Englisch | Swedisch |
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Southern European adjective | sydeuropeisk [~t ~a]adjektiv |
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 |
spear [spears] (long stick with a sharp tip) noun [UK: spɪə(r)] [US: ˈspɪr] | spjut [~et ~]substantiv |
spearhead [spearheads] (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) noun [UK: ˈspɪə.hed] [US: ˈspɪr.ˌhed] | spjutspets [~en ~ar]substantiv |
spearman [spearmen] (soldier with spear) noun [UK: ˈspɪrmən] [US: ˈspɪr.mən] | spjutkastare [~n ~, ~kastarna]substantiv |
spearpoint (the point or tip of a spear) noun | spjutspets [~en ~ar]substantiv |
what languages do you speak (what languages do you speak?) phrase | vilka språk talar du?phrase |