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speech-read

/ˈspiːtʃ ˌriːd/

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verb

/ˈspiːtʃ ˌriːd/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, обозначающий действие по пониманию устной речи путем наблюдения за движениями губ, мимикой и жестами говорящего, обычно используемый людьми с нарушениями слуха.

A verb used to indicate the act of understanding spoken language by observing the speaker's lip movements, facial expressions, and gestures, typically used by people with hearing impairments.

  1. Interpret by lipreadingB2formal

    To understand spoken language by observing the movements of a speaker's lips and facial expressions, typically used by deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals.

    ruЧитать по губам

    • She learned to speech-read at a young age to communicate more effectively.
    • He speech-reads his colleagues during meetings to follow the conversation.
    • The therapist taught the patient how to speech-read in noisy environments.

    Synonymslip-readlipread

Forms
  • speech-read past participle
  • speech-read past simple
  • speech-reading present participle
  • speech-reads third person singular