speak

I 1. [spiːk]

verbo transitivo (pass. spoke; p.pass. spoken)

1) parlare [language]

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

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

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

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. spoke; p.pass. spoken)

1) (talk) parlare (to a; about, of di)

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

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

to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]

who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

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

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

this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla

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

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

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

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

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

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

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

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

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

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

so to speak — per così dire

2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere

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

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

3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parola

to speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola

to speak for — parlare in favore di [view]

4) lett. (express)

to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [feeling]

•

- speak for

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

II [spiːk]

nome -speak in composti linguaggio m., gergo m.

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico

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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.) parlare

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.) parlare

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

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

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

•

- speaker

- speaking
- spoken
- -spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of

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I 1. [spiːk]

verbo transitivo (pass. spoke; p.pass. spoken)

1) parlare [language]

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

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

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

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. spoke; p.pass. spoken)

1) (talk) parlare (to a; about, of di)

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

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

to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]

who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

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

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

this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla

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

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

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

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

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

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

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

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

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

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

so to speak — per così dire

2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere

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

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

3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parola

to speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola

to speak for — parlare in favore di [view]

4) lett. (express)

to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [feeling]

•

- speak for

- speak out

- speak to

- speak up

II [spiːk]

nome -speak in composti linguaggio m., gergo m.

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico