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do you speak English (do you speak English? (English specifically)) 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 |
strictly speaking adverb [UK: ˈstrɪ.kli ˈspiːkɪŋ] [US: ˈstrɪkt.li ˈspiːkɪŋ] | à proprement parler◼◼◼adverbe à strictement parler◼◼◻adverbe |
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 |
what languages do you speak (what languages do you speak?) phrase |