speech

speech
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noun
1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) habla
2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) palabras
3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) lenguaje, forma de hablar
4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) discurso
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- speechlessly
- speechlessness
speech n
1. habla
he lost his power of speech in a car accident perdió el habla en un accidente de coche
2. discurso
the Queen made a speech la Reina pronunció un discurso
El plural de speech se escribe speeches
speech
tr[spiːʧ]
noun
1 (faculty, act) habla
2 (spoken language, way of speaking) habla, manera de hablar
■ children's speech el habla de los niños
3 (formal talk) discurso, alocución nombre femenino; (informal talk) charla; (lectura) conferencia; (lines in play) diálogo
■ he gave a speech on/about bird-watching dio una charla sobre ornitología
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give/make a speech pronunciar un discurso
freedom of speech libertad nombre femenino de expresión
direct speech estilo directo
indirect speech estilo indirecto
part of speech parte de la oración
speech day día nombre masculino del reparto de premios
speech defect defecto del habla
speech impediment impedimento del habla
speech therapist logopeda nombre masulino o femenino, foniatra nombre masulino o femenino
speech therapy logopedia, foniatría
speech ['spi:ʧ] n
1) : habla f, modo m de hablar, expresión f
2) address: discurso m
speech
n.
(§ pl.: speeches) = conferencia s.f.
• discurso s.m.
• habla s.f.
• idioma s.m.
• lenguaje s.m.
• manera de hablar s.f.
• oración s.f.
• palabra s.f.
• parlamento s.m.
spiːtʃ
noun
1)
a) u (act, faculty) habla f‡

freedom of speech — libertad f de expresión or de palabra; (before n)

speech defect — defecto m del habla or de pronunciación

speech impediment — impedimento m del habla

b) u (manner of speaking) forma f de hablar
c) u c (language, dialect) habla f‡

in casual speech — en el habla coloquial

2) c
a) (oration) discurso m, alocución f (frml)

speech! speech! — (hum) que hable! que hable!

to make o (frml) deliver a speech (on o about something) — dar* or (frml) pronunciar un discurso (sobre or acerca de algo)

b) (Theat) parlamento m
3) u (Ling)

direct/indirect o reported speech — estilo m or discurso m directo/indirecto

[spiːtʃ]
1. N
1) (=faculty) habla f ; (=words) palabras fpl ; (=language) lenguaje m ; (=manner of speaking) lenguaje m , forma f de hablar

to lose the power of speech — perder el habla

to recover one's speech — recobrar el habla, recobrar la palabra

his speech was slurred — arrastraba las palabras, farfullaba al hablar

he expresses himself better in speech than in writing — se expresa mejor hablando or de palabra que por escrito

children's speech — el lenguaje de los niños

freedom of speech — libertad f de expresión

to be slow of speech — hablar lentamente, ser torpe de palabra

2) (=address) discurso m

to make a speech — pronunciar un discurso

speech, speech! — ¡que hable! ¡que hable!

3) (Brit)
(Gram)

direct/indirect speech — estilo m directo/indirecto

part 1., 8)
2.
CPD

speech act N — acto m de habla

speech analysis N — análisis m de la voz

speech bubble N — bocadillo m (de historieta)

speech command N — comando m vocal

speech community N — comunidad f lingüística

speech day N — (Brit) reparto m de premios

speech defect, speech impediment N — defecto m del habla

speech organ N — órgano m del habla

speech recognition N — (Comput) reconocimiento m de voz

speech synthesizer N — sintetizador m de la voz humana

speech therapist N — logopeda mf

speech therapy N — terapia f de la palabra

speech training N — lecciones fpl de elocución

speech writer N — escritor(a) m / f de discursos, redactor(a) m / f de discursos

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[spiːtʃ]
noun
1)
a) u (act, faculty) habla f‡

freedom of speech — libertad f de expresión or de palabra; (before n)

speech defect — defecto m del habla or de pronunciación

speech impediment — impedimento m del habla

b) u (manner of speaking) forma f de hablar
c) u c (language, dialect) habla f‡

in casual speech — en el habla coloquial

2) c
a) (oration) discurso m, alocución f (frml)

speech! speech! — (hum) que hable! que hable!

to make o (frml) deliver a speech (on o about something) — dar* or (frml) pronunciar un discurso (sobre or acerca de algo)

b) (Theat) parlamento m
3) u (Ling)

direct/indirect o reported speech — estilo m or discurso m directo/indirecto


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