direct speech in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for direct speech in the English»French Dictionary

direct speech N

direct speech

style m direct

Translations for direct speech in the English»French Dictionary

direct/indirect speech LING

discours m direct/indirect

direct/indirect speech LING

style m direct/indirect

Translations for direct speech in the French»English Dictionary

style direct/indirect

direct/indirect ou reported speech

discours direct/indirect/rapporté

direct/indirect/reported speech

Translations for direct speech in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] ADJ

1. direct (without intermediary):

direct appeal, aid, control, link, participation, talks

direct

in direct contact with (touching)

en contact direct avec

in direct contact with (communicating)

directement en contact avec

to keep sth away from direct heat/sunlight

ne pas exposer qc directement à la chaleur/la lumière

2. direct (without detour):

direct access, route, flight, train

direct

to be a direct descendant of

descendre en droite ligne de

3. direct (clear):

direct cause, comparison, impact, influence, reference, result, threat

direct

direct contrast, evidence

flagrant

to be the direct opposite of

être tout le contraire de

to be of no direct value

ne pas avoir de valeur évidente

to be in no direct danger

ne pas être directement en danger

4. direct (straightforward):

direct approach, answer, method, question, response

direct

direct person

franc/franche

to be direct with sb

être franc/franche avec qn

II.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] ADV

1. direct (without intermediary):

direct deal, negotiate, speak, write, dial

directement

available direct from the manufacturer

disponible directement chez le fabricant

to pay sth direct into sb's account

créditer qc à qn par virement automatique

2. direct (without detour):

direct come, go

directement (from de)

to fly direct

prendre un vol direct

III.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] VB trans

1. direct (address, aim) fig:

direct appeal, criticism, protest, remark

adresser (at à, against contre)

direct campaign

cibler (at sur)

direct effort, resource

orienter (to, towards vers)

to direct one's attention to

concentrer son attention sur

to direct sb's attention to

attirer l'attention de qn sur

2. direct (control):

direct company, operation, project

diriger

direct traffic

régler

3. direct (point, aim) lit:

direct attack, light, car, look, steps

diriger (at vers)

direct gun

pointer (at sur)

4. direct:

direct CINE, RADIO, TV film, play, drama

réaliser

direct THEAT play

mettre [qc] en scène

direct actor, cameraman, musician, opera

diriger

directed by Hitchcock

réalisé par Hitchcock

5. direct (instruct):

to direct sb to do (gen)

ordonner à qn de faire

to direct sb to do LAW

imposer à qn de faire

to direct that sth (should) be done

ordonner que qc soit fait

he directed that the money be repaid

il a ordonné le remboursement de l'argent

he did it as directed

il l'a fait comme on le lui avait indiqué

‘to be taken as directed’ PHARM

‘à consommer selon la prescription médicale’

6. direct (show route):

to direct sb to sth

indiquer le chemin de qc à qn

can you direct me to the station?

pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?

IV.direct [Brit dɪˈrɛkt, dʌɪˈrɛkt, Am dəˈrɛkt, daɪˈrɛkt] VB intr

direct CINE, RADIO, TV

faire de la réalisation

direct THEAT

faire de la mise en scène

Lee directed

Lee a fait la réalisation

direct speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for direct speech in the French»English Dictionary

un discours bien senti

a very direct speech

Translations for direct speech in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.direct [dɪˈrekt] VB intr

1. direct THEAT:

direct

faire de la mise en scène

2. direct CINE:

direct

faire de la réalisation

II.direct [dɪˈrekt] VB trans

1. direct (control):

direct company

diriger

direct traffic

régler

2. direct (command):

direct

ordonner

to direct sb to +infin

ordonner à qn de +infin

as directed

selon les instructions

3. direct (aim in a direction):

direct

diriger

to direct sth towards sth

diriger qc vers qc

to direct sb the way to sth

indiquer le chemin de qc à qn

4. direct (address):

direct

adresser

to direct a remark against sb

faire une remarque à l'intention de qn

5. direct CINE:

direct

réaliser

6. direct THEAT:

direct

mettre en scène

7. direct MUS:

direct

diriger

III.direct [dɪˈrekt] ADJ

1. direct:

direct

direct(e)

direct danger, cause

immédiat(e)

direct refusal

catégorique

in direct sunlight

en plein soleil

the direct opposite of sth

tout le contraire de qc

2. direct (frank):

direct

direct(e)

direct person

franc(he)

direct refusal

net(te)

3. direct (without intermediary):

direct

direct(e)

IV.direct [dɪˈrekt] ADV

direct

directement

direct broadcast

en direct

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As others have more commonly put the same distinction, saying is a kind of direct speech act whereas implicating is an indirect speech act.

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Maybe some of our journalists find it too hard to paraphrase statements made in court or turn direct speech into reported speech.

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Inverted commas are positioned so that the first one is right-leaning, and the second one is left-leaning, coming after the ending punctuation mark of the direct speech sentence.

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Quotation marks, also called quotes, speech marks and inverted commas, are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.

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