speech

speech
noun
1) (public address) Rede, die

make or deliver or give a speech — eine Rede halten

2) (faculty of speaking) Sprache, die
3) (act of speaking) Sprechen, das; Sprache, die
4) (manner of speaking) Sprache, die; Sprechweise, die

his speech was slurred — er sprach undeutlich

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[spi: ]
noun
1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) die Sprache
2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) die Sprache
3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) das Sprechen
4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) die Rede
- academic.ru/69366/speechless">speechless
- speechlessly
- speechlessness
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speech
<pl -es>
[spi:tʃ]
n
1. no pl (faculty of speaking) Sprache f; (act of speaking) Sprechen nt
in \speech mündlich
to lose/recover the power of \speech die Sprechfähigkeit [o die Sprache] verlieren/wiedererlangen
in everyday \speech in der Alltagssprache
to be slow in [or of] \speech langsam reden
2. no pl (spoken style) Sprache f, Redestil m
3. (oration) Rede f; (shorter) Ansprache f (about, on über +akk); (in court) Plädoyer nt
acceptance \speech Aufnahmerede f
after-dinner \speech Tischrede f
freedom of \speech POL Redefreiheit f
keynote \speech Hauptrede f
eloquent \speech ausdrucksvolle Rede
rousing \speech stürmische Rede
to deliver [or give] [or make] a \speech eine Rede halten
4. of actor Rede f; (longer) Monolog m
Hamlet's \speech Hamlets Monolog m
5. no pl LING
direct/indirect [or reported] \speech direkte/indirekte Rede
6. no pl AM (speech therapy) Sprachtherapie f
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[spiːtʃ]
n
1) no pl (= faculty of speech) Sprache f; (= act of speaking) Sprechen nt; (= manner of speaking) Sprechweise f

to be slow of speech — langsam sprechen

his speech was very indistinct — er sprach sehr undeutlich

he expresses himself better in speech than in writing —

to burst into speech — in einen Redeschwall ausbrechen

to lose/recover the power of speech —

speech is silver, silence is golden (prov) — Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (Prov)

freedom of speech — Redefreiheit f

2) (= language) Sprache f

in dockers' speech — in der Sprache der Hafenarbeiter

3) (= oration THEAT) Rede f (on, about über +acc); (in court) Plädoyer nt

to give or make a speech — eine Rede halten

the actor had three speeches — der Schauspieler hat dreimal gesprochen

the chairman invited speeches from the floor — der Vorsitzende forderte das Publikum zu Meinungsäußerungen auf

the speech from the throne — die Thronrede

4) (Brit GRAM)

direct/indirect or reported speech — direkte/indirekte Rede

See:
figure, part
5) (US SCH, UNIV = study of speech) Sprechkunde f
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speech [spiːtʃ]
A s
1. Sprache f, Sprechvermögen n:
recover one’s speech die Sprache wiedergewinnen
2. Reden n, Sprechen n:
he expresses himself better in speech than in writing er drückt sich mündlich besser aus als schriftlich; figure A 8, silence A 1
3. Rede f, Äußerung f:
direct one’s speech to das Wort richten an (akk)
4. Gespräch n:
have speech with sb mit jemandem reden
5. Rede f, Ansprache f, Vortrag m, JUR Plädoyer n:
deliver (oder give, make) a speech eine Rede halten;
speech from the throne PARL Br Thronrede
6. a) (Landes)Sprache f
b) Dialekt m
7. Sprech- oder Ausdrucksweise f, Art f zu sprechen, Sprache f:
in common speech in der Umgangssprache, landläufig
B adj Sprach…, Sprech…, Rede…:
speech act LING Sprechakt m;
speech area LING Sprachraum m;
speech center (bes Br centre) ANAT Sprechzentrum n;
speech clinic MED logopädische Klinik;
speech community LING
a) Sprachgemeinschaft f,
b) Sprachgruppe f;
speech defect (oder impediment) Sprachfehler m;
speech-impaired MED sprachgestört;
speech input IT Spracheingabe f;
speech melody LING Sprachmelodie f, Intonation f;
speech organ ANAT Sprechorgan n, -werkzeug n;
speech output IT Sprachausgabe f;
speech reading Lippenlesen n;
speech recognition IT Spracherkennung f;
speech record Sprechplatte f;
speech rhythm LING Sprechrhythmus m;
speech sound LING Sprachlaut m, Phonem n;
speech synthesizer Sprachsynthesizer m;
speech therapist MED Logopäde m, Logopädin f;
speech therapy MED Logopädie f, Sprachheilkunde f
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noun
1) (public address) Rede, die

make or deliver or give a speech — eine Rede halten

2) (faculty of speaking) Sprache, die
3) (act of speaking) Sprechen, das; Sprache, die
4) (manner of speaking) Sprache, die; Sprechweise, die

his speech was slurred — er sprach undeutlich

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n.
(§ pl.: speeches)
= Ansprache f.
Rede -n f.
Sprache -n f.

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