speech

discurso

Intervención en la que alguien habla ante un grupo de personas.

En inglés sencillo: A talk that someone gives to a group of people.

• She gave a short speech.
• We listened to three speeches yesterday.
• What will your speech be about?

Cómo se usa: speech about something (She gave a speech about her travels.); speech to someone (His speech to the students lasted ten minutes.)

Sinónimos: talk, address

Expresiones frecuentes: give a speech, make a speech, wedding speech, campaign speech

capacidad de hablar, habla

Capacidad de pronunciar palabras y comunicarse con la voz.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to say words and communicate with your voice.

• The accident affected his speech.
• Her speech improved with regular practice.
• Some illnesses can cause a loss of speech.

Sinónimos: ability to speak

Expresiones frecuentes: lose speech, speech therapy, speech development

lengua hablada, habla

Palabras y lenguaje que se usan al hablar, en vez de escribir.

En inglés sencillo: Words and language used when people talk rather than write.

• This phrase is common in speech.
• Informal speech often includes shorter forms.
• The book compares speech and writing.

Sinónimos: spoken language

Antónimos: writing

Expresiones frecuentes: everyday speech, direct speech, informal speech