speak
[spi:k] ( pt spoke, pp spoken )transitive verb Coniugazione
Coniugazione sprechen
to speak ill of sb schlecht von jm or über jn sprechen
speak
[spi:k] ( pt spoke, pp spoken )intransitive verb Coniugazione
| 1. | [say words]
Coniugazione sprechen
to speak to or with sb mit jm sprechen or reden to speak to sb about sthg mit jm über etw (A) sprechen or reden to speak about sb/sthg über jn/etw sprechen or reden nobody to speak of niemand Besonderes |
| 2. | [make a speech]
Coniugazione sprechen, Coniugazione reden
to speak on sthg über etw (A) sprechen |
| 3. | [in giving an opinion]
generally speaking im Allgemeinen, im Großen und Ganzen personally speaking meiner Ansicht nach speaking as a foreigner I doubt … ich als Ausländer bezweifle … speaking of [on the subject of] apropos |
so to speak
adverb
sozusagen
speak for
transitive verb inseparable Coniugazione
[represent] sprechen für
it speaks for itself es spricht für sich selbst
speak for yourself! du vielleicht, ich nicht!
speak out
intransitive verb Coniugazione
offen seine Meinung sagen
to speak out against sb/sthg sich gegen jn/etw aussprechen
speak up
intransitive verb Coniugazione
| 1. | [say something]
Coniugazione sprechen
to speak up for sb/sthg für jn/etw eintreten |
| 2. | [speak louder] lauter sprechen |
