) parlare

she speaks Italian — parla italiano

do you speak English? — parli inglese?

to speak the truth — dire la verità

to speak one's mind — dire quello che si pensa

2. vi
1) (gen) parlare

to speak to sb — parlare a qn, (converse with) parlare con qn

have you spoken to him? — gli hai parlato?

I spoke to her yesterday — le ho parlato ieri

I'll speak to him about it — (problem, idea) gliene parlerò, (his lateness etc) glielo farò presente

to speak about (or on or of) sth — parlare di qc

to speak in a whisper — bisbigliare

they haven't spoken to each other since they quarrelled — da quando hanno litigato non si rivolgono la parola

to speak at a conference/in a debate — intervenire or prendere la parola ad una conferenza/in un dibattito

he's very well spoken of — tutti ne parlano bene

I don't know him to speak to — lo conosco solo di vista

so to speak — per così dire

it's nothing to speak of — non è niente di speciale

he has no money to speak of — non si può proprio dire che sia ricco

speaking of holidays — a proposito di vacanze

roughly speaking — grosso modo

speaking for myself — per quel che mi riguarda

speaking as a student myself, I ... — in qualità di studente, io...

generally speaking — generalmente parlando

2) Telec

speaking! — sono io!

this is Peter speaking — sono Peter

could I speak to Alison? - speaking! — posso parlare con Alison? - sono io!

who's speaking? — chi parla?


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