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peak [peaks] (highest value reached) noun [UK: piːk] [US: ˈpiːk] | pic◼◼◼nomWhen is peak sentences? = À quand le pic des phrases ? |
peak [peaks] (mountain top) noun [UK: piːk] [US: ˈpiːk] | pic◼◼◼nom {m}When is peak sentences? = À quand le pic des phrases ? sommet◼◼◼nom {m}We've reached the peak. = Nous avons atteint le sommet. cime◼◻◻nom {f}We've reached the peak. = Nous avons atteint la cime. |
peak oil (Peak of oil production) noun [UK: piːk ɔɪl] [US: ˈpiːk ˌɔɪl] | pic pétrolier◼◼◼nom {m} |
peakedness noun | gibbositénom {f} |
actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | bien faire vaut mieux que bien dire [lit. doing well is better than talking well]phrase |
corporatespeak (jargon used within business) noun | jargon d'entreprisenom {m} |
do you speak English (do you speak English? (English specifically)) phrase | vous parlez anglais ?◼◼◼phrase tu parles anglais ?◼◼◼phrase |
do you speak English (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) phrase | parles-tu français ? [informal] parlez-vous français ? [formal or plural]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] | double langage◼◼◼nom {m} double discours◼◻◻nom {m} |
how many languages do you speak (how many languages do you speak?) phrase | |
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] | je ne parle pas anglais◼◼◼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] | je ne parle pas françaisphrase |
loudspeaker [loudspeakers] (transducer) noun [UK: laʊd.ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈlaʊd.ˌspikər] | haut-parleur◼◼◼nom {m} |
loudspeaker [loudspeakers] (encasing) noun [UK: laʊd.ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈlaʊd.ˌspikər] | enceinte acoustique◼◻◻nom {f} |
native speaker (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) noun [UK: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiːkər] | locuteur natif◼◼◼nom {m} locutrice nativenom {f} |
Newspeak (fictional language) proper noun [UK: ˈnuː.ˌspik] [US: ˈnuː.ˌspik] | novlangue◼◼◼nom {f} |
newspeak (use of ambiguous words to deceive listeners) noun [UK: ˈnuː.ˌspik] [US: ˈnuː.ˌspik] | novlangue◼◼◼nom {f} |
non-native speaker (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used) noun | locuteur non-natif◼◼◼nom |
please speak more slowly phrase [UK: pliːz spiːk mɔː(r) ˈsləʊ.li] [US: ˈpliːz ˈspiːk ˈmɔːr ˈsloʊ.li] | parlez plus lentement◼◼◼phrase s'il vous plaît◼◼◼phrase |
roughly speaking adverb [UK: ˈrʌ.fli ˈspiːkɪŋ] [US: ˈrʌ.fli ˈspiːkɪŋ] | grosso modo◼◼◼adverbe en gros◼◼◼adverbe |
so to speak (in a manner of speaking) adverb [UK: ˈsəʊ tuː spiːk] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈtuː ˈspiːk] | pour ainsi dire◼◼◼adverbe en quelque sorte◼◼◻adverbe d'une certaine façon◼◻◻adverbe |
speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to be able to communicate in a language) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | parler◼◼◼verbeShe speaks the truth. = Elle parle vrai. |
speak [spoke, spoken, speaking, speaks] (to communicate with one's voice using words) verb [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | parler◼◼◼verbeShe speaks the truth. = Elle parle vrai. |
speak (jargon/terminology) noun [UK: spiːk] [US: ˈspiːk] | jargon◼◻◻nom {m} |
speak for oneself (expressing disagreement) verb [UK: spiːk fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈspiːk ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | parle pour toi !verbe |
speak for oneself (to have obvious meaning) verb [UK: spiːk fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈspiːk ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | parler de soi-mêmeverbe |
speak ill of (to vilify) verb [UK: spiːk ɪl əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈspiːk ˈɪl əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | dire du mal de◼◼◼verbe |