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English-French Dictionary: to speak

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to speak | spoke/[archaic] spake | spoken
speaking | speaks/[archaic] speaketh

to speak (sth.): parler (qc.)
to speak: intervenir [orateur]pol.
Speak clearly!: Articule quand tu parles !
to speak (sth.) badly [with poor diction]: baragouiner (qc.) [fam.]
to speak about sth.: parler de qc.
to speak angrily: parler sur un ton furieux
to speak clearly: parler distinctement
to speak commonly: parler populairementling.
to speak confidently: parler avec assurance
to speak distinctly: bien articuler
parler distinctement
to speak drivel: blablater [fam.] [péj.]
to speak eloquently: parler avec éloquence
to speak freely: s'exprimer sans entrave
to speak grandiloquently: parler avec emphase
to speak loudly: parler à haute voix
to speak out: dire ce qu'on pense
to speak plainly: bien articuler
parler avec simplicité
to speak slower: parler moins vite
to speak sth. fluently: posséder qc. [langue]ling.
to speak to sb.: parler à qn.
adresser la parole à qn.
to speak to sb. [for a reason]: s'adresser à qn.
to speak to sth.: donner son opinion sur qc.
to speak up [be frank]: parler franchement
to speak up [idiom]: ne pas mâcher ses mots [loc.]
to speak up [louder]: parler plus fort
so to speak: pour ainsi dire {adv}
to allow sb. to speak: donner la parole à qn.
to ask to speak: réclamer la parole
to begin to speak: prendre la parole
to speak a language: pratiquer une langueling.
to speak authoritatively on sth.: parler avec autorité de qc.
to speak favourably of sb.: parler en bien de qn.
to speak for itself [idiom]: se passer de commentaires [loc.]
to speak ill of sb.: médire de qn.
to speak in French: s'exprimer en françaisling.
to speak in metaphors: s'exprimer par métaphoresling.
to speak on sb.'s behalf: se faire l'interprète de qn. [fig.]
to speak one's mind: dire sa pensée
to speak one's mind [idiom]: dire ce qu'on pense
dire ce que l'on pense
to speak out against sb./sth.: élever la voix contre qn./qc.
to speak out for sb./sth.: se prononcer pour qn./qc.
to speak perfect French: parler parfaitement françaisling.
to speak rudely to sb.: parler rudement à qn.
to speak the truth: dire vrai
parler vrai [aussi : dire vrai]
to speak to oneself: se dire
to speak volumes about sth. [idiom]: en dire long sur qc. [loc.]
to speak well of sb.: dire du bien de qn.
to speak with confidence: parler avec assurance
to speak without affectation: parler sans emphase
to speak without faltering: parler avec assurance
to speak without notes: parler librement
parler sans notes
to speak without restraint: ne pas mesurer ses propos
to speak without thinking: parler sans réfléchir
to start to speak: se mettre à parler
Do you speak English?: Parlez-vous anglais ?ling.VocVoy.
I don't speak French.: Je ne parle pas français.ling.
Please speak more slowly.: Veuillez parler plus lentement.
Speak of the devil!: Quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) !
The figures speak volumes. [idiom]: Les chiffres sont révélateurs. [loc.]
to come to speak about sb./sth.: en venir à parler de qn./qc.
to deign not to speak: dédaigner de parler
to refuse sb. permission to speak: refuser la parole à qn.
to speak at great length: parler d'abondance [littéraire] [loc.]
to speak facing the cameras: parler face aux camérasfilmRadioTV
to speak ill of others: dire du mal du voisin [fig.]
to speak in (one's) turn: parler à son tour
to speak in a monotone: parler sur un ton monotone
to speak loudly and clearly: parler à haute et intelligible voix
to speak of his generosity [idiom] [point to, indicate]: dénoter sa générosité
to speak through one's nose: nasiller
parler du nez
to speak to each other: se parler
s'adresser la parole
to speak very proper French: parler un français châtiéling.
to speak with a burr: rouler les 'r'ling.
to speak with a lisp: zozoter [fam.]
to stand up to speak: monter à la tribune
Don't all speak at the same time!: Ne parlez pas tous ensemble !
He does not like to speak to anybody.: Il n'aime parler à personne.
Moreover, he doesn't know how to speak French.: D'ailleurs, il ne sait pas parler français.ling.
Now's the time to speak up.: C'est le moment d'intervenir.
Speak of angels and you hear their wings. [idiom]: Quand on parle du loup, on en voit (le bout de) la queue. [loc.]
Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear. [idiom]: Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue. [loc.]
Tell me who you would like to speak with.: Dites-moi qui vous demandez.
The facts speak for themselves.: Les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes.
The less you speak, the better!: Moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut !
There is a time to keep silence and a time to speak. [idiom]: Il y a un temps de se taire et un temps de parler. [loc.]
Who would you like to speak with?: Qui demandez-vous ?
Whoever can speak a foreign language will get the job.: Quiconque connaît une langue étrangère aura le poste.ling.occup.
to ask for permission to speak: demander la parole
to be able to speak English: savoir l'anglaisling.
to not speak to sb. any more: ne plus adresser la parole à qn.
to speak Creole with each other: discuter en créoleling.
to speak English like a native: parler l'anglais comme un natifling.

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