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> [spitʃ] N

1. speech (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 recognition N comput, LING

speech recognition

reconnaissance f vocale

speech therapy N

speech therapy

orthophonie f

speech therapist N

speech therapist

orthophoniste mf

speech act N LING

speech act

acte m de parole

speech community N LING, SOCIOL

speech community

communauté f linguistique

election speech

election speech → election address

See also election address

election address N

election address

discours m électoral

free speech N

free speech

liberté f d'expression

reported speech N LING

reported speech

discours m indirect

keynote address, keynote speech N

keynote address

discours m programme