reported speech in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for reported speech in the English»French Dictionary

reported speech N

reported speech

style m indirect

Translations for reported speech in the English»French Dictionary

disjointed programme, speech, report

décousu

to make little of (not understand) speech, report

ne pas comprendre grand-chose à

prepare food, meal, bed, room, class, speech, report, plan

préparer (for pour)

Translations for reported speech in the French»English Dictionary

style direct/indirect

direct/indirect ou reported speech

discours direct/indirect/rapporté

direct/indirect/reported speech

Translations for reported speech in the English»French Dictionary

I.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] N

1. report:

report (written account)

rapport m (on sur)

report (verbal account, minutes)

compte rendu m

2. report (notification):

have you had any reports of lost dogs this evening?

est-ce qu'on a signalé des chiens perdus ce soir?

3. report ADMIN:

report (published findings)

rapport m

report (of enquiry)

rapport m d'enquête

to prepare/publish a report

préparer/publier un rapport

the chairman's/committee's report

le rapport présidentiel/de la commission

the Warren commission's report

le rapport d'enquête de la commission Warren

4. report:

report JOURN, RADIO, TV

communiqué m

report (longer)

reportage m

and now a report from our Moscow correspondent

et maintenant un communiqué de notre envoyé spécial à Moscou

we bring you this special report

voici un communiqué spécial

5. report Brit SCHOOL:

report

bulletin m scolaire

6. report Am SCHOOL (review):

report

critique f

to write a report

faire une critique

7. report (noise):

report

détonation f

II.reports N

reports npl JOURN, RADIO, TV (gen) (unsubstantiated news):

we are getting reports of heavy fighting

des combats intensifs auraient lieu

there have been reports of understaffing in prisons

les prisons manqueraient de gardiens

according to reports, the divorce is imminent

selon certaines sources, le divorce serait imminent

I've heard reports that the headmaster is taking early retirement

j'ai entendu dire que le directeur va partir en préretraite

III.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. report (relay):

report fact, occurrence

signaler

I have nothing to report

je n'ai rien à signaler

to report sth to sb result, decision, news

transmettre qc à qn

the Union reported the vote to the management

le syndicat a transmis le résultat du vote à la direction

did she have anything of interest to report?

avait-elle quelque chose d'intéressant à raconter?

my friend reported that my parents are well

mon ami m'a dit que mes parents vont bien

2. report (give account of):

report JOURN, TV, RADIO debate

faire le compte rendu de

Peter Jenkins is in Washington to report the latest developments

Peter Jenkins est à Washington pour nous tenir au courant des dernières nouvelles

only one paper reported their presence in Paris

un seul journal a fait état de leur présence à Paris

the French press has reported that the tunnel is behind schedule

selon la presse française il y aurait du retard dans la construction du tunnel

3. report ADMIN (notify authorities):

report theft, death, accident, case

signaler, déclarer

15 new cases of cholera were reported this week

on a signalé 15 nouveaux cas de choléra cette semaine

five people are reported dead

on signale cinq morts

no casualties have been reported

on ne signale pas de victimes

three people were reported missing after the explosion

trois personnes ont été portées disparues après l'explosion

4. report (allege):

it is reported that …

il paraît que …

she is reported to have changed her mind

elle aurait (paraît-il) changé d'avis, il paraît qu'elle a changé d'avis

5. report (make complaint about):

report person

signaler

report pej person

dénoncer

I shall report you to your headmaster

je vais te signaler à ton directeur

your insubordination will be reported

votre insubordination sera signalée

you will be reported to the boss

le directeur sera mis au courant

the residents reported the noise to the police

les habitants se sont plaints du bruit au commissariat

IV.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] VB intr

1. report (give account):

to report on talks, progress

faire un compte rendu sur

to report on JOURN event

faire un reportage sur

he will report to Parliament on the negotiations

il fera un compte rendu des négociations au parlement

2. report (present findings):

report committee, group:

faire son rapport (on sur)

the committee will report in June

le comité fera son rapport en juin

3. report (present oneself):

report

se présenter

report to reception/to the captain

présentez-vous à la réception/au capitaine

to report for duty

prendre son service

to report sick

se faire porter malade

to report to one's unit MIL

rejoindre son unité

4. report ADMIN (have as immediate superior):

to report to superior

être sous les ordres (directs) de

she reports to me

elle est sous mes ordres

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

reported speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reported speech in the English»French Dictionary

reported speech N LING

reported speech

discours m indirect

Translations for reported speech in the English»French Dictionary

I.report [rɪˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] N

1. report (account):

report

rapport m

2. report (shorter account):

report

compte rendu m

3. report TV, RADIO:

report

reportage m

weather report

bulletin m météorologique

4. report LAW:

report

procès-verbal m

5. report SCHOOL:

report

bulletin m

6. report (unproven claim):

report

rumeur f

there have been reports of fighting

on nous a rapporté qu'il y avait des batailles

7. report form (explosion):

report

détonation f

II.report [rɪˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] VB trans

1. report (give an account of) casualties, facts:

report

rapporter

report TV, RADIO

faire un reportage sur

the way the press reported the incident

la façon dont la presse a rapporté l'incident

he is reported to be living in Egypt

il paraît qu'il vit en Egypte

he reported that everyone had left the building

il a annoncé que tout le monde avait quitté le bâtiment

2. report (make public):

report

annoncer

3. report (inform):

report

signaler

to be reported missing

être porté disparu

4. report (denounce):

report

dénoncer

fault

signaler

5. report POL:

report

rapporter

III.report [rɪˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] VB intr

1. report (write a report):

report

faire un rapport

to report on sth to sb

faire un rapport a qn sur qc

2. report (in journalism):

report

faire un reportage

reporting from New York, our correspondent ...

de New York, notre correspondant ...

3. report (present oneself formally):

report

se présenter

to report to sb/a place

se présenter a qn/un endroit

to report sick

dire qu'on est malade

reported ADJ

1. reported (so-called):

reported

soi-disant(e)

2. reported (known):

reported

connu(e)

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

It was also used as a conditional mood and in reported speech.

en.wikipedia.org

Distance of the narrator changes with narrated speech, transposed speech and reported speech.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.ghanaweb.com

Some of those surveyed sought to explain themselves by claiming that a story was more engaging if it was told in the first person rather than reported speech.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In his widely reported speech at the opening ceremony he expressed his hope that "part of the castle at least may rise from its ruins".

www.countrylife.co.uk

In normal conversation using reported speech, the marker is used less to eliminate redundancy.

en.wikipedia.org

Usage of personal pronouns to convey what she feels instead of using reported speech and passive sentences.

www.espncricinfo.com

These minor problems include the inability to create syntactically complex sentences including more than two subjects, multiple causal conjunctions, or reported speech.

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