Angličtina | Švédčina |
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speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to communicate or converse by some means other than orally) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | kommunicera [~de ~t]verb |
speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to communicate with one's voice using words) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | prataverbLet's let John speak. = Låt John prata. snacka [~de ~t]verb tala [~de ~t]verbHe speaks Danish. = Han talar danska. |
speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to have a conversation) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | konversera [~de ~t]verb samtala [~de ~t]verb tala sammanverb |
speak in tongues (speak in a language unknown to the speaker) verb | tala i tungorverb |
speak of the devil (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) phrase | när man talar om trollenphrase tala om trollenphrase |
speak out (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known) verb [UK: spiːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈspiːk ˈaʊt] | säga sin meningverb tala utverb |
speak up (to make oneself or one's opinions known) verb [UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp] | säga ifrånverb |
speak with a forked tongue verb | |
speakeasy (illegal saloon operated during the Prohibition period) noun [UK: ˈspiːk.ˌiː.zɪ] [US: ˈspiːk.iː.ziː] | lönnkrog [~en ~ar]substantiv |
speaker [speakers] (loudspeaker, see also: loudspeaker) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | högtalare [~n ~, ~talarna]substantiv |
speaker [speakers] (one who makes a speech to an audience) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | föreläsare [~n ~, ~läsarna]substantiv talare [~n ~, talarna]substantiv |
speaker [speakers] (politics: the chair or presiding officer) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | föredragande [~n ~, ~na]substantiv ordförande [~n ~, ~na]substantiv president [~en ~er]substantiv talman [~nen ~män, ~männen]substantiv |
speaking of (relatedly) adverb | apropåadverb på tal omadverb på tala omadverb |
do you speak English (do you speak English? (English specifically)) phrase | pratar du engelska?phrase talar du engelska?phrase |
do you speak English (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) phrase | talar du svenska?phrase talar ni svenska?phrase |
does anyone here speak English (does anyone here speak English?) phrase | |
doublespeak (language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning) noun [UK: ˈdʌb.l̩.ˌspik] [US: ˈdʌ.bəl.ˌspik] | skenspråksubstantiv |
how many languages do you speak (how many languages do you speak?) phrase | |
I don't speak English (I don't speak (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) phrase [UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt spiːk ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈspiːk ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪʃ] | jag kan inte svenskaphrase jag pratar inte svenskaphrase jag talar inte svenskaphrase |
I don't speak English (I don't speak English (specifically English)) phrase [UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt spiːk ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈspiːk ˈɪŋ.ˌɡlɪʃ] | jag kan inte engelskaphrase jag pratar inte engelskaphrase jag talar inte engelskaphrase |
loudspeaker [loudspeakers] (transducer) noun [UK: laʊd.ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈlaʊd.ˌspikər] | högtalare [~n ~, ~talarna]substantiv |