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speaker [speakers] (one who makes a speech to an audience) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | oratrice◼◼◻nom {f}The speaker is young. = L'oratrice est jeune. intervenante◼◼◻nom {f} |
speaker [speakers] (politics: the chair or presiding officer) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | président◼◼◼nom {m} présidente◼◼◻nom {f} |
Speaker [speakers] (the presiding officer of a legislative body) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | président◼◼◼nom {m} |
speaker [speakers] (loudspeaker, see also: loudspeaker) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | haut-parleur◼◼◻nom {m} baffle◼◻◻nomI asked him to turn down the volume on his speakers. = Je lui ai demandé de baisser le volume de ses baffles. |
speaker [speakers] (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | locuteur◼◼◻nom {m}I'm not a native speaker. = Je ne suis pas un locuteur natif. locutrice◼◻◻nom {f} |
speaker [speakers] (one who speaks) noun [UK: ˈspiːkə(r)] [US: ˈspiːkər] | parleur◼◼◻nom {m} locutrice◼◻◻nom {f} [speaker of a language] locuteurnom {m} parleusenom {f} |
speaking (indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking) interjection [UK: ˈspiːkɪŋ] [US: ˈspiːkɪŋ] | (c'est) lui-même/elle-même (à l'appareil)interjection |
speaking of (relatedly) adverb | en parlant de◼◼◼adverbe |
spear [spears] (long stick with a sharp tip) noun [UK: spɪə(r)] [US: ˈspɪr] | lance◼◼◼nom {f}They threw spears at us. = Ils nous ont jeté des lances. |
spear [spears] (sharp tool used by fishermen to retrieve fish) noun [UK: spɪə(r)] [US: ˈspɪr] | harpon◼◼◻nom {m} |
spearhead [spearheads] (one who leads or initiates an activity) noun [UK: ˈspɪə.hed] [US: ˈspɪr.ˌhed] | fer de lance◼◼◼nom |
spearhead [spearheads] (the leading military unit in an attack) noun [UK: ˈspɪə.hed] [US: ˈspɪr.ˌhed] | fer de lance◼◼◼nom |
spearhead [spearheads] (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) noun [UK: ˈspɪə.hed] [US: ˈspɪr.ˌhed] | fer de lance◼◼◼nom |
spearman [spearmen] (soldier with spear) noun [UK: ˈspɪrmən] [US: ˈspɪr.mən] | lancier◼◼◼nom {m} piquier◼◻◻nom {m} |
spearmint [spearmints] (Mentha spicata) noun [UK: ˈspɪə.mɪnt] [US: ˈspɪə.mɪnt] | menthe verte◼◼◼nom {f} |
split pea (dried, peeled, and split seeds of the pea) noun | pois cassés◼◼◼nom {m} |
strictly speaking adverb [UK: ˈstrɪ.kli ˈspiːkɪŋ] [US: ˈstrɪkt.li ˈspiːkɪŋ] | à proprement parler◼◼◼adverbe à strictement parler◼◼◻adverbe |
sweet pea [sweet peas] (flowering plant) noun [UK: ˈswiːt.piː] [US: ˈswiːt.piː] | pois de senteur◼◼◼nom {m} |
tapioca pearl (edible ball made from tapioca) noun | perle de tapioca◼◼◼nom {f} |
unspeakable (incapable of being spoken or uttered) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] | indicible◼◼◼adjectif |
unspeakable (extremely bad) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] | innommable◼◼◼adjectif |
unspeakable (unfit to be described) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈspiːk.əb.l̩] | innommable◼◼◼adjectif |
Western European adjective | ouest-européen◼◼◼adjectif |
what languages do you speak (what languages do you speak?) phrase | |
world peace (ideology of universal global understanding and non-violence) noun [UK: wɜːld piːs] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈpiːs] | paix mondiale◼◼◼nom {f} |