sprechen

Meaning

1. (class-4,strong,transitive) to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
2. (class-4,intransitive,strong) to speak, to talk, to give a speech
3. (class-4,strong,transitive) to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
4. (class-4,reflexive,strong) to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
5. (class-4,strong,transitive) to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
6. (class-4,literary,poetic,strong,transitive) to say (something)
7. (Switzerland,bureaucratese,class-4,strong,transitive) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)

Concepts

speak

talk

say

tell

chat

converse

express

discuss

show

carry through

discriminate

dispose of

distinguish

manage

utter

pronounce

convey

recite

eat

refer to

speak of

taste

argue

be seen

be noticed

be recognized

be visible

history

past

pretext

story

speaking respectfully

propose

chatter

natter

administer

speak to

answer

give

intend

mean

present

idly

jabber

piffle

splutter

sputter

act out

communicate

declare oneself

demonstrate

evince

express oneself

manifest

put

render

report

enunciate

vocalise

vocalize

babble

account for

blab

claver

confabulate

gossip

indicate

narrate

have a conversation

dissert

phrase

talk to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃprɛçən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sprëchen, from Old High German sprehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Compare Dutch spreken, English speak.

Sentences

Als Populist muss man eine einfache Sprache sprechen , die jeder versteht .

As a populist, you have to speak a simple language that everyone understands.

Wir können hier sogar von Anreizen sprechen , und das ist etwas Positives .

We can even talk about incentives here, and that's a positive thing.

Andere Berber haben ihre Muttersprache im Lauf der Jahrhunderte verloren und sprechen Maghreb-arabische Dialekte .

Other Berbers have lost their native language over the centuries and speak Maghreb Arabic dialects.