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speak

verbbriathar
1. talk
2. converse
3. write
4. make public speech
5. express ideas, opinion
6. say sth
7. talk in a language
8. cinemacineama, theatreamharclannaíocht say lines
9. convey meaning
10. musicceol (of instrument) make sound
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 talk intransitiveneamhaistreachlabhair verb cmu speak clearly labhair go soiléir nobody was speaking ní raibh duine ar bith ag caint no one spoke to me níor labhair aon duine liom we need to speak to you about your application caithfimid labhairt leat faoi d'iarratas speak with your doctor labhair le do dhochtúir she spoke of them as old friends labhair sí fúthu amhail is gur sheanchairde iad hello, this is Bríd speaking heileo, seo Bríd ag caint 'Is this Eoin?' 'Speaking.' 'An é sin Eoin?' 'Ag caint.'; 'An é sin Eoin?' 'Is é.' 2 converse intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag caint le chéilelabhair le chéile we speak every day bímid ag caint le chéile gach lá, labhraímid le chéile gach lá we spoke on the phone bhíomar ag caint le chéile ar an bhfón, labhraíomar le chéile ar an bhfón 3 write intransitiveneamhaistreach he speaks of his childhood in the book cuireann sé síos ar a óige sa leabhar, tráchtann sé ar a óige sa leabhar 4 make public speech intransitiveneamhaistreachlabhair verb cmu the local TD came to speak to them tháinig an TD áitiúil chun labhairt leo speaking on the news at one ag labhairt ar nuacht a haon they spoke in favour of the motion labhair siad i bhfabhar an rúin she spoke about her life as an artist labhair sí faoina saol mar ealaíontóir 5 express ideas, opinionspeak one's mindspeak out intransitiveneamhaistreachlabhair verb cmu she never spoke publicly on the issue níor labhair sí riamh go poiblí faoin gceist there's a time to speak tá am ann le labhairt amach speaking as a parent ag labhairt mar thuismitheoir I want to hear him speak ba mhaith liom a chloisteáil cad atá le rá aige 6 say sth transitiveaistreachabair verb cmu he didn't speak a word ní dúirt sé focal to speak the truth an fhírinne a insint 7 talk in a languagespeak the same language, speak a different language transitiveaistreachlabhair verb cmu I don't speak French níl Fraincis agam he speaks Ulster Irish Gaeilge Uladh atá aige she can speak five languages tá sí in ann cúig theanga a labhairt, tá cúig theanga aici he doesn't speak a word of English níl focal Béarla aige they were speaking Chinese bhí siad ag labhairt Sínise they speak Breton to each other labhraíonn siad Briotáinis le chéile 8 especially cinemacineama, theatreamharclannaíocht say lines intransitiveneamhaistreachlabhair verb cmu she doesn't speak until the end ní labhraíonn sí go dtí an deireadh, ní dhéanann sí aon chaint go dtí an deireadh, níl aon línte aici go dtí an deireadh transitiveaistreachabair verb cmu he didn't speak any dialogue in the play ní raibh aon rud le rá aige sa dráma, ní raibh aon línte aige sa dráma 9 convey meaningspeak to intransitiveneamhaistreachléirigh verb cmutaispeáin verb cmu the pictures speak powerfully of life in wartime tugann na pictiúir léargas iontach ar an saol in aimsir chogaidh the evidence speaks loudly to the contrary a mhalairt atá fíor mar is léir ón bhfianaise her actions speak more clearly than anything she could say is treise a cuid gníomhartha ná aon ní a déarfadh sí 10 musicceol (of instrument) make sound intransitiveneamhaistreachfuaim a dhéanamh SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -speak PhrasesNathanna as we speak i láthair na huaire cmuanois díreach cmu to be spoken of as sth she's spoken of as an excellent organiser deirtear gur eagraitheoir den chéad scoth í generally speaking go ginearálta cmutríd is tríd cmuar an mórgóir cmu generally speaking, he works hard go ginearálta, oibríonn sé go crua; tríd is tríd, oibríonn sé go crua no ... to speak of speak ofaon ... ar fiú trácht air... ar bith ar fiú trácht air there were no problems to speak of ní raibh aon fhadhbanna ann arbh fhiú trácht orthu sth speaks for itself (etc) speak for the report speaks for itself tá an tuairisc an-soiléir, ní gá aon ní eile a rá faoin tuairisc the facts speak for themselves tá na fíricí an-soiléir so to speak mar a déarfámar a dúirt an té a dúirt é speak for yourself speak forlabhair ar do shon féin speaking of ... ós ag caint ar ... muidós ag trácht ar ... muid speaking of fees, did you pay yet? ós ag caint ar tháillí muid, ar íoc tusa fós? to speak your mind an rud atá ar d'intinn a rá amachan rud atá ar d'aigne a rá gan fiacail a chur ann to speak truth to power an fhírinne a rá amach go neamhbhalbh to speak volumes (about sb/sth) a lán a léiriú (faoi dhuine/rud)go leor a insint (faoi dhuine/rud) his grimace spoke volumes léirigh an strainc a bhí air a lán their response speaks volumes about their attitude léiríonn a bhfreagra a lán faoina ndearcadh your clothes speak volumes about you insíonn do chuid éadaí lán leabhair fút Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ speak for→ speak of→ speak out→ speak to→ speak up→ speak up for
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