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speaking noun

  /ˈspi.kɪŋ/ , /ˈspiː.kɪŋ/ , [ˈspɪi̯.kɪŋ]
  • The act of communicating vocally.
 fabla, habla
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
 fabla, habla, oratoria

speak verb

  /spik/ , /spiːk/
  • (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.
 hablar, chapurrar, chapurrear, defenderse, dominar, fablar
  • (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
 hablar, fablar, fabular
  • (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
 hablar, conversar, charlar, platicar
  • (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
 decir, mediar palabra
  • (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
 hablar

speak noun

  /spik/ , /spiːk/
  • (uncountable) Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
 jerga
speaking in tongues
glosolalia
English-speaking
angloparlante
Spanish-speaking
hispanohablante, hispanoparlante
broadly speaking
a grandes rasgos, en líneas generales
Russian-speaking
hablando rusa, hablando ruso
strictly speaking
propiamente dicho
speaking of
a propósito de
in a manner of speaking
por decirlo así
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