Sentence examples of "speak" in English

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Many foreigners speak good Japanese. Beaucoup d'étrangers parlent bien japonais.

I speak only the truth. Je ne dis que la vérité.

Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word. Entre stupéfaction et chagrin, elle ne pouvait prononcer un mot.

I don't speak Catalan. Je ne parle pas le catalan.

She was, so to speak, our idol. Elle était, pour ainsi dire, notre idole.

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot. À une époque où l'on faisait taire les voix des femmes et où l'on congédiait leurs espoirs, elle a survécu pour les voir se mettre debout et se prononcer et tendre la main pour prendre un scrutin.

May I speak to you? Puis-je vous parler ?

He is, so to speak, a bookworm. C'est pour ainsi dire un rat de bibliothèque.

I can't speak French. Je ne sais pas parler français.

These were victims of war, so to speak. Ils furent pour ainsi dire victimes de la guerre.

I don't speak German. Je ne parle pas l'allemand.

Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity. Les inventions sont nées, pour ainsi dire, du besoin.

Do you speak my language? Est-ce que tu parles ma langue ?

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes. Dites la vérité, même si votre voix tremble.

He can speak five languages. Il peut parler cinq langues.

First of all, let me speak about myself. Pour commencer, laissez-moi dire quelque chose à mon sujet.

Can you speak another language? Parles-tu encore une autre langue ?

Those who know him speak well of him. Ceux qui le connaissent disent du bien de lui.

I can't speak German. Je ne sais pas parler allemand.

Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak. Les êtres humains sont des créatures émotionnelles, pour ainsi dire.

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