speech

a formal talk given to an audience, often about a particular subject or theme

discurso, conferencia, charla

• give a speech

Collocations a political speech · an inspiring speech

• The president gave an important speech.

  El presidente dio un discurso importante.

the ability to speak or use language, especially in a particular way

habilidad para hablar, capacidad de expresarse

• have speech

Collocations speech difficulties · loss of speech

• She has a speech impediment.

  Ella tiene una dificultad para hablar.

the language used in a particular country, region, or community

lengua, idioma, habla

• in the speech of

Collocations English speech · regional speech patterns

• The book explores the speech of rural communities.

  El libro explora el habla de las comunidades rurales.

the written form of a spoken message or conversation, especially one that is recorded for legal purposes

texto, transcripción, registro de conversación

• a speech record

Collocations speech transcript · recorded speech

• The police have a full speech of the conversation.

  La policía tiene un registro completo de la conversación.

the treatment for people who have difficulty speaking or communicating effectively

terapia del habla, terapia de lenguaje

• speech therapy

Collocations speech therapist · speech treatment

• She is undergoing speech therapy.

  Ella está recibiendo terapia del habla.

a medical condition that affects a person's ability to speak or communicate effectively

trastorno del habla, dificultad de comunicación

• speech disorder

Collocations speech impediment · communication disorder

• He suffers from a speech disorder.

  Él sufre de un trastorno del habla.

the study of disorders and diseases that affect a person's ability to speak or communicate effectively

patología del habla, ciencias de la comunicación

• speech pathology

Collocations speech pathologist · communication sciences

• She works in speech pathology.

  Ella trabaja en patología del habla.

the process of identifying spoken words and converting them into text or commands for a computer system

reconocimiento de voz, reconocimiento del habla

• speech recognition

Collocations voice recognition software · speech-to-text technology

• The new phone has speech recognition.

  El nuevo teléfono tiene reconocimiento de voz.