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For the verb: "to speak"

Simple Past:	spoke
Past Participle:	spoken

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

speak

1. transitive verb
   1. parler (language);
      can you ~ English? parlez-vous (l')anglais?;
   2. dire (truth);
      prononcer (word, name);
      to ~ one's mind dire ce qu'on pense.

2. intransitive verb parler (to, with à;
   about, of de);
   who's ~ing? (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?;
   (this is) Eileen ~ing c'est Eileen;
   generally ~ing en règle générale;
   roughly ~ing en gros;
   strictly ~ing à proprement parler.

speak out

se prononcer;

speak up

1. (louder) parler plus fort;

2. (dare to speak) intervenir.

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'speak' found in these entries:

English:

action - address - agree - angrily - appropriately - behalf - bitterly - calmly - can - clearly - could - devil - directly - earnest - emotionally - favourably - feeling - from - gently - harshly - ill - in - kindly - like - low - mind - much - naturally - plainly - quietly - seriously - sharply - snap - so - softly - turn - warmly - whisper

French:

adresser - aller - articuler - avoir - baragouiner - bas - bien - cantonade - clair - cœur - dire - disserter - ému - énigme - entretenir - être - façon - fort - franc-parler - grossièrement - haut - hermétiquement - heure - imprudemment - intervenir - légèrement - lever - loup - mal - médire - nasiller - nom - parler - parole - passer - peu - plaider - posséder - pour - qui - sept - sereinement - seul - sincèrement - vache - vivement - vulgairement

speak: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
speak	vi	(talk)	parler vi ⇒
The teacher demanded that the student speak.
Le professeur a demandé à l'élève de parler.
speak	vi	(two or more people)	parler, discuter vi ⇒ ⇒
They spoke for many hours on the phone.
Ils ont parlé (or: discuté) plusieurs heures au téléphone.
speak	vtr	(a language) une langue	parler vtr ⇒
Do you speak English?
Parlez-vous anglais ?
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
speak	vi	(express oneself)	s'exprimer vpr ⇒
			parle vi
Don't keep your opinion to yourself: speak!
On aimerait bien connaître ton avis, exprime-toi !
On aimerait bien connaître ton opinion, parle !
speak	vi	(have the podium)	prendre la parole vi
The president is the next person to speak.
Le président est le prochain à prendre la parole.
speak	vi	(communicate) bonne communication	s'exprimer vpr ⇒
She really knows how to speak.
Elle sait s'exprimer !
speak	vi	(be on good terms) entente entre deux ou plusieurs pers.	se parler vpr ⇒
The two brothers are not speaking.
Les deux frères ne se parlent plus.
speak	vi	(convey a message) figuré	parler vi ⇒
Actions speak louder than words.
* Ce type de musique ne me parle pas du tout !
speak	vtr	(tell)	dire vtr ⇒
The guilty man decided to speak the truth.
Le coupable a décidé de dire la vérité.
speak	vtr	figurative (reveal)	dire vtr ⇒
Her silence speaks volumes.
Son silence en dit long.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
so to speak		phrase	pour ainsi dire
so to speak		phrase	si je puis dire
speak about		v	parler de
speak evil of somebody		v	dire du mal de quelqu'un
speak for (the facts speak for themselves)			parler d'eux-mêmes
speak for (speak for yourself!)		excl	parlez pour vous !
speak for		v	parler pour, parler de
speak for		v	s'exprimer ⇒
speak for (advocate)		v	parler en faveur de
speak for itself			parler de lui-même, d'elle-même
speak highly of			parler de qn/qch en termes élogieux
speak ill of			dire du mal de
speak out			Exprime-toi !
speak out against		v	se prononcer contre ⇒
speak out against		v	conspuer ⇒
speak out for		v	se prononcer en faveur de
speak plainly			parler franchement
speak to		v	parler à
speak up			parler plus fort
speak up for			intervenir/parler en faveur de
speak up for		v ppres	intervenir en faveur de (pour quelqu'un)
speak very highly of		v	faire l'éloge de
speak very highly of sb		v	élogieux
speak well of			parler du bien de
speak with		v	parler à
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... are being built as we speak
....for me to be able to speak the language fluently.
...to make you not want to speak to me
"Don't speak too soon"
"restitution" management-speak
"We don't speak to each other a lot"
A good facilitator should listen more than speak
Actions speak louder than words
actions speak louder than words
Actions speak louder than words
Although I can read french, I still don't speak it well
although I can speak a little French I have great difficulty in writing so that it makes sense
As we speak
as we speak
at least I make you laugh with my rubbishy attempts to speak
Back home, we don't speak French much anymore (in Quebec French)
be able to speak two languages
because I like to (speak French)
before this semestre I found it very difficult to speak French
c vraimen pa drol... (SMS speak)
Can i speak to...?
Can we not just speak English?
Can we speak in English, please?
Can you speak English?
Can you speak French?
can you speak up me OR can you speak me up ?
Could you please speak slower?
could you speak slower when you talk to me.
Do you speak French?
Do you think I am losing my British accent when I speak French?
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