speak up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for speak up in the English»French Dictionary

II.speak <pret spoke; pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB trans

III.speak <pret spoke, pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB intr

1. speak (talk):

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

speak up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speak up in the English»French Dictionary

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

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Everyone seems frightened to speak up on behalf of a convicted spy.
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He felt responsible, both morally and socially, and wanted to speak up as a filmmaker.
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In other cases, the women and victims are too afraid to speak up or press charges.
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It just feels like its time for us to speak up and to stand up and just force things to go in a different direction.
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This type may be to speak up controversial issues such as child poverty.
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I'm here to speak up for the right of education for every child.
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For example, teachers may give more attention to boys, thus encouraging them to speak up in class and become more social.
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She encourages the students to speak up for both the audience and for the video camera.
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I wanted to see how a woman who can not speak up for herself and likes to sew could survive in modern society.
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It came from my desire to tell people to not be afraid to speak up.
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