speech pattern in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for speech pattern in the English»French Dictionary

speech pattern N LING

speech pattern

schéma m linguistique

Translations for speech pattern in the French»English Dictionary

reconnaissance des formes/de la parole COMPUT

pattern/speech recognition

Translations for speech pattern in the English»French Dictionary

I.pattern [Brit ˈpat(ə)n, Am ˈpædərn] N

1. pattern (decorative design):

pattern

dessin m

pattern

motif m

striped/floral pattern

motif à rayures/de fleurs

a pattern of roses

un motif de roses

he drew a pattern in the sand

il a dessiné un motif dans le sable

2. pattern (regular or standard way of happening):

pattern of behaviour, behaviour pattern

mode m de comportement

working patterns in industry

l'organisation f du travail dans l'industrie

the current pattern of events

la situation actuelle

the pattern of events leading to the revolution

l'enchaînement des événements qui a conduit à la révolution

a clear pattern emerges from these statistics

une tendance nette ressort de ces statistiques

the current scandal is part of a much wider pattern of corruption

le scandale actuel s'inscrit dans un climat de corruption généralisée

he could detect a pattern in the plot

il arrivait à discerner une logique dans l'intrigue

to follow a set pattern

se dérouler toujours de la même façon

weather patterns

tendances fpl climatiques

3. pattern (model, example):

pattern

modèle m

on the pattern of

sur le modèle de

to set the pattern for sth

déterminer le modèle de qc

4. pattern:

pattern (in dressmaking)

patron m

pattern (in knitting)

modèle m

5. pattern (style of manufacture):

pattern

style m

6. pattern (sample):

pattern (of cloth, wallpaper etc)

échantillon m

7. pattern LING:

pattern

modèle m

8. pattern TECH (for casting metal):

pattern

modèle m

II.pattern [Brit ˈpat(ə)n, Am ˈpædərn] VB trans (model)

pattern

modeler (on, after sur)

See also trade pattern

trade pattern N COMM

trade pattern

structure f des échanges

speech [Brit spiːtʃ, Am spitʃ] N

1. speech (oration):

speech

discours m (on sur, about à propos de)

speech THEAT

tirade f

farewell/opening speech

discours d'adieu/d'ouverture

in a speech

dans un discours

to give/make/deliver a speech

tenir/faire/prononcer un discours

the Speech from the Throne Brit POL

le Discours du Trône

2. speech:

speech (faculty)

parole f

speech (spoken form)

langage m

direct/indirect speech LING

discours m direct/indirect

direct/indirect speech LING

style m direct/indirect

in speech

par le langage

to express oneself in speech rather than writing

s'exprimer oralement plutôt que par écrit

the power of speech

le pouvoir de la parole

3. speech (language):

speech

langage m

everyday speech

le langage de tous les jours

4. speech Am (subject):

speech SCHOOL, UNIV

expression f orale

to teach speech

enseigner l'expression orale

speech pattern in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speech pattern in the English»French Dictionary

I.pattern N

1. pattern (identifiable structure):

pattern

schéma m

on the usual pattern

selon le schéma habituel

patterns of activity/behaviour

modes d'activité/de comportement

a pattern of living

un mode de vie

2. pattern ART (design, motif):

pattern

motif m

a chevron pattern

un chevron

3. pattern FASHION (paper guide for dressmaking):

pattern

patron m

4. pattern (sample of textiles, paper):

pattern

échantillon m

5. pattern no pl (example, model, norm):

pattern

modèle m

on the pattern of sb/sth

sur l'exemple de qn/qc

II.pattern VB trans

1. pattern (give form):

pattern

modeler

2. pattern (decorate):

pattern

orner

speech <-es> [spi:tʃ] N

1. speech no pl (act of speaking):

speech

parole f

to lose the power of speech

perdre l'usage de la parole

in speech

en parole

to be slow in speech

parler lentement

2. speech (lines spoken by actor):

speech

texte m

3. speech (public talk):

speech

discours m