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speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to communicate with one's voice using words) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | sprekenwerkwoord |
speak of the devil (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) phrase | als je het over de duivel hebtphrase dan zie je zijn staartphrase |
speak out (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known) verb [UK: spiːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈspiːk ˈaʊt] | zich uitsprekenwerkwoord |
speak volumes (to convey significant information beyond what is explicit) verb [UK: spiːk ˈvɒ.ljuːmz] [US: ˈspiːk ˈvɑː.ljuːmz] | boekdelen sprekenwerkwoord |
speaker [speakers] (loudspeaker, see also: loudspeaker) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | boxsubstantief luidsprekersubstantief |
speaker [speakers] (one who speaks) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | spreekstersubstantief sprekersubstantief |
actions speak louder than words (actions indicate true sentiments) phrase | |
actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | geen woorden maar daden; daden zeggen meer dan woordenphrase niet lullen maar poetsenphrase |
bespeak [bespoke, bespoken, bespeaking, bespeaks] ((transitive) to speak about; tell of; relate; discuss) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈspiːk] [US: bə.ˈspiːk] | besprekenwerkwoord |
corporatespeak (jargon used within business) noun | kantoortaalsubstantief |
do you speak English (do you speak English? (English specifically)) phrase | spreek je Engels?phrase spreekt u Engels?phrase |
do you speak English (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) phrase | spreek je Nederlands?phrase spreekt u Nederlands?phrase |
does anyone here speak English (does anyone here speak English?) phrase | |
how many languages do you speak (how many languages do you speak?) phrase | hoeveel talen spreek je?phrase hoeveel talen spreekt u?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] | |
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] | ik spreek geen Engelsphrase |
in a manner of speaking (as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect) preposition | bij wijze van sprekenpreposition |
loudspeaker [loudspeakers] (transducer) noun [UK: laʊd.ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈlaʊd.ˌspikər] | luidsprekersubstantief |
misspeak (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly) verb [UK: ˌmɪs.ˈspiːk] [US: ˌmɪs.ˈspiːk] | missprekenwerkwoord versprekenwerkwoord |
native speaker (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) noun [UK: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiːkər] | moedertaalspreekstersubstantief moedertaalsprekersubstantief |
Newspeak (fictional language) proper noun [UK: ˈnuː.ˌspik] [US: ˈnuː.ˌspik] | Newspeakeigennam |
non-native speaker (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used) noun | niet-moedertaalspreekstersubstantief niet-moedertaalsprekersubstantief |
please speak more slowly phrase [UK: pliːz spiːk mɔː(r) ˈsləʊ.li] [US: ˈpliːz ˈspiːk ˈmɔːr ˈsloʊ.li] | |
so to speak (in a manner of speaking) adverb [UK: ˈsəʊ tuː spiːk] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈtuː ˈspiːk] | als het warebijwoord |
what languages do you speak (what languages do you speak?) phrase | welke talen spreek je?phrase welke talen spreekt u?phrase |