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For the verb: "to speak"

Simple Past:	spoke
Past Participle:	spoken

speak /spi:k/ (past spoke; past p spoken) verbo intransitivo

1. (say sth) hablar;
  to ~ TO o (esp AmE) WITH sb hablar con algn, hablarle a algn;
  they are not ~ing (to each other) no se hablan;
  to ~ OF sth/sb/-ING hablar de algo/algn/+ inf;
  so to ~ por así decirlo
1. (on telephone): hello, Barbara Mason ~ing … buenas tardes, habla or (Esp tb) soy Barbara Mason;
  could I ~ to Mrs Hodges, please? — ~ing! ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? — con ella (habla) or (Esp tb) soy yo

(make speech) hablar;
to ~ ON o ABOUT sth hablar acerca de or sobre algo

verbo transitivo

(say, declare): nobody spoke a word nadie dijo nada;
to ~ one's mind hablar claro;
to ~ the truth decir^(conj.⇒) la verdad

‹language› hablar

Phrasal Verbs
speak for v + prep + o hablar por;
we'd love to meet him — ~ for yourself! nos encantaría conocerlo — ¡eso lo dirás por ti!;
the facts ~ for themselves los hechos son elocuentes speak out v + adv: to ~ out against sth denunciar algo speak up v + adv

(speak loudly, clearly) hablar más fuerte or más alto

(speak boldly) decir^(conj.⇒) lo que se piensa;
to ~ up for sb defender^(conj.⇒) a algn

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speak [spɪ:k]

I	vtr (ps spoke pp spoken) 1 decir to speak one's mind, hablar con franqueza 2 (un idioma) hablar
II	verbo intransitivo 1 hablar [to, con] [about, de] 2 generally speaking, en términos generales so to speak, por así decirlo 3 pronunciar un discurso [on/about, sobre] (en un debate) tomar la palabra 4 Tel hablar speaking!, ¡al habla! who's speaking?, ¿de parte de quién? ➣ Ver nota en hablar

Compound Forms:
geek speak	n	informática	jerga de técnicos nf
speak about			hablar de, hablar sobre v
speak evil of somebody			hablar mal de alguien v
speak for		(the facts speak for themselves)	hablan por sí solos v
speak for			hablar en nombre de v
speak for		(speak for yourself!)	¡eso lo dirás tú!
speak for		(advocate, to)	hablar por v
speak for itself			habla por sí solo v
speak highly of			hablar muy bien de v
speak ill of			hablar mal de v
speak out			decir lo que piensa v
speak out against			denunciar v
speak plainly			hablar claramente v
speak to			hablar con v
speak up		(an opinion)	decir lo que se piensa v
speak up for			defender a alguien v
speak up!			¡habla más fuerte!
speak very highly of			hablar maravillas de v
speak very highly of sb			hablar maravillas de alguien v
speak well of			hablar bien de v
speak with			hablar con v

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A country speak / speaks a language - grammar
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ability to speak fluent X
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actions speak louder then words
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although there were schools in latin, it is believed that people continued to speak their native languages. - grammar
am likely speak as a blunt tool
and then I will have to speak fluent Spanish
And we all know you don't speak Spanish.
Another time they wanted me to speak with a mother
art speak - grammar
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castellano, como hablar / How to speak Castilian - grammar
Cómo hablar por teléfono/how can I speak when calling
Conditional + command - Speak as you would like to be spoken to - grammar
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English:

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Spanish:

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