speaking

speaking
adjective
1) (involving speech: a speaking part in a play.) tale-, taling, snakk(ing)
2) (used in speech: a pleasant speaking voice.) tale-
I
subst. \/ˈspiːkɪŋ\/
snakk(ing), tale, taling
in a manner of speaking for å si det slik
II
adj. \/ˈspiːkɪŋ\/
1) talende, som snakker, som taler, tale-
• a speaking part in a play
en talerolle i et stykke
• they are not on speaking terms
de er ikke på talefot med hverandre
• he was within speaking range of her
han var så nær henne at han kunne snakke med henne
2) (om språk) -talende
• they are all English-speaking
de er alle engelsktalende
3) (overført) talende, slående, uttrykksfull
• it is a speaking likeness
det er en slående likhet
• she gave her a speaking look
hun ga henne et talende\/uttrykksfullt blikk
speaking acquaintance tilfeldig\/flyktig bekjentskap
the Speaking Clock (telekommunikasjon) Frøken Ur, telefonuret
speaking portrait et bilde med stor portrettlikhet

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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