speech

/spiːtʃ/ noun

Translation

SAY WORDS [U] › someone's ability to talk, or an example of someone talking

konuşma biçimi, lehçe, ağız

His speech was very slow and difficult to understand. These changes can be seen in both speech and writing.1144319

PUBLIC TALK [C] › a formal talk that someone gives to a group of people

konuşma

I had to make a speech at my brother's wedding.1145

free speech/freedom of speech › the right to say or write what you want

konuşma/ifade özgürlüğü

→ See also figure of speech → See also reported speech2031157

(Definition of speech noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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