speak for

speak for
transitive verb
sprechen für

speak for yourself! — das ist [nur] deine Meinung!

speak for itself/themselves — für sich selbst sprechen

something is spoken for — (reserved) etwas ist schon vergeben

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speak for
vt
1. (support)
to \speak for for sb/sth jdn/etw unterstützen, sich akk für jdn/etw aussprechen
to \speak for for a motion einen Antrag unterstützen
to \speak for for sb in jds Namen [o für jdn] sprechen
I think I \speak for for everyone when I say he was a fine man ich denke, ich spreche im Namen aller, wenn ich sage, dass er ein feiner Mann war
I can help on Saturday but I can't \speak for for my wife ich kann am Samstag helfen, aber was meine Frau angeht, kann ich nichts sagen
to \speak for for oneself für sich akk selbst sprechen
to \speak for for the accused (form) den Angeklagten/die Angeklagte vertreten
3. (verify)
to \speak for for sb's sth:
her report \speak fors well for her understanding of the problem ihr Bericht lässt deutlich ihr Verständnis des Problems erkennen
4. (allocated)
to be spoken for [bereits] vergeben sein
5.
\speak for for yourself! (hum pej fam) das mag vielleicht für dich stimmen!, du vielleicht!
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vi +prep obj
1) (in debate) unterstützen
2)

he speaks for the miners/delegation — er ist der Sprecher der Bergleute/Abordnung

I know I speak for all of us — ich bin sicher, dass ich im Namen aller spreche

speaking for myself ... —

let her speak for herself — lass sie selbst reden

I can speak for his honesty — ich kann mich für seine Ehrlichkeit verbürgen

that speaks well for him — das spricht für ihn

to speak well/badly for sth — ein Beweis m/nicht gerade ein Beweis m für etw sein

3)

to be spoken for ( dated : girl ) — versprochen sein (old), vergeben sein (hum)

the chair had already been spoken for (hum)

that's already spoken for (hum) — das ist schon vergeben

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speak for v/i
1. sprechen oder eintreten für:
speak for o.s.
a) selbst sprechen,
b) seine eigene Meinung äußern;
speak for yourself! das meinst aber auch nur du!;
speaking for myself was mich anbelangt;
that speaks for itself das spricht für sich selbst;
that speaks (well) for him das spricht für ihn oder zu seinen Gunsten
2. zeugen von
3. be spoken for umg schon vergeben sein (Sache), (Person auch) in festen Händen sein
* * *
transitive verb
sprechen für

speak for yourself! — das ist [nur] deine Meinung!

speak for itself/themselves — für sich selbst sprechen

something is spoken for — (reserved) etwas ist schon vergeben


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