speak for

parler au nom de, représenter

Exprimer les idées ou les souhaits d’une personne ou d’un groupe à leur place.

En anglais simple : To express another person's or group's thoughts or wishes for them.

• I speak for the whole team.
• She spoke for the workers at the meeting.
• Who gave you permission to speak for me?

Comment l'utiliser : speak for someone (I can't speak for my colleagues, but I support the plan.)

Synonymes : represent, speak on behalf of

Expressions courantes : speak for someone, speak for everyone, speak for yourself

parler pendant

Parler pendant une durée donnée.

En anglais simple : To talk for a particular length of time.

• He spoke for an hour.
• Can you speak for five minutes about your job?
• They had been speaking for ages when we arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : speak for a period of time (She spoke for ten minutes before answering questions.)

Synonymes : talk for

Expressions courantes : speak for hours, speak for minutes

se passer de commentaire

Montrer clairement sa valeur ou sa qualité sans avoir besoin d’explications.

En anglais simple : To show its own value or quality clearly, without needing an explanation.

• The results speak for themselves.
• His excellent safety record speaks for itself.
• We need no sales pitch; our products speak for themselves.

Comment l'utiliser : speak for itself/themselves (The quality of her work speaks for itself.)

Synonymes : demonstrate own worth

Expressions courantes : speak for itself, speak for themselves

réserver, retenir

Dire qu’on veut quelque chose pour que ce soit gardé pour soi.

En anglais simple : To say that you want something, so it is kept for you.

• Please speak for a seat early.
• He spoke for the largest room.
• Those tickets have already been spoken for.

Comment l'utiliser : speak for something (She spoke for the last available room.); be spoken for (All the seats are already spoken for.)

Synonymes : reserve, claim, book

Expressions courantes : speak for something, speak for seats