speech

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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: speech a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: • The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding. • In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system. • the opening speech of the conference address formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: • the President's address to the nation • He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address. talk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: • I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica. • He's been asked to give a talk about his trip to India. lecture a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university: • a lecture on 17th century French literature • Professor Black is giving the lecture. presentation a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: • I had to give a presentation to the board of directors. • He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company. sermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: • The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness. statement a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalist s: • The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.

Longman-Thesaurus

2 general::   noun speaking ADJ. careful, clear, clipped | casual | impaired | slurred She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. | connected, continuous, fluent | natural, normal, ordinary | spontaneous | direct | indirect, reported | free The demonstrators were demanding rights of assembly and free speech. | conversational, everyday | children's, female, human, etc. | middle-class, working-class, etc. VERB + SPEECH have Most people have speech, but significantly fewer have writing. SPEECH + NOUN act | style | defect, impairment, impediment | therapist, therapy | community phonological variation in a speech community PREP. in ~ Certain grammatical rules must be followed when describing a conversation in reported speech. PHRASES a figure of speech When we talk about ‘selfish’ genes it is just a figure of speech. | freedom of speech the right of/to freedom of speech | the power of speech He temporarily lost the power of speech after the accident. formal talk ADJ. brief, little, short | interminable, long, long-winded, rambling | keynote, major | eloquent, excellent, good | emotional, impassioned, rousing, stirring | boring | impromptu | public | televised | political | opening | closing | acceptance, after-dinner, Budget, campaign, conference, farewell, inaugural The prizewinner gave an emotional acceptance speech. the Chancellor's Budget speech | maiden her maiden speech in the House of Commons VERB + SPEECH deliver, give, make | broadcast His speech was broadcast on national radio. | write PREP. in a/the ~ | ~ about/on She made a stirring campaign speech on improving the lot of the unemployed. | ~ to In her speech to the House of Commons, she outlined her vision of Britain in the 21st century.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: noun lecture: His speech was about the new reforms. noun articulation: His speech is always hard to understand.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: speech verbs give/make a speech • She gave a speech at the party conference. deliver a speech formal • The President delivered a major speech to Congress yesterday. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + speech long • The speeches were all really long. short/brief • The chairman opened the meeting with a brief speech. a passionate/impassioned speech (= full of strong feeling ) • She made impassioned speeches on civil rights. an emotional speech (= showing emotions, especially by crying ) • On retiring, she delivered an emotional farewell speech. a moving speech (= making people feel strong emotions ) • That was a very moving speech. a powerful speech (= having a strong effect on people's opinions ) • He gave a powerful speech calling for unity. a rousing/stirring speech (= making people feel excited and eager to do something ) • Thousands of people were inspired by his stirring speeches. a major speech (= very important ) • This was her first major speech as party leader. somebody's inaugural speech (= their first one in an important political job ) • He said all the right things in his inaugural speech. somebody's acceptance speech (= when they accept a political job, a prize, or an award ) • In his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to his wife. a farewell speech (= by someone who is leaving ) an after-dinner speech (= after a formal dinner ) • He gets paid a lot for making after-dinner speeches. a keynote speech (= the most important one at an event ) • The Prime Minister will make his keynote speech at the conference today. a political speech • She began writing political speeches for local politicians. a campaign speech (= given during a political campaign ) • Eisenhower was careful in his campaign speeches to use only the vaguest of phrases. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' do a speech '. Say give a speech or make a speech .

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