Sentence examples of "speak" in English

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Translations: all836 hablar770 decir34 hablarse4 other translations28

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Don't hesitate. Speak out. No titubees. Dilo fuerte y claro.

She can speak English, of course. Ella sabe inglés, por supuesto.

Tom needs to speak to Mary. Tom necesita hablarle a Mary.

She doesn't speak to me. Ella no me dirige la palabra.

I heard John speak to Mr Brown. Yo escuché a John hablarle al señor Brown.

He is, so to speak, a bookworm. Él es, por así decirlo, un ratón de biblioteca.

I only speak a smattering of Japanese. Chapurreo de japonés.

Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity. Los inventos nacen, por así decirlo, de la necesidad.

She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Ella es, por así decirlo, un diccionario andante.

I don't want to hear you speak. No quiero ni escuchar sus voces.

Hello. May I speak to Mr Johnson, please? Oiga, ¿me pasa con el Sr. Johnson, por favor?

A great crowd waited for the president to speak. Una gran multitud esperaba el discurso del presidente.

To speak frankly, I don't like your idea. Sinceramente, no me gusta tu idea.

My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Mi padre es un diccionario ambulante, por así decirlo.

Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary. Tom no tuvo el valor de hablarle a Mary.

That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Ese viejo es, por decirlo así, un diccionario caminante.

Mary can't even read French, much less speak it. Mary ni siquiera sabe leer el francés, mucho menos hablarlo.

He is, as it were so to speak, a walking encyclopedia. Él es, por así decirlo, una enciclopedia con patas.

A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert. Un camello es, por así decirlo, un barco en el desierto.

This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family. Este gato es, por así decirlo, un miembro más de la familia.

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