speeches in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for speeches 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

Budget speech N Brit POL

Budget speech

discours m de présentation du Budget

direct speech N

direct speech

style m direct

reported speech N

reported speech

style m indirect

speech act N PHILOS

speech act

acte m de parole

speech defect N

speech defect → speech impediment

See also speech impediment

speech impediment N

speech impediment

défaut m d'élocution

speech synthesis N COMPUT

speech synthesis

synthèse f de la parole

speech synthesizer N COMPUT

speech synthesizer

synthétiseur m de parole

speech therapist N

speech therapist

orthophoniste mf

speech-writer N

speech-writer

personne f qui écrit des discours

speeches in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speeches 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

speech act N LING

speech act

acte m de parole

election speech

election speech → election address

See also election address

election address N

election address

discours m électoral

speech community N LING, SOCIOL

speech community

communauté f linguistique

speech therapy N

speech therapy

orthophonie f

free speech N no pl

free speech

liberté f d'expression

reported speech N LING

reported speech

discours m indirect

speech therapist N

speech therapist

orthophoniste mf

speech writer N

speech writer

rédacteur(-trice) m (f) de discours

speech day N Brit

speech day

distribution f des prix

speeches Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lose the power of speech

perdre l'usage de la parole

none of your speeches!

pas de discours!

to loose the power of speech

perdre l'usage m de la parole

to launch into a passionate speech

se livrer à un discours passionné

he came up in the speech

il a été cité dans le discours

(speech is silver,) silence is golden

la parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or prov

to pepper one's homework/one's speech with sth

parsemer son devoir/son discours de qc

to centre one's speech around a subject

centrer son discours sur un sujet

to bring a speech to a close

clore un discours conclusion, remerciements

to work hard on a speech

potasser un discours