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speaking noun

  /ˈspi.kɪŋ/ , /ˈspiː.kɪŋ/ , [ˈspɪi̯.kɪŋ]
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
 parole

speak verb

  /spik/ , /spiːk/
  • (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
  • (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.
 parler
  • (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
 parler, converser

speak noun

  /spik/ , /spiːk/
  • (uncountable) language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
 jargon

speaking interjection

  /ˈspi.kɪŋ/ , /ˈspiː.kɪŋ/ , [ˈspɪi̯.kɪŋ]
  • (telephone) Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking.
 ([[c'est]]) [[lui-même]]/[[elle-même]] ([[appareil|à l'appareil]])
roughly speaking
en gros, grosso modo
Spanish-speaking
hispanophone
strictly speaking
à proprement parler
broadly speaking
dans les grandes lignes, pour faire simple
Russian-speaking
russophone
English-speaking
anglophone
speaking in tongues
parler en langues, glossolalie
speaking clock
horloge parlante
speaking trumpet
porte-voix
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