John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club's secretary.
The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Speak White — (en français, « Parlez blanc ») est une injure proférée aux Canadiens français par les Canadiens anglais lorsqu ils parlent le français en public. Cette expression péjorative n est presque plus utilisée de nos jours, généralement… … Wikipédia en Français
Speak white — (en français : « Parlez blanc ») est une injure proférée aux Canadiens français par les Canadiens anglais lorsqu ils parlaient français en public. Cette expression péjorative n est plus utilisée de nos jours. L invective a… … Wikipédia en Français
Speak & Spell (album) — Speak Spell Studio album by Depeche Mode Released 5 October 1981 … Wikipedia
Speak & Spell — Álbum de Depeche Mode Publicación 5 de octubre de 1981 en Inglaterra 6 de octubre en Estados Unidos Grabación Blackwing Studios, Londres, en 1981 Género(s) … Wikipedia Español
Speak — Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
