lip-read in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lip-read in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lip-read [Am ˈlɪprid, Brit ˈlɪpriːd], lipread <pt & pp lip-read [-red]> VB intr

lip-read

leer los labios

II.lip-read [Am ˈlɪprid, Brit ˈlɪpriːd], lipread <pt & pp lip-read [-red]> VB trans

she lip-read what I was saying to her

me leyó los labios

Translations for lip-read in the Spanish»English Dictionary

labio N m

1. labio (de la boca):

labio

lip

labio superior

upper o top lip

labio inferior

lower o bottom lip

leer los labios

to lip-read

de sus labios no salió ni una queja liter

not a single word of complaint passed his lips liter

apretó los labios y trató de resistir el dolor

he bit his lip and tried to resist the pain

la besó en los labios

he kissed her on the lips

no despegó los labios en toda la tarde

she didn't say o utter a single word all afternoon o she didn't open her mouth all afternoon

2. labio (de la vulva):

labio

labium

I.leer VB trans

1. leer libro/texto:

leer

to read

un libro muy leído

a widely-read book

¿has leído a García Márquez?

have you read García Márquez?

no habla alemán pero lo lee

she can't speak German, but she can read it

leer los labios

to lip-read

leer la mano de alg.

to read sb's palm

2. leer (adivinar):

leer

to read

justo lo que iba a decir, me has leído el pensamiento

just what I was going to say! you must have read my mind

estás enamorada, lo leo en tus ojos

you're in love, I can see it in your eyes

3. leer UNIV:

leer tesis doctoral

to defend

4. leer COMPUT:

leer

to scan

II.leer VB intr

leer

to read

no sabe leer

he can't read

leer en voz alta/baja

to read aloud/quietly

III.leerse VB vpr (enfático)

leerse

to read

¿te lo has leído todo entero?

have you read it all?

lip-read in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lip-read in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lip-read VB intr

lip-read

leer los labios

II.lip-read VB trans

lip-read

leer los labios a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was fitted with hearing aids aged four and has never learned sign language, relying on lip-reading to complete the sound picture.

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The faces in the shows are too fast so you can't lip-read properly and if you've missed an important chunk of the programme it's really frustrating.

www.stuff.co.nz

Without auditory input, a person with prelingual deafness is forced to acquire speech visually through lip-reading.

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A person who is hearing-disabled can not lip-read you well and so will rely on your facial expression to try to figure out what you're conveying.

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In the 1960s, there was a big fight between all those educators who wanted only lip-reading taught in schools-no sign language.

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However, he eventually learned to communicate with others by lip-reading, and to speak a few words, though with great difficulty.

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Ballet became my safe bubble away from the stress of trying to lip-read at school and struggling to keep up.

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However, they often rely on lip-reading even when they are using hearing aids.

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Blind students learned various manual industries and deaf students learned lip-reading in addition to the usual public school curriculum.

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During one of their more violent quarrels, the director turns the film soundtrack off, which means we have to lip-read what's being said.

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