speaking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.speaking [Am ˈspikɪŋ, Brit ˈspiːkɪŋ] N U

II.speaking [Am ˈspikɪŋ, Brit ˈspiːkɪŋ] ADJ attr

-speaking [Am ˈspikɪŋ, Brit ˈspiːkɪŋ] SUFFIX

English-speaking [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃˌspikɪŋ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃˌspiːkɪŋ] ADJ

French-speaking [ˈfrɛn(t)ʃˌspikɪŋ] ADJ

Spanish-speaking [ˈspanɪʃˌspiːkɪŋ] ADJ

I.speak <pt spoke or arch spake, pp spoken> [Am spik, Brit spiːk] VB intr

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1.1. speak (say sth):

speak
hablar
sorry, did you speak?
perdón ¿dijiste algo? or ¿me hablaste?
to speak to or esp Am with sb
hablar con alguien
to speak to or esp Am with sb
hablarle a alguien
could I speak to or with you for a moment?
¿puedo hablar contigo un momento?
could I speak to or with you for a moment?
¿puedo hablarte un momento?
wake up Mark, speak to me!
¡Mark despierta, di algo!
he doesn't speak to me
no me habla
he doesn't speak to me
no me dirige la palabra
they are not speaking (to each other)
no se hablan
they are not speaking (to each other)
no se dirigen la palabra
I don't know her to speak to
solo la conozco de vista
I'll have to speak to her about her behavior
tendré que hablar con ella acerca de su comportamiento
I'll have to speak to her about her behavior
tendré que llamarle la atención sobre su comportamiento
I've often heard her speak about it
a menudo la he oído hablar de eso
to speak of sth/sb/-ing
hablar de algo/alguien/ +infin
people still speak of him with enormous respect
aún hoy la gente habla de él con mucho respeto
you spoke once of making way for someone younger
una vez mencionaste la idea or hablaste de dejarle el camino libre a alguien más joven
you never spoke of this to anyone?
¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?
you never spoke of this to anyone?
¿nunca le mencionaste esto a nadie?
his face spoke of terrible suffering
su rostro tenía la huella de enormes sufrimientos
the meeting is on Friday, speaking of which …
la reunión es el viernes, y a propósito …
they don't have much money to speak of
no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos
to speak well/ill of sb
hablar bien/mal de alguien
speaking personally, I think …
personalmente, creo que …
speaking as a parent/teacher, I think …
como padre/maestro, creo que …
speaking as a parent/teacher, I think …
en mi calidad de padre/maestro, creo que …
roughly/generally speaking
en términos generales
he's not, strictly speaking, a member
no es, en realidad, socio
he's not, strictly speaking, a member
no es un socio en el sentido estricto de la palabra
legally/morally speaking
desde el punto de vista legal/moral
so to speak
por así decirlo

II.speak <pt spoke or arch spake, pp spoken> [Am spik, Brit spiːk] VB trans

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-speak [Am spik, Brit spiːk] SUFFIX hum

I.speak for VB [Am spik -, Brit spiːk -] (v + prep + o)

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speaking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speaking in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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

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euscaldún (euscalduna)
Basque-speaking
castellanohablante
Spanish-speaking

speaking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on speaking terms with sb
estar en buenas relaciones con alguien
not to be on speaking terms
no hablarse
not to be on speaking terms
no dirigirse la palabra
to be a manner of speaking
ser un decir
generally speaking, the weather is better here
en general hace mejor tiempo aquí
he/she insists on speaking to you
se empeña en hablar contigo
to make a mistake (when) writing/when speaking
equivocarse al escribir/al hablar
they are not on speaking terms
no se hablan
I don't like speaking in public
soy poco amante de hablar en público
to have a knack for speaking
tener traza para hablar
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He is especially noted for his unique and distinctively sonorous speaking voice.
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Speaking of music, the film's soundtrack doesn't have a single false note.
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Generally speaking, droplet size decreases with increasing pulse intensity.
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Using this interpretation, the speaker's use of irony when speaking of her lover makes the last two lines make sense.
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Later season episodes depict him as speaking more coherently.
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For example, with one body speaking for the nation there would be no arguments over troop placements or treaties.
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A speaking fee is a payment awarded to an individual for speaking at a public event.
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Human infants are sometimes considered obligate nasal breathers, but generally speaking healthy humans may breathe through their nose, their mouth, or both.
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Roughly speaking, monodromy data is now regarded as data which glues together canonical solutions near the singularities.
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Technically speaking, there is no screenplay and editing at all, but the senseless play of the directors wild and stoic imagination.
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