No. 2,368 in Dutch
toespraak
A speech or address.
In a sentence
De president hield een toespraak over nationale samenwerking.
The president gave a speech about national cooperation.
Here, 'toespraak' is used to mean a formal speech delivered by an authority figure.
Tijdens de ceremonie werd een korte toespraak gehouden door de burgemeester.
During the ceremony, a short speech was delivered by the mayor.
In this sentence, 'toespraak' refers to a specific speech meant to address participants at an event.
Ze bereidde een toespraak voor om haar ideeën te presenteren aan het publiek.
She prepared a speech to present her ideas to the audience.
Here, 'toespraak' indicates a planned oral presentation aimed at transmitting concepts or thoughts to listeners.
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