indirect speech in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for indirect speech in the English»French Dictionary

indirect speech N

indirect speech

discours m indirect

Translations for indirect speech in the English»French Dictionary

direct/indirect speech LING

discours m direct/indirect

direct/indirect speech LING

style m direct/indirect

Translations for indirect speech in the French»English Dictionary

style direct/indirect

direct/indirect ou reported speech

discours direct/indirect/rapporté

direct/indirect/reported speech

Translations for indirect 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

indirect [Brit ɪndɪˈrɛkt, ɪndʌɪˈrɛkt, Am ˌɪndəˈrɛkt] ADJ

indirect

indirect

indirect speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for indirect speech in the English»French Dictionary

indirect [ˌɪndɪˈrekt] ADJ a. LING

indirect

indirect(e)

by indirect means

de manière détournée

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

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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It is as if the subordinate clause carrying the content of the indirect speech is taken out of the main clause which contains it, becoming the main clause itself.

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Since the request is performed indirectly, by means of (directly) performing a question, it counts as an indirect speech act.

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