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Meaning of "hablar" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HABLAR

La palabra hablar procede del latín coloquial fabulāri.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HABLAR IN SPANISH

ha · blar play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HABLAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Hablar is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hablar in Spanish.

WHAT DOES HABLAR MEAN IN SPANISH?

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Speaks

Habla

Speech is a person's particular and individual use of a language to communicate. From this perspective, as an individual act, it opposes language, which is social. In linguistics, it is known as speech to the associative selection between acoustic images and concepts that have coined a speaker in his brain and the voluntary act of phono-articulation. Speech: individual materialization of the thoughts of a person, using the model or system that facilitates the language. It is the update here and now of the phonemes of the language by a speaker. Speech or dialect, is defined as the linguistic behavior of an individual speaker, therefore, is the act of issuing a message based on the knowledge and experiences of each individual, according to their own personal style. Speech is the oral medium of communication. Speech is composed of the following elements: ▪ Articulation: the way sounds are produced. ▪ Voice: the use of vocal cords and breathing to produce sounds. ▪ Fluency: the rhythm when speaking. Speech is the way to express language and language. El habla es el uso particular e individual que hace una persona de una lengua para comunicarse. Desde esta perspectiva, como acto individual, se opone a la lengua, que es social. En lingüística, se conoce como habla a la selección asociativa entre imágenes acústicas y conceptos que tiene acuñados un hablante en su cerebro y el acto voluntario de fono-articulación. Habla: materialización individual de los pensamientos de una persona, sirviéndose del modelo o sistema que facilita la lengua. Es la actualización aquí y ahora de los fonemas de la lengua por un hablante. Habla o dialecto, se define como la conducta lingüística de un hablante individual, por lo tanto, es el acto de emitir un mensaje basado en el conocimiento y experiencias de cada individuo, de acuerdo con su estilo propio y personal. El habla es el medio oral de comunicación. El habla está compuesta de los siguientes elementos: ▪ Articulación: la manera en que se produce los sonidos. ▪ Voz: el uso de las cuerdas vocales y la respiración para producir sonidos. ▪ Fluidez: el ritmo al hablar.El habla es la manera de expresar el lenguaje y la lengua.

Definition of hablar in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of speaking in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is to articulate, to utter words to make oneself understood. Another meaning of speaking in the dictionary is said of certain birds: To imitate the articulations of the human voice. To speak is also said of a person: To communicate with another or others by means of words. Yesterday I talked a lot with Don Pedro. La primera definición de hablar en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es articular, proferir palabras para darse a entender. Otro significado de hablar en el diccionario es dicho de ciertas aves: Imitar las articulaciones de la voz humana. Hablar es también dicho de una persona: Comunicarse con otra u otras por medio de palabras. Ayer hablé largamente con don Pedro.
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CONJUGATION OF THE SPANISH VERB HABLAR

MODO INDICATIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo hablo
hablas / hablás
él habla
nos. hablamos
vos. habláis / hablan
ellos hablan
Pretérito imperfecto
yo hablaba
hablabas
él hablaba
nos. hablábamos
vos. hablabais / hablaban
ellos hablaban
Pret. perfecto simple
yo hablé
hablaste
él habló
nos. hablamos
vos. hablasteis / hablaron
ellos hablaron
Futuro simple
yo hablaré
hablarás
él hablará
nos. hablaremos
vos. hablaréis / hablarán
ellos hablarán
Condicional simple
yo hablaría
hablarías
él hablaría
nos. hablaríamos
vos. hablaríais / hablarían
ellos hablarían
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo he hablado
has hablado
él ha hablado
nos. hemos hablado
vos. habéis hablado
ellos han hablado
Pret. Pluscuamperfecto
yo había hablado
habías hablado
él había hablado
nos. habíamos hablado
vos. habíais hablado
ellos habían hablado
Pretérito Anterior
yo hube hablado
hubiste hablado
él hubo hablado
nos. hubimos hablado
vos. hubisteis hablado
ellos hubieron hablado
Futuro perfecto
yo habré hablado
habrás hablado
él habrá hablado
nos. habremos hablado
vos. habréis hablado
ellos habrán hablado
Condicional Perfecto
yo habría hablado
habrías hablado
él habría hablado
nos. habríamos hablado
vos. habríais hablado
ellos habrían hablado

MODO SUBJUNTIVO

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Presente
yo hable
hables
él hable
nos. hablemos
vos. habléis / hablen
ellos hablen
Pretérito imperfecto
yo hablara o hablase
hablaras o hablases
él hablara o hablase
nos. habláramos o hablásemos
vos. hablarais o hablaseis / hablaran o hablasen
ellos hablaran o hablasen
Futuro simple
yo hablare
hablares
él hablare
nos. habláremos
vos. hablareis / hablaren
ellos hablaren
TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Pret. Perf. Compuesto
yo hube hablado
hubiste hablado
él hubo hablado
nos. hubimos hablado
vos. hubisteis hablado
ellos hubieron hablado
Futuro Perfecto
yo habré hablado
habrás hablado
él habrá hablado
nos. habremos hablado
vos. habréis hablado
ellos habrán hablado
Condicional perfecto
yo habría hablado
habrías hablado
él habría hablado
nos. habríamos hablado
vos. habríais hablado
ellos habrían hablado
MODO IMPERATIVO
Imperativo
habla (tú) / hablá (vos)
hablad (vosotros) / hablen (ustedes)
FORMAS NO PERSONALES
Infinitivo
hablar
Participio
hablado
Gerundio
hablando

SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HABLAR


amblar
am·blar
amoblar
a·mo·blar
amueblar
a·mue·blar
atablar
a·ta·blar
desdoblar
des·do·blar
desendiablar
de·sen·dia·blar
desentablar
de·sen·ta·blar
destablar
des·ta·blar
doblar
do·blar
endiablar
en·dia·blar
ensamblar
en·sam·blar
entablar
en·ta·blar
fablar
fa·blar
nublar
nu·blar
pablar
pa·blar
poblar
po·blar
redoblar
re·do·blar
repoblar
re·po·blar
tablar
ta·blar
temblar
tem·blar

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HABLAR

habla
hablachenta
hablachento
hablada
habladera
hablado
hablador
habladora
habladuría
hablanchín
hablanchina
hablante
hablantín
hablantina
hablantinosa
hablantinoso
hablapaja
hablilla
hablista
hablistán

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE HABLAR

aneblar
anieblar
anublar
arramblar
asemblar
cimblar
desamueblar
desensamblar
despoblar
driblar
moblar
mueblar
ramblar
reblar
retemblar
roblar
semblar
superpoblar
trasdoblar
tresdoblar

Synonyms and antonyms of hablar in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hablar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HABLAR

Find out the translation of hablar to 25 languages with our Spanish multilingual translator.
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Translator Spanish - Chinese

说话
1,325 millions of speakers

Spanish

hablar
570 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - English

talk
510 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Hindi

बोलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

تحدث
280 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Russian

говорить
278 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Portuguese

falar
270 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Bengali

কথা বলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - French

parler
220 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Malay

bercakap
190 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - German

sprechen
180 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Japanese

話します
130 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Korean

말하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Javanese

nganggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Tamil

பேச
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Marathi

बोलू
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Turkish

konuşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Italian

parlare
65 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Polish

mówić
50 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Ukrainian

говорити
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

vorbi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

μιλώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

praat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

tala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

snakke
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

hablar
hablar 
  speak ; talk ; share + Posesivo + view ; speak up ; chat.
 If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.
 The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
 The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.
 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
 The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.
conseguir hablar con 
catch up with
 We recently caught up with business magnate and entrepreneur Mouli Cohen for an interview.
dar de qué hablar  [Arqueando las cejas]  
raise + eyebrows
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
 We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
 His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
 The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar que hablar    [Arqueando las cejas]
fuel + rumours
give + rise to rumours
raise + eyebrows
 His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform.
 The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
 We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
del que estamos hablando 
in question
 The user may page through the record in question, either forward or backward, by entering the appropriate codes.
el dinero habla por sí solo  
money makes the world go (a)round
money talks (for itself)
 The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.
 Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.
el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías 
money talks and bullshit walks
 Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction - luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
empezar a hablar de  
make + noises about
make + a noise about
 The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.
 The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
estar hablando del tema 
be on the topic
 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
estrictamente hablando 
strictly speaking
 Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.
extasiarse hablando de Algo  
wax + lyrical
wax + rapturous
 He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.
 But people do tend to wax rapturous - nearly orgasmic, even - over figs.
forma de hablar 
manner of speaking
 But 'spiritual energy' is just a vague manner of speaking and has no empirical content at all that I can see.
hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma  
speak of the devil
talk of the devil
 Speak of the devil, we were just talking about him before he came in the room.
 The book is entitled 'Talk of the devil'.
hablando en plata 
crudely put
 Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando en términos muy generales 
crudely put
 Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando figuradamente 
figuratively speaking
 One should note how the headings used for the reference entries have been, figuratively speaking, 'traced' in the authority entry.
hablando por teléfono 
on the line
 The article is entitled 'Privacy on the line: the politics of wiretapping and encryption'.
hablando sinceramente 
straight talk
 The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.
hablando sin rodeos 
crudely put
 Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando sin tapujos 
straight talk
 The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.
hablar a 
speak to
 The newsletter as a source of scientific communication was gradually displaced as the most important means of scientist speaking to scientist, by the periodical.
hablar a calzón quitado  
lay + Posesivo + cards on the table
put + Posesivo + cards on the table
 Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
 Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
hablar a favor de 
speak up for
 Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
hablar a lo tonto 
talk through + Posesivo + hat
 Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar alto 
be loud
 Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes.
hablar al unísono 
speak with + one voice
 But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
hablar antes de tiempo 
speak too soon
 But he spoke too soon - since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
hablar a solas con   
have + a quiet word with
have + a brief word with
have + a short word with
 If you feel it's safe, have a quiet word with the person who is bullying your friend.
 We would recommend having a brief word with your ophthalmologist at the hospital to make sure he thinks your running is OK.
 Sadly I was busy so I only got to have a short word with them.
hablar bajo 
speak + low
 She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
hablar ceceando 
lisp
 In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
hablar claro  
lay + Posesivo + cards on the table
put + Posesivo + cards on the table
 Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
 Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
hablar como una cotorra 
talk + Posesivo + socks off
 There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
hablar con      
check with
speak with
talk with
speak to
talk to
have + a (few) word(s) with
 Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
 He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
 She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.
 The newsletter as a source of scientific communication was gradually displaced as the most important means of scientist speaking to scientist, by the periodical.
 If she's constantly fiddling with her hair while she's talking to you, or even adjusting her clothes, she's trying to make sure she looks her best in front of you!.
 Doug had asked Jennifer to have a word with the gardener before she left for work.
hablar con Alguien aparte 
take + Nombre + aside
 Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
hablar con Alguien a solas 
take + Nombre + aside
 Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
hablar con Alguien en confianza 
have + a word in + Posesivo + ear
 Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
hablar con Alguien en privado 
have + a word in + Posesivo + ear
 Someone should take her aside and have a word in her ear.
hablar con calma 
speak + calmly
 They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
hablar con diplomacia 
say + the right thing
 The article 'Say the right thing' discusses 12 winning strategies for talking to the press.
hablar con entusiasmo 
gush about
 He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar con la boca llena  
speak with + Posesivo + mouth full
talk with + Posesivo + mouth full
 Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
 He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
hablar con la nariz 
talk through + Posesivo + nose
 Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
hablar con la pared 
talk to + air
 He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
hablar con lengua de serpiente    
talk with + a twisted tongue
speak with + a twisted tongue
speak with + a split tongue
speak with + a forked tongue
 Developments in recent weeks have reaffirmed what some of us have been saying for a long time: Our present administration acts and talks with a twisted tongue.
 Do not on these high matters speak with a twisted tongue; do not use words with double meanings; do not use sentences with hidden purposes.
 Who is there still to trust if even the most 'reputable' and highly paid accountants, auditors and finance analysts speak with a split tongue.
 Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.
hablar con maldad 
speak + maliciously
 If someone offends you, you discuss it with them personally in a cordial manner, rather than speaking maliciously of them to others.
hablar con malicia 
speak + maliciously
 If someone offends you, you discuss it with them personally in a cordial manner, rather than speaking maliciously of them to others.
hablar con ritmo y rima 
rap about
 The article 'African American leaders rap about libraries' reports the views of 6 prominent African Americans on the role of public libraries in their lives.
hablar con sensatez 
talk + sense
 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute = "Talking Sense" is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar con sentido común 
talk + sense
 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute = "Talking Sense" is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar con Uno Mismo 
talk to + Reflexivo
 A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.
hablar de    [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio told]
be on about
talk about
tell of
 He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
 All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use.
 Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
hablar de boquilla  [Decir algo sin estar convencido o creer en ello]
pay + lip service
 Although lip service is paid to the 'behavioural' dimension, little serious attention is given to the social domain.
hablar de ideas 
talk about + ideas
 That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
hablar del asunto con 
take + the matter + up with
 O'Brien prevailed upon them to stay that night with the promise that she would take the matter up with Modjeski first thing in the morning.
hablar del mismo modo 
talk + alike
 The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged - they think alike, talk alike, look alike - both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
hablar del trabajo 
talk + shop
 The article 'IBF talking shop' reports the annual general assembly of the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) held in Edinburgh in June 94.
hablar de mucho dinero 
talk + big money
 Why mess about with the little numbers like make $100 a day or a week and lets just talk big money?.
hablar de + Posesivo + parte  
speak in + Posesivo + name
speak on/in + Posesivo + behalf
 Many claim to speak in her name, but few really understand her.
 Even friends of Phoebe wanted to speak on her behalf, but were too afraid to do so because of the backlash from the bullies.
hablar despectivamente 
speak + disparagingly
 She smiled archly and said: 'We decided it wouldn't be professional to speak disparagingly to a stranger - which you were at the time - about a colleague'.
hablar dormido 
talk in + Posesivo + sleep
 He's also more likely to grind his teeth if he drools or talks in his sleep.
hablar durante horas 
talk for + hours
 They say that guys keep conversation short and sweet while girls can talk for hours till they put you to sleep.
hablar efusivamente 
gush about
 He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar emotivamente y con efusividad 
gush about
 He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar en contra de 
speak against
 As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
hablar en falso   
speak with + a split tongue
speak with + a forked tongue
speak with + a twisted tongue
 Who is there still to trust if even the most 'reputable' and highly paid accountants, auditors and finance analysts speak with a split tongue.
 Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.
 Do not on these high matters speak with a twisted tongue; do not use words with double meanings; do not use sentences with hidden purposes.
hablar en favor de 
put + a word in for
 This also means that you almost have to know someone who can put a word in for you or have a well-known name in order to reasonably quickly rise to the top.
hablar en lengua desconocida  
speak in + tongues
talk in + tongues
 The following papers were presented: 'Speaking in tongues: erecting a professional Tower of Babel'.
 Many Baptists think talking in tongues is a demonic thing.
hablar en plata 
put + it crudely
 Put crudely, it is only possible to observe how something works by taking it to bits.
hablar en + Posesivo + nombre  
speak in + Posesivo + name
speak on/in + Posesivo + behalf
 Many claim to speak in her name, but few really understand her.
 Even friends of Phoebe wanted to speak on her behalf, but were too afraid to do so because of the backlash from the bullies.
hablar en privado con   
have + a quiet word with
have + a brief word with
have + a short word with
 If you feel it's safe, have a quiet word with the person who is bullying your friend.
 We would recommend having a brief word with your ophthalmologist at the hospital to make sure he thinks your running is OK.
 Sadly I was busy so I only got to have a short word with them.
hablar en público  
public speaking
speak in + public
 The author offers some guidance on public speaking.
 Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't.
hablar en sueños 
talk in + Posesivo + sleep
 He's also more likely to grind his teeth if he drools or talks in his sleep.
hablar entre dientes  
mumble
mutter
 The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
 We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.
hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido 
mumble
 The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
hablar en voz alta 
talk in + a loud voice
 Seniors sometimes have hearing problems and talk in a loud voice to compensate.
hablar en voz baja  
whisper
speak + low
 They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.
 She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
hablar explícitamente 
speak out
 As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
hablar hasta la saciedad   
talk until + be + blue in the face
talk + Posesivo + socks off
talk + endlessly
 He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
 There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
 He talks endlessly regardless of your interest or obvious impatience.
hablar hasta por los codos 
talk + Posesivo + socks off
 There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento 
talk until + be + blue in the face
 He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
hablar hasta reventar 
talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face
 But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
hablar horas y horas 
talk for + hours
 They say that guys keep conversation short and sweet while girls can talk for hours till they put you to sleep.
hablar incoherentmente 
babble
 He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
hablarle a la pared 
talk to + air
 He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
hablar llanamente 
speak + plainly
 They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
hablar mal de        [Derivado del verbo disrespect]  
speak against
speak out against
speak + ill of
say + nasty things about
slag + Nombre + off
slate
diss
talk + shit about
bitch
 As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
 Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.
 All misanthropists hate or at least speak ill of the human race.
 He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.
 People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.
 Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.
 And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
 If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
 Don't bitch about her ever even when you feel absolutely sure it's never going to find its way to her.
hablar mal de Alguien 
talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back
 If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar maravillas de 
praise
 In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
hablar más de la cuenta  
shoot + Posesivo + mouth off
have + loose lips
 She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
 Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
hablar monótonamente 
drone on (about)
 The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
hablar muy bien de   
rave about
rant and rave
speak + highly of
 Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
 I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
 He said to send his regards to everyone, and thanks especially to those who spoke so highly of him.
hablar muy en serio 
mean + business
 Tagan is once again letting its competitors know that they mean business when it comes to external portable storage devices.
hablar pestes       
trash
call + Nombre + all the names under the sun
say + nasty things about
slag + Nombre + off
cut + Nombre + up
tear + Nombre + down
rubbish
 Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality.
 They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him.
 He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.
 People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.
 Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady.
 His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.
 The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
hablar pestes de 
talk + shit about
 If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar pestes de Alguien 
talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back
 If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar por hablar  
waffle
talk through + Posesivo + hat
 In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
 Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar por la nariz 
talk through + Posesivo + nose
 Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
hablar por los codos  
talk + Posesivo + socks off
talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face
 There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
 But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
hablar por teléfono 
talk on + the phone
 I hate to talk on the phone but can be rather gabby in real life.
hablar por Uno mismo 
speak for + Reflexivo
 This list speaks for itself; there is a treasure chest of support available to supplement the services offered by individual libraries.
hablarse 
be on speaking terms
 The article `On speaking terms': towards virtual integration of art information' describes how previously separate databases are now being linked into multimedia, interdisciplinary information systems.
hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien 
be well spoken of
 Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
hablar sensatamente 
talk + sense
 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute = "Talking Sense" is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar sin decir nada 
waffle
 In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
hablar sin parar 
burble on
 It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
hablar sin pensar 
shoot from + the hip
 It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.
hablar sin ser entendido  
speak in + tongues
talk in + tongues
 The following papers were presented: 'Speaking in tongues: erecting a professional Tower of Babel'.
 Many Baptists think talking in tongues is a demonic thing.
hablar sin ton ni son 
talk through + Posesivo + hat
 Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar solo 
talk to + Reflexivo
 A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.
hablar un momento con  
have + a brief word with
have + a short word with
 We would recommend having a brief word with your ophthalmologist at the hospital to make sure he thinks your running is OK.
 Sadly I was busy so I only got to have a short word with them.
llevar a hablar de una cuestión 
bring up + an issue
 This brings up the issue of training and motivation.
loro viejo no aprende a hablar  [Proverbio]  [Proverbio]
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
 The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.
 The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.
¡mira quién habla! 
look who's talking!
 The article is entitled 'Look who's talking: a comparison of lecture and group discussion teaching strategies in developing critical thinking skills'.
¡ni hablar! 
no dice!
 Six weeks before the wedding I said no dice!.
¡ni hablar del caso! 
no dice!
 Six weeks before the wedding I said no dice!.
no dejar de hablar 
go on and on (and on (forever))
 They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
no parar de hablar 
go on and on (and on (forever))
 They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on forever!.
no poder hablar   
not get a word in edgeways
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in
 The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption.
 Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise.
 The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
persona que sólo habla una lengua 
monoglot
 The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
que habla en voz baja 
quietly spoken
 Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
saber de lo que Uno estar hablando 
know + Posesivo + stuff
 It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
ser como hablar con la pared  
be like talking to a brick wall
go in + one ear and out the other
 Volunteers have been circulating petitions for years, but 'it's been like talking to a brick wall'.
 I've even had friends and relatives talk with her and give her advice but it all goes in one ear and out the other.
ser como hablarle a la pared 
be like talking to a brick wall
 Volunteers have been circulating petitions for years, but 'it's been like talking to a brick wall'.
tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás 
hog + the floor
 He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.
tratar de resolver hablando 
talk it out
 We decided to talk it out and we're both just taking a break from each other, and in a while, we'll try talking to each other again.
tratar de resolver las cosas hablando 
talk + things out
 Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
tratar de solventar hablando 
talk it out
 We decided to talk it out and we're both just taking a break from each other, and in a while, we'll try talking to each other again.
tratar de solventar las cosas hablando, 
talk + things out
 Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
volver a hablar innecesariamente 
belabour [belabor, -USA]
 I agree heartily with this, and to belabor past arguments which will not apply to future problems seems a waste of time.
ya hemos hablado bastante de 
so much for
 So much for the manipulation of ideas and their insertion into the record.
hablar a
hablar a 
  speak to.
 The newsletter as a source of scientific communication was gradually displaced as the most important means of scientist speaking to scientist, by the periodical.

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10 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «HABLAR»

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Antonio Machado
Hablar para dialogar, preguntad primero, después... escuchad.
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Dorothy Parker
Esa chica sabe hablar dieciocho idiomas, pero no sabe decir no en ninguno de ellos.
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Epicteto
De no hablar sino cuando fuere preciso, raramente despegaríamos los labios.
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Fray Antonio De Guevara
Lo que al caballero le hace ser caballero es ser medido en el hablar, largo en el dar, sobrio en el comer, honesto en el vivir, tierno en el perdonar y animoso en el pelear.
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Jack Kerouac
Las únicas personas que me agradan son las que están locas: locas por vivir, locas por hablar, locas por ser salvadas.
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Jaime Balmes
El pensar es un misterio; el hablar es un misterio; el hombre, un abismo.
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John H. Lorimer
Recuerda que es más fácil parecer cuerdo que hablar cuerdamente. Habla menos que los otros y escucha más de lo que hables, pues callando uno, no se delata, y escuchando halaga al que habla.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
De lo que no podemos hablar debemos guardar silencio.
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Pitaco
No sabe hablar el que no sabe callar.
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Pitágoras
Quien sabe hablar, sabe también cuándo ha de hacerlo.

10 SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «HABLAR»

En el juego y en la mesa, el hablar pesa.
Hablar a la real de España, sin usar torcida maña.
Hablar de la mar, y en ella no estar.
No es lo mismo ir a Valladolid que hablar con el ordinario.
Quien no sabe callar, no sabe hablar.
A mucho hablar, poco obrar.
Aprende bien a callar, para que sepas hablar bien.
Arte para lograr es el dulce hablar.
El buen saber es callar, hasta ser tiempo de hablar.
El comer, el rascar y el hablar, todo es comenzar.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HABLAR»

Discover the use of hablar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hablar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Hablar en español
Todo conocimiento idiomático implica tres capacidades: la expresión oral (hablar), la comprensión lectora (leer) y la expresión escrita (escribir).
Alfredo I. Álvarez, Alfredo I. Álvarez Menéndez, 2005
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Hablar bien no cuesta nada y escribir bien
A useful book on how to speak and write properly the Spanish language.
Leonor Tejada, 2003
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"Si me permiten hablar-- ": testimonio de Domitila, una ...
Esposa de un minero y madre de siete hijos, Domitila fue la única mujer de la clase trabajadora que asistió a la Tribuna del Año Internacional de la Mujer, organizada en México en 1975.
Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Moema Viezzer, 1978
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Leer, escribir hablar
Los jóvenes, los maestros, los profesores y formadores, los padres, los funcionarios, dirigentes, directivos y mandos medios y, en general, el gran público lector, tienen en este nuevo método el medio más ágil para leer mejor y más ...
R. García Carbonell, 2008
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Cómo hablar bien en público: Cada palabra puede ser decisiva
Este libro eminentemente didáctico de Reinaldo Polito, uno de los más prestigiosos expertos en comunicación oral del mundo, le enseñará a hablar correctamente en público con seguridad, eficacia y sin inhibiciones.
Reinaldo Polito, 2004
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Las mejores técnicas para hablar en público
Tiene en sus manos, amable lector, el mejor curso de oratoria publicado hasta el momento, un curso fácil de seguir, que lo llevará paso a paso por el difícil arte de hablar en público hasta hacer de usted un orador respetable.
Carlos Brassel, 2012
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Hablar en público: nuevas técnicas y recursos para influir a ...
No importa si usted tiene que dirigirse a una audiencia para venderles un cachivache doméstico, solicitar su voto para un candidato, presentar un proyecto de reforma de un edificio, dar una conferencia sobre un tema cultural, pronunciar la ...
Luis Puchol, 2008
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Aprenda a hablar en público
Cuando se habla de hablar en publico no hay peor enemigo que los temores irracionales.
Malcolm Peel, 2000
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Hablar con Dios. Tomo VI: Fiestas y Santos (1). Enero-Junio
Cristo tiene siempre algo que decirnos, a cada uno en particular, personalmente: en el Evangelio, en la doctrina de la Iglesia, en la liturgia.
Francisco Fernández-Carvajal, 1989
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Hablar con Dios. Tomo I: Adviento, Navidad y Epifanía
Cristo tiene siempre algo que decirnos, a cada uno en particular, personalmente: en el Evangelio, en la doctrina de la Iglesia, en la liturgia.
Francisco Fernández-Carvajal, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HABLAR»

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José Manuel Villegas: "Hemos sido capaces de hablar con los que ...
Además advierte que "demuestran que hay consenso" y considera que su partido ha sido capaz de hablar "con los que entre ellos no son capaces de hablar". «Antena 3 Noticias, Aug 16»
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No podemos hablar con Kate: Eric del Castillo
“No podemos hablar con nuestra hija porque hay pájaros en el alambre, no podemos hablar con los licenciados por lo mismo, entonces nosotros nos ... «Mundo Hispanico, Aug 16»
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Mexicanos opinan que hablar inglés es importante
La mayoría de los mexicanos considera que hablar inglés es importante, pues les facilita relacionarse con otras personas, conseguir empleo y tener mejor ... «Informador.com.mx, Aug 16»
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Nueva tecnología ayuda quienes tienen dificultad para hablar
Jessie Levine sonríe maravillada cada vez que escucha el saludo programado en la contestadora de su teléfono celular. "¡Sueno como si fuera joven y hablara ... «20minutos.com, Jul 16»
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Podemos no ha recibido propuestas del PSOE, pero está "dispuesto ...
"Ahora les pedimos, les instamos a que si tienen alguna propuesta y quieren tomar la inactiva ellos, nosotros aquí estamos y estamos dispuestos a hablar", ha ... «20minutos.es, Jul 16»
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Ciudadanos aparca su exigencia de vetar a Rajoy, pero plantea ...
El portavoz de Ciudadanos, Juan Carlos Girauta, ha dicho que no es el momento de hablar de "nombres" para presidir el Gobierno, apartando la exigencia de ... «eldiario.es, Jun 16»
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Rivera afirma que en Catalunya hay que “partirse la cara” para ...
El líder de Ciudadanos, Albert Rivera, ha asegurado este sábado que en Catalunya hay que “partirse la cara literalmente” para poder hablar en catalán y en ... «La Vanguardia, Jun 16»
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Rivelino a Neymar: “Hay que construir una historia para hablar
El campeón mundial con el 'Scratch' en México 1970, aseguró que el delantero de Barcelona debió guardar silencio y no tratar de idiotas a los que critiquen a ... «Prensa Fútbol, Jun 16»
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Fernando del Solar: "Ya habrá tiempo para hablar de Ingrid ...
Aunque las visitas a sus hijos, Luciano y Paolo, y la pensión alimenticia por parte de Ingrid Coronado quedaron pactadas, Fernando del Solar dijo que por ... «La Opinión, May 16»
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Echenique: "Maduro hace lo mismo que Rajoy: hablar de otro país ...
Para Echenique, las acusaciones de Maduro se enmarcan dentro de la "misma táctica" que utiliza Rajoy cuando "habla de otro país para no hablar del suyo", ... «LA SEXTA NOTICIAS, May 16»

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