speak jelentése

speak jelentése: verb

1 A1 beszél [I or T]

Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?

If she tells Julie what I said, I'll never speak to her again.

She spoke of her sadness over her father's death.

Everyone speaks very highly of the new director.

He's old enough to speak for himself.

I went with Alex - speaking of Alex, have you seen his new haircut?

Speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting.

Sue speaks with an American accent.

For five whole minutes, neither of them spoke a word.

2 A1 beszél (vmilyen nyelven) [T]

He speaks fluent French.

How many foreign languages do you speak?

I couldn't speak a word of Spanish when I got there.

I couldn't figure out what language they were speaking.

3 B2 beszédet mond [I]

She was invited to speak at a conference in Madrid.

speak jelentése – kifejezések:

generally/personally, etc. speaking B2 nagy általánosságban/részemről/stb. mondva

Well, generally speaking, it's quicker if you take the train.

not be on speaking terms C2 nincsenek beszélő viszonyban

My brother and I aren't on speaking terms.

so to speak C2 mondhatni, hogy úgy mondjam (nem a szokásos értelemben véve/tréfásan)

That was our accommodation, so to speak.

speak about/of sth B1 beszél vmiről

He refused to speak about the matter in public.

In the interview she spoke of her sadness at her mother's death.

speak for/on behalf of sb C1 vki helyett/nevében beszél/szól

I've been chosen to speak on behalf of the whole class.

speak volumes (idiom) C2 sokatmondó, sok fényt vet vmire

She said very little, but her face spoke volumes.

What you wear speaks volumes about you.

speak your mind C2 kimondja amit gondol, megmondja a véleményét

She has very strong opinions and she's not afraid to speak her mind.

speaks for itself C2 önmagáért beszél (átv.) (nem kell további magyarázat)

The school's excellent record speaks for itself.

speak jelentése – többszavas igék:

speak up B2 hangosan/hangosabban beszél

Could you speak up? We can't hear at the back.

Vita, veszekedés – Információ, információcsere – Hangok, hangjelzések – Beszélgetés, társalgás – Előadás, megbeszélés – Megértés, felfogás – Vélemény, megítélés – Pontosítás, árnyalás – Nyelv, nyelvhasználat

speak, speaker, speech, speechless