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Meanings of speaking in English

Portuguese
oratória

Delivering an address to a public audience.

        oratória
        Catalan
        parlat

        Capable of or involving speech or speaking.

              Related terms
              parlat
              Portuguese
              fala
              Catalan
              parla
              Spanish
              habla

              The utterance of intelligible speech.

                    fala
                    Usage of speaking in English
                    1
                    Finance Minister Grant Robertson, speaking on Morning Report today, backed her position.
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    A large number of asylum-seekers in Ireland come from non-English speaking countries.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    This is far from reality, he said, speaking to Reuters from Turkey.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    However, speaking to Donald McRae five years ago, he highlighted his difficulties.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    However, also speaking in parliament, the former prime minister denied all wrongdoing.
                    Radio NZ
                    6
                    He had no problem speaking; a sure sign he was a mixture.
                    The Plains of Passage
                    7
                    Ireland is also English-speaking and working off a common law legal framework.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    Patel was speaking to journalists at Parliament before his Budget vote speech.
                    The South African
                    9
                    Today I'm speaking in the General Assembly at the Climate Action Summit.
                    News.com.au
                    10
                    Obama was, of course, speaking about his opposition to war with Iraq.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    Stop speaking the words, use the physical body and make the gesture.
                    The Michael Chekhov Handbook
                    12
                    Mr Cullen was speaking at a road safety conference in Dublin today.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    She answered it without speaking and a moment later said, I'm sorry.
                    Death masks
                    14
                    Is your speaking problem physical, or does it come from being deaf?
                    The stand
                    15
                    The image of a strong family man speaking out about personal responsibility?
                    The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
                    16
                    There must be an election coming; the Government is speaking about Irish.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for speaking
                    Portuguese
                    oratóriafala
                    Spanish
                    habla
                    Speaking through the time
                    Speaking across language varieties
                    Australia
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    South Africa
                    Common
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