Traduzione di “speak” — Dizionario inglese-polacco

speak

verb uk /spiːk/ us past tense spoke, past participle spoken
SAY WORDS [ I ]

A1 to say something using your voice

rozmawiać, mówić
to speak loudly/quietly
There was complete silence - nobody spoke.
speak to sb mainly US speak with sb

A1 to talk to someone

rozmawiać z kimś
Could I speak to Mr Davis, please?
Have you spoken with your new neighbors yet?
speak about/of sth

to talk about something

rozmawiać lub mówić o czymś
He refused to speak about the matter in public.
speak English/French/German, etc

A1 to be able to communicate in English/French/German, etc

mówić po angielsku /francusku /niemiecku itp.
Do you speak English?
IN PUBLIC [ I ]

to make a speech to a large group of people

przemawiać
She was invited to speak at a conference in Madrid.
speak for/on behalf of sb

to express the feelings, opinions, etc of another person or of a group of people

występować w czyimś imieniu , reprezentować kogoś
I've been chosen to speak on behalf of the whole class.
generally/personally, etc speaking

B2 used to explain that you are talking about something in a general/personal, etc way

ogólnie rzecz biorąc /jeśli o mnie chodzi itp.
Personally speaking, I don't like cats.
so to speak

used to explain that the words you are using do not have their usual meaning

że tak powiem → See also speak/talk of the devil , speak your mind

(Traduzione di “speak” dal Dizionario Cambridge inglese-polacco © Cambridge University Press)