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to speak
01
parler
to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought
Intransitive
Exemples
He spoke about his experiences during the meeting.
Il a parlé de ses expériences pendant la réunion.
Please speak louder so everyone in the room can hear you.
Veuillez parler plus fort pour que tout le monde dans la pièce puisse vous entendre.
1.1
parler, discuter
to talk to someone about something
Transitive: to speak to sb
Exemples
Can I speak to you about the upcoming event?
Est-ce que je peux parler avec toi de l'événement à venir ?
We need to speak to the manager about our reservation.
Nous devons parler au responsable de notre réservation.
1.2
parler
to use or be capable of using a certain language
Transitive: to speak a language
Exemples
He speaks Spanish fluently.
Il parle couramment espagnol.
I can speak a little Italian.
Je peux parler un peu italien.
1.3
parler, prendre la parole
to deliver a speech to a group of people
Intransitive
Exemples
He will speak at the conference tomorrow.
Il parlera à la conférence demain.
The CEO will speak at the annual shareholders' meeting.
Le PDG parlera lors de l'assemblée générale annuelle des actionnaires.
1.4
dire
to state or say a particular thing
Transitive: to speak sth
Exemples
He spoke his mind during the meeting.
Il a parlé franchement pendant la réunion.
She spoke her opinion about the proposal.
Elle a exprimé son opinion sur la proposition.
02
indiquer, montrer
(of behavior, expressions, objects, etc.) to be the proof of a particular thing
Transitive: to speak sth | to speak of sth
Exemples
The broken window speaks accident.
La fenêtre cassée parle d'accident.
The messy room spoke of a busy week.
La chambre en désordre parlait d'une semaine bien remplie.
Arbre Lexical
misspeak
speakable
speaker
speak
