spoken language in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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language [Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ, Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

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

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

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1. speak (talk):

speak
parler (to à, about, of de)
to speak in a soft/deep voice
parler bas/d'une voix profonde
to speak in German/Russian
parler (en) allemand/russe
to speak in a whisper
parler tout bas, chuchoter
to speak ill/well of sb
dire du mal/du bien de qn
to speak through medium, interpreter
parler par l'intermédiaire de
to speak with one's mouth full
parler la bouche pleine
speak when you're spoken to!
réponds quand on te parle!
I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized
je leur ai parlé sévèrement et ils se sont excusés
who's speaking please? (on phone)
qui est à l'appareil s'il vous plaît?
(this is) Camilla speaking
c'est Camilla, Camilla à l'appareil
‘is that Miss Durham?’—‘speaking!’
‘Mademoiselle Durham?’—‘c'est moi!’
I'm speaking from a phone box
j'appelle d'une cabine téléphonique
this is your captain speaking AVIAT
ici le commandant de bord
speaking of which, have you booked a table?
tiens, ça m'a fait penser, as-tu réservé une table?
speaking of lunch, Nancy…
à propos du déjeuner, Nancy…
she is well spoken of in academic circles
elle est bien considérée dans le milieu universitaire
he spoke very highly of her/her talents
il a parlé d'elle/de ses talents en termes très élogieux
he spoke of selling the house/leaving the country
il a parlé de vendre la maison/de quitter le pays
to speak as sth
(parler) en tant que qc
speaking as a layman…
en tant que non-spécialiste…
speaking personally, I hate him
personnellement, je le déteste
speaking personally and not for the company
parlant en mon nom et pas en celui de l'entreprise
generally speaking
en règle générale
roughly speaking
en gros
strictly speaking
à proprement parler
relatively speaking
relativement parlant
ecologically/politically speaking
écologiquement/politiquement parlant, sur le plan écologique/politique
metaphorically speaking
pour employer une métaphore
we've had no trouble to speak of
nous n'avons pas eu de problème spécial
they've got no money to speak of
ils n'ont pour ainsi dire pas d'argent
‘what did you see?’—‘nothing to speak of’
‘qu'est-ce que vous avez vu?’—‘rien de spécial’
not to speak of his poor mother/the expense
sans parler de sa pauvre mère/du coût
so to speak
pour ainsi dire

I.spoken [Brit ˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈspoʊkən] VB pp

spoken → speak

II.spoken [Brit ˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈspoʊkən] ADJ

See also -speak

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

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

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1. speak (talk):

speak
parler (to à, about, of de)
to speak in a soft/deep voice
parler bas/d'une voix profonde
to speak in German/Russian
parler (en) allemand/russe
to speak in a whisper
parler tout bas, chuchoter
to speak ill/well of sb
dire du mal/du bien de qn
to speak through medium, interpreter
parler par l'intermédiaire de
to speak with one's mouth full
parler la bouche pleine
speak when you're spoken to!
réponds quand on te parle!
I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized
je leur ai parlé sévèrement et ils se sont excusés
who's speaking please? (on phone)
qui est à l'appareil s'il vous plaît?
(this is) Camilla speaking
c'est Camilla, Camilla à l'appareil
‘is that Miss Durham?’—‘speaking!’
‘Mademoiselle Durham?’—‘c'est moi!’
I'm speaking from a phone box
j'appelle d'une cabine téléphonique
this is your captain speaking AVIAT
ici le commandant de bord
speaking of which, have you booked a table?
tiens, ça m'a fait penser, as-tu réservé une table?
speaking of lunch, Nancy…
à propos du déjeuner, Nancy…
she is well spoken of in academic circles
elle est bien considérée dans le milieu universitaire
he spoke very highly of her/her talents
il a parlé d'elle/de ses talents en termes très élogieux
he spoke of selling the house/leaving the country
il a parlé de vendre la maison/de quitter le pays
to speak as sth
(parler) en tant que qc
speaking as a layman…
en tant que non-spécialiste…
speaking personally, I hate him
personnellement, je le déteste
speaking personally and not for the company
parlant en mon nom et pas en celui de l'entreprise
generally speaking
en règle générale
roughly speaking
en gros
strictly speaking
à proprement parler
relatively speaking
relativement parlant
ecologically/politically speaking
écologiquement/politiquement parlant, sur le plan écologique/politique
metaphorically speaking
pour employer une métaphore
we've had no trouble to speak of
nous n'avons pas eu de problème spécial
they've got no money to speak of
ils n'ont pour ainsi dire pas d'argent
‘what did you see?’—‘nothing to speak of’
‘qu'est-ce que vous avez vu?’—‘rien de spécial’
not to speak of his poor mother/the expense
sans parler de sa pauvre mère/du coût
so to speak
pour ainsi dire

spoken language in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spoken language in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

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spoken pp of speak

See also speak

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

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

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However, both types of whistle tones have a phonological structure that is related to the spoken language that they are transposing.
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Most importantly, since "quc ng" is an exact phonetic transcription of the spoken language, its understandability is as high as or higher than a normal conversation.
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The 12-hour notation is widely used in daily life, written communication, and is used in spoken language.
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Therefore, the acquisition of sign language seems to have the same developmental track that is seen in hearing children acquiring spoken language.
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According to the generation preferences one of the derived strings is picked and the target language string is realised as spoken language.
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Any individual spoken language is shared by members of a particular speech community but may be unintelligible to members of other communities.
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It generally uses explicit personal pronouns in written language, but these are often omitted in spoken language.
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He is investigating spoken language interaction from several perspectives, e.g. corpus linguistics, computer modelling of dialog, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics as well as intercultural communication.
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Use will be made of written sources, the spoken language and folklore in order to collect the headwords for the dictionary.
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Children who readily understand spoken language and who are able to fluently and easily recognize printed words do not usually have difficulty with reading comprehension.
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