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speak: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
speak against: intransitive verb
speak for: transitive verb
speak out: intransitive verb
speak up: intransitive verb
speak against: verb

I . speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB intr

1. speak (say words):

2. speak (converse):

pogovarjati se [perf pogovoriti se]

to speak to [or with] sb

pogovarjati se s kom

to speak on the telephone

3. speak (know language):

she speaks with an American accent

govori z ameriškim naglasom

4. speak + adv (view):

broadly speaking

na splošno [povedano]

scientifically speaking

z znanstvenega stališča

strictly speaking

II . speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB trans

1. speak (say):

reči [perf izreči]

govoriti [perf izgovoriti]

izjavljati [perf izjaviti]

to not speak a word

ne izdaviti niti besede

2. speak (language):

to speak English fluently

tekoče govoriti angleško

3. speak (represent):

to speak one's mind

govoriti tisto, kar misliš

to speak the truth

govoriti resnico

4. speak (express):

izražati [perf izraziti]

speak against VB intr to speak against sth

izreči se proti čemu

speak for VB trans

1. speak (support):

to speak for sb/sth

podpirati koga/kaj

2. speak (represent):

to speak for sb

govoriti v imenu koga drugega

to speak for oneself

govoriti sam zase

to speak for oneself

biti dovolj zgovoren

3. speak (allocated):

to be spoken for

biti [že] oddan(a)

speak for yourself! hum pej inf

speak out VB intr

odkrito povedati

jasno in glasno povedati

to speak out against sth

izreči se proti čemu

to speak out on sth

izreči se glede česa

speak up VB intr

1. speak (raise voice):

povzdigovati [perf povzdigniti glas]

govoriti glasneje

2. speak (support):

zavzemati se [perf zavzeti se]

to speak up for sb/sth

zavzemati se za koga/kaj

speak against VB

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Usage examples with speaks

she speaks good Spanish

dobro govori špansko

she speaks unkindly of him

nič lepega ne pove o njem

he speaks quite competent German

dokaj dobro govori nemško

she speaks with an American accent

govori z ameriškim naglasom

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English

She speaks with him alone and tries to get him to snap out of it. www.moviefone.com

Such an attempt speaks for the elevation of history as a pre-scientific organizing principle for the contemporary encyclopedia and its bibliography. en.wikipedia.org

The unidentified narrator or preacher speaks in the first person throughout the work. en.wikipedia.org

She is level-headed, speaks five different languages, and remains cool and calm under all circumstances. en.wikipedia.org

He has acquired a correct knowledge of their manner of living, and speaks their language fluently. en.wikipedia.org

He, unbeknownst to his employees, speaks many predator languages, including cat, which meant he was not as clueless as they took him to be. en.wikipedia.org

He speaks entirely in pirate-slang and uses a hook on his left hand (which is hinted to be real). en.wikipedia.org

It intertwines the female singer's lamentation of the end of love and the lies she has to hear, while the male actor simply speaks. en.wikipedia.org

He lives virtually incognito and rarely speaks to the media. en.wikipedia.org

No one definition has satisfied all naturalists; yet every naturalist knows vaguely what he means when he speaks of a species. en.wikipedia.org

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