inspiring speech
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discurso inspirador
- An inspiring speech made by a member of the Wisconsin police union explaining why they've chosen to resist the governor's anti-union agenda.
- give an inspiring speech
Examples
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But first, the young wolf must make an inspiring speech about the power of working together.
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But maybe I've been wrong all these years, and it took your inspiring speech to make me see it.
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Sadly, Romney is a stiff candidate who can't make a positive, inspiring speech.
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3,000 "undefeated" but drenched people turned out Saturday to hear Gov. Palin's inspiring speech.
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The professor gave an inspiring speech that motivated all the students to pursue their dreams.
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During the graduation ceremony, the valedictorian delivered an inspiring speech that encouraged her classmates to embrace the future.
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His inspiring speech about overcoming challenges uplifted everyone in the audience.
Synonyms
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A short talk that encourages people before they do something important
Antonyms
How Motivating
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a speech that motivates or uplifts' is directly derived from combining 'inspiring' (encouraging enthusiasm) with 'speech' (an oral address). This adjective+noun composition follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Inspiring speech comes from the idea of inspire meaning 'to breathe life into' someone. Imagine a speaker whose words seem to breathe new energy into the listeners, and that's why an inspiring speech now means a talk that 'motivates' or 'uplifts' people.