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speak for vb (intr, preposition)
1. to speak as a representative of (other people) speak for itself to be so evident that no further comment is necessary speak for yourself Informal (used as an imperative) do not presume that other people agree with you ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations ? speak for vi +prep obj (in debate) → unterstützen to speak for somebody (= on behalf of) → in jds Namen (dat) → sprechen; (= in favour of) → ein gutes Wort für jdn einlegen; he speaks for the miners/delegation → er ist der Sprecher der Bergleute/Abordnung; I know I speak for all of us → ich bin sicher, dass ich im Namen aller spreche; speaking for myself … → was mich angeht …; let her speak for herself → lass sie selbst reden; speak for yourself! (= I don’t agree) → das meinst auch nur du!; (= don’t include me) → du vielleicht!; I can speak for his honesty → ich kann mich für seine Ehrlichkeit verbürgen; that speaks well for him → das spricht für ihn; to speak well/badly for something → ein Beweis m → /nicht gerade ein Beweis m → für etw sein to be spoken for (dated: girl) → versprochen sein (old), → vergeben sein (hum); the chair had already been spoken for (hum) → der Stuhl war schon reserviert; that’s already spoken for (hum) → das ist schon vergeben How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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