speak - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to speak English/Russian/...  | spoke, spoken |	parler anglais/russe/...
to speak  | spoke, spoken |   - talk	parler
to speak for so.  | spoke, spoken |	parler au nom de qn.
to speak for so.  | spoke, spoken |	parler pour qn.
to speak of sth.  | spoke, spoken |	parler de qc.
to speak  | spoke, spoken |   - talk to one another	se parler
to speak  | spoke, spoken |   - give a speech	parler   - faire un discours
to speak of sth.  | spoke, spoken |   - serve as evidence for sth.	montrer qc.   - est une preuve de qc.
to speak to so.  | spoke, spoken |	parler à qn.
to speak with so.  | spoke, spoken |	parler avec qn.
to speak out  | spoke, spoken |	parler haut et fort
to speak up  | spoke, spoken |	parler plus fort
to speak about sth.  | spoke, spoken |	parler de qc.
to speak out against sth.  | spoke, spoken |	s'élever contre qc.

Phrases / Collocations

to speak the truth	dire la vérité
to speak broken French/Spanish/... [fig.]	parler un français/espagnol/... hésitant
to speak with a lisp	zézayer
to speak with an accent	parler avec un accent
to speak fluent French/Spanish/...	parler le français/l'espagnol/... couramment
to speak one's mind	dire ce que l'on pense
so to speak	pour ainsi dire
to speak in riddles	parler de manière énigmatique
to speak in riddles	parler par énigmes
to speak ill of so.	dire du mal de qn.
to speak on so.'s behalf	parler au nom de qn.
to be able to speak a language	posséder une langue [fig.]

Examples

I do not speak Spanish very well.

Je ne parle pas très bien espagnol.

Orthographically similar words

peak, sneak, spank, spark, speaks, spear, steak

steak

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