Betekenis van speech In het Nederlands

• 0 the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language:

  • Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.

  • People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.

  • His speech was slurred and I thought he was drunk.

  • Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.

  • Do you know the words to Hamlet's famous speech at the beginning of Act III?

• 1 a formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion:

  • I had to give/make a speech at my brother's wedding.

  • The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention.

  • He gave the after-dinner speech (= a talk given after a formal evening meal at which a large number of people are present).

  • Did you hear her acceptance speech at the Oscars ceremony?

• 2 the ability to talk, or the activity of talking:

  • People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.

  • His speech became slurred and indistinct.

  • Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.

• 3 a formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion:

  • an acceptance speech

  • I’m nervous about the speech I’m making tomorrow.