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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):

speak

2. speak (converse):

speak

pogovarjati se [perf pogovoriti se]

to speak to [or with] sb

pogovarjati se s kom

to speak on the telephone

3. speak (know language):

speak

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):

speak

reči [perf izreči]

speak

govoriti [perf izgovoriti]

speak

izjavljati [perf izjaviti]

to not speak a word

ne izdaviti niti besede

2. speak (language):

speak

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):

speak

izražati [perf izraziti]

speak against VB intr to speak against sth

speak

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

speak

odkrito povedati

speak

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):

speak

povzdigovati [perf povzdigniti glas]

speak

govoriti glasneje

2. speak (support):

speak

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 speak

speak for yourself! hum pej inf

to speak English fluently

tekoče govoriti angleško

to speak one's mind

govoriti tisto, kar misliš

to speak the truth

govoriti resnico

so to speak

to speak wisely

to speak coherently

govoriti razumljivo

to speak in a monotone

monotono govoriti

to speak in hushed tones

govoriti s pritajenim glasom

to speak evil of sb

obrekovati koga

to speak ill of sb

grdo govoriti o kom

to speak highly of someone

lepo govoriti o kom

to speak in a whisper

to speak with a burr

pogrkavati (izgovarjava mehkonebnega r-ja v zahodni Angliji in na Škotskem)

to speak privately with sb

govoriti s kom na štiri oči

to speak on the telephone

to not speak a word

ne izdaviti niti besede

to speak in a singsong voice

govoriti s pojočim glasom

let's not speak of this matter

ne govorimo [več] o tem

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When he tries to speak to them, he can only emit a high-pitched noise. en.wikipedia.org

In response, he emotionally shuts down, refusing to speak or show any sort emotion whatsoever. en.wikipedia.org

I don't believe that narrative works when it's trying to teach a lesson, or speak a factual truth. en.wikipedia.org

The gerund of verb "fari", to speak, is commonly used to form derivate or inflected forms of "fas". en.wikipedia.org

Even travellers in their forties can not speak ("roker") full Romany. en.wikipedia.org

We have seen, in 2016, the powerful appeal of candidates who speak sloppily, circuitously, even incoherently, in the way that real people sometimes do. www.usnews.com

He said he would have preferred more private arrangements that would have given him the opportunity to speak privately with his father. en.wikipedia.org

The relationships were so tendentious that the judges could hardly bear to speak to each other, and the agendas so at odds that there seemed to be little point anyway. en.wikipedia.org

The lyrics speak with regret and yearning for the bird who came, stayed for a while, but eventually flew off on her own. en.wikipedia.org

Totalitarianism, militarism, and expansionism were to become the rule, with fewer voices able to speak against it. en.wikipedia.org

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