speech

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
2. (uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
3. (countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
4. (countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
5. (uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
6. (countable, uncountable) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
7. (uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.

Verb

To make a speech; to harangue.

Concepts

discours

parole

langage

langue

👅

allocution

conférence

discussion

mots

expression

adresse

conversation

mot

parler

🗣️

propos

histoire

débat

leçon

faire une allocution

articulation

usage linguistique

accrochage

💥

paroles

phrase

qui parler

style

suscription

texte

délibération

langage parlé

langue parlée

patois

plaidoirie

prendre la parole

🗣️

speech

reconnaissance vocale

dialogue

dialecte

exposé

Synonymes

language

talk

🗣️

word

words

address

discourse

lecture

conversation

speaking

🗣️

utterance

oration

saying

voice

remark

statement

expression

dialect

talking

sermon

discussion

sound

🔉

spoken language

speak

🗣️

manner of speaking

sentence

tongue

👅

harangue

phrase

chat

remarks

way of speaking

say

🗣️

utterances

presentation

proposal

message

allocution

command

vocable

delivery

declaration

talking to

spiel

smash

speech communication

story

tip of the tongue

fast

reason

rapid

Traductions

Rede

habla

Sprache

discorso

discurso

ομιλία

spraak

discurso

🗣️

konuşma

🗣️

λόγος

linguaggio

كلام

Vortrag

🗣️

fala

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈspiːt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: speche

Hérité de ancien anglais: spǣċ

Appartenant à néerlandais: spraak

Appartenant à allemand: Sprache

In summary

From Middle English speche, from Old English spǣċ, sprǣċ (“speech, discourse, language”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Dutch spraak (“speech”), German Sprache (“language, speech”). More at speak.

Phrases

Do you mean the speech you're writing ?

Voulez-vous dire le discours que vous écrivez?

I had no wish to be reminded of Augustus's speech .

Je n'ai eu aucun souhait de me rappeler le discours d'Auguste.

Former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman delivered the convocation speech .

L'ancien juge en chef Muhammad Habibur Rahman a prononcé le discours de convocation.