speak up

speak up
intransitive verb
1) (speak more loudly) lauter sprechen
2) see academic.ru/69271/speak_out">speak out
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(to speak (more) loudly: Speak up! We can't hear you!) lauter!
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speak up
vi
1. (raise voice) lauter sprechen
can you \speak up up, please? können Sie bitte etwas lauter sprechen?
2. (support) seine Meinung sagen [o äußern]
to \speak up up for [or in favour of] sb/sth für jdn/etw eintreten, sich akk für jdn/etw aussprechen
he spoke up for me when I was in trouble als ich in Schwierigkeiten war, hat er sich für mich eingesetzt
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vi
1) (= raise one's voice) lauter sprechen or reden; (= talk loudly) laut (und verständlich) sprechen or reden

speak up! — sprich lauter!

if you want anything speak up — sag, wenn du etwas willst

2) (fig) seine Meinung sagen or äußern

don't be afraid to speak up — sagen Sie ruhig Ihre Meinung, äußern Sie sich ruhig

to speak up for sb/sth — für jdn/etw eintreten

what's wrong? speak up! — was ist los? heraus mit der Sprache!

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speak up v/i
1. laut und deutlich sprechen:
speak up (sprich) lauter! ( 2)
2. kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen:
speak up heraus mit der Sprache! ( 1)
3. sich einsetzen (for für)
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intransitive verb
1) (speak more loudly) lauter sprechen
2) see speak out
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v.
lauter sprechen ausdr.
zur Sprache kommen ausdr.

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