speak

speak1 sb. jargon (fx therapy speak in the mental health community); fagjargon.
speak2 vb. snakke; tale (fx we couldn't even speak to each other (tale sammen) when the nurses were around); sige noget (fx I was shocked and I couldn't speak, the patient had trouble speaking);
difficulty in speaking (fx efter hjerneblødning) talebesvær; be unable to speak (på grund af sygdom) ikke kunne tale, ikke kunne sige noget;
speak out ( turde) sige sin mening; speak up tale (lidt) højere; speak up for (om anden person) tage i forsvar (fx speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves); (om sag) agitere for, være fortaler for; speak up for oneself turde træde i karakter; ikke være bange for at give andre modspil;
* The patient had difficulty speaking, the patient opened his/her eyes spontaneously when spoken to (ved tiltale) and responded appropriately to stimuli , I don´t like being spoken to like a child.