speak up

English

Verb

(idiomatic) To talk more loudly or plainly.
Could you speak up? I can't hear you.
(idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.
I feel that somebody has to speak up for those oppressed by the system.

Speak up if I'm bothering you.

Translations

to talk more loudly or plainly

German: lauter sprechen, den Mund aufmachen (colloquial)

Portuguese: falar mais alto (more loudly), falar mais claro/claramente (more plainly), erguer a voz (often suggesting a menacing tone)

to make oneself or one's opinions known

German: einsetzen (de) (reflexive), eintreten (de), den Mund aufmachen (colloquial), sagen (de) (+ etwas)

Portuguese: erguer a voz, fazer-se ouvir

See also

pipe up
(assert oneself): speak out

Anagrams

upspake, upspeak

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