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English-speaking ADJ

I . speak <spoke, spoken> [spiːk] VB intr

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2. speak + adv:

broadly speaking
em termos gerais
strictly speaking
a rigor

II . speak <spoke, spoken> [spiːk] VB trans

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speak for VB intr

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Usage examples with speaking

generally speaking
de modo geral
roughly speaking
em linhas gerais
broadly speaking
em termos gerais
strictly speaking
a rigor
speaking for myself ...
quanto a mim ...
this is Anna (speaking) (on the phone)
aqui quem fala é a Ana
to commence speaking
iniciar um discurso
in a manner of speaking
por assim dizer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Human infants are sometimes considered obligate nasal breathers, but generally speaking healthy humans may breathe through their nose, their mouth, or both.
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Generally speaking, droplet size decreases with increasing pulse intensity.
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The agencies promptly countered by pressuring the city council to pass an ordinance forbidding street speaking.
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Not speaking politely enough can be insulting, and speaking too politely can be distancing (and therefore also insulting) or seem sarcastic.
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Speaking of money, hint hotlines were once the second-scammiest thing happening to kids at the time (next to school magazine sales drives).
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He is especially noted for his unique and distinctively sonorous speaking voice.
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The unit is capable of locomotion, using visual navigation to avoid obstacles, speech recognition, emotion recognition (whether audio or gestural is not stated), and speaking.
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Roughly speaking, monodromy data is now regarded as data which glues together canonical solutions near the singularities.
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It gave them all experience with theatrical production in another English-speaking country.
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Using this interpretation, the speaker's use of irony when speaking of her lover makes the last two lines make sense.
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