English to English
noun
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
He listened to an address on minor Roman poets.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (language) communication by word of mouth
His speech was garbled.
He uttered harsh language.
He recorded the spoken language of the streets.
source: WordNet 3.0
- something spoken
He could hear them uttering merry speeches.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the exchange of spoken words
They were perfectly comfortable together without speech.
source: WordNet 3.0
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
His manner of speaking was quite abrupt.
Her speech was barren of southernisms.
I detected a slight accent in his speech.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a lengthy rebuke
A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline.
The teacher gave him a talking to.
source: WordNet 3.0
- words making up the dialogue of a play
The actor forgot his speech.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- To make a speech; to harangue.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [spích] Talumpatì; pananalitá; pangungusap
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
