speak
verb
1 verb talk INTRANSITIVElabhair verb speak clearly labhair go soiléirnobody was speaking ní raibh duine ar bith ag caintno one spoke to me níor labhair aon duine liomwe need to speak to you about your application caithfimid labhairt leat faoi d'iarratasspeak with your doctor labhair le do dhochtúirshe spoke of them as old friends labhair sí fúthu amhail is gur sheanchairde iadhello, 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 verb converse INTRANSITIVEbheith ag caint le chéilelabhair le chéilewe speak every day bímid ag caint le chéile gach lá, labhraímid le chéile gach láwe spoke on the phone bhíomar ag caint le chéile ar an bhfón, labhraíomar le chéile ar an bhfónShow full entry
3 verb write INTRANSITIVEhe speaks of his childhood in the book cuireann sé síos ar a óige sa leabhar, tráchtann sé ar a óige sa leabhar 4 verb make public speech INTRANSITIVElabhair verb the local TD came to speak to them tháinig an TD áitiúil chun labhairt leospeaking on the news at one ag labhairt ar nuacht a haonthey spoke in favour of the motion labhair siad i bhfabhar an rúinshe spoke about her life as an artist labhair sí faoina saol mar ealaíontóir 5 verb express ideas, opinion INTRANSITIVElabhair verb she never spoke publicly on the issue níor labhair sí riamh go poiblí faoin gceistthere's a time to speak tá am ann le labhairt amachspeaking as a parent ag labhairt mar thuismitheoirI want to hear him speak ba mhaith liom a chloisteáil cad atá le rá aige 6 verb say sth TRANSITIVEabair verb he didn't speak a word ní dúirt sé focalto speak the truth an fhírinne a insint 7 verb talk in a language TRANSITIVElabhair verb I don't speak French níl Fraincis agamhe speaks Ulster Irish Gaeilge Uladh atá aigeshe can speak five languages tá sí in ann cúig theanga a labhairt, tá cúig theanga aicihe doesn't speak a word of English níl focal Béarla aigethey were speaking Chinese bhí siad ag labhairt Sínisethey speak Breton to each other labhraíonn siad Briotáinis le chéile 8 verb especially CINE, THEAT say lines
INTRANSITIVElabhair verb 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
TRANSITIVEabair verb 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 verb convey meaning INTRANSITIVEléirigh verb taispeáin verb the pictures speak powerfully of life in wartime tugann na pictiúir léargas iontach ar an saol in aimsir chogaidhthe evidence speaks loudly to the contrary a mhalairt atá fíor mar is léir ón bhfianaiseher actions speak more clearly than anything she could say is treise a cuid gníomhartha ná aon ní a déarfadh sí 10 verb MUS (of instrument) make sound INTRANSITIVEfuaim a dhéanamh