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speak

Pronunciation: /spiːk/

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German translation of speak

A. v.i. (spoke /spəʊk/, spoken /ˈspəʊkn/)

  • 1 sprechen speak [with sb.] on or about sth. = [mit jmdm.] über etw. (Akk.) sprechen speak for/against sth. = sich für/gegen etw. aussprechen
  • 2 (on telephone) Is Mr Grant there? – Speaking! = Ist Mister Grant da? – Am Apparat! who is speaking, please? = wer ist am Apparat, bitte?

B. v.t. (spoke, spoken)

Phrasal verbs

ˈspeak for

v.t. sprechen für sth. is spoken for (reserved) = etw. ist schon vergeben

ˈspeak of

v.t. sprechen von speaking of Mary = da wir gerade von Mary sprechen nothing to speak of = nichts Besonderes

ˈspeak to

v.t. sprechen od. reden mit

speak ˈup

v.i. lauter sprechen

speak in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of speak in the British & World English dictionary Definition of speak in the US English dictionary