speech

speech: speech [{{t}}spi:tʃ]

noun

(a) (faculty) parole f; (spoken language) parole f, langage m parlé;

∎ their poetry is based on speech rather than writing leur poésie relève de la tradition orale plus que de l'écriture;

∎ to express oneself in speech s'exprimer oralement ou par la parole;

∎ things which people say in everyday speech des choses que les gens disent dans la langue de tous les jours;

∎ {{}}proverb{{}} speech is silver but silence is golden la parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or

(b) (manner of speaking) façon f de parler, langage m; (elocution) élocution f, articulation f;

∎ his speech was slurred il bafouillait;

∎ her speech grew hesitant son élocution devenait hésitante

(c) (dialect, language) parler m, langage m;

∎ the speech of the islanders/local fishermen le parler des habitants de l'île/des pêcheurs du coin

(d) (talk) discours m, {{}}formal{{}} allocution f; (shorter, more informal) speech m;

∎ to make a speech on or about sth faire ou prononcer un discours sur qch;

∎ speech! speech! un discours! un discours!;

∎ the Queen's Speech le discours du Trône

(e) {{}}Theatre{{}} tirade f

►► {{}}Linguistics{{}} speech act acte m de parole;

speech bubble bulle f;

{{}}Linguistics{{}} speech community communauté f linguistique;

{{}}British{{}} {{}}School{{}} speech day distribution f des prix;

∎ on speech day le jour de la distribution des prix;

speech defect défaut m de prononciation, {{}}specialist term{{}} trouble f du langage;

speech impediment défaut m d'élocution ou de prononciation;

speech pattern schéma m linguistique;

speech processing compréhension f du langage parlé;

{{}}Computing{{}} speech recognition reconnaissance f de la parole;

{{}}Linguistics{{}} speech sound phone m, son m linguistique;

speech synthesizer synthétiseur m de parole;

speech therapist orthophoniste mf, {{}}Belgian{{}} & {{}}Swiss{{}} logopède mf;

speech therapy orthophonie f

ⓘ SPEECH DAY À la fin de l'année scolaire en Grande-Bretagne, certaines écoles invitent une personnalité à prononcer un discours et à distribuer des prix.

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speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
Speech — refers to the processes associated with the production and perception of sounds used in spoken language. A number of academic disciplines study speech and speech sounds, including acoustics, psychology, speech pathology, linguistics, cognitive… … Wikipedia
speech — [ spitʃ ] n. m. • 1829; mot angl. ♦ Vieilli Petite allocution de circonstance, notamment en réponse à un toast. ⇒ discours; fam. laïus, topo. Il y eut quelques speechs (ou speeches) amusants. « en mourant, tous les hommes célèbres font un dernier … Encyclopédie Universelle
speech — W2S2 [spi:tʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: sprAc, spAc] 1.) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people ▪ a campaign speech give/make/deliver a speech ▪ Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
speech — [ spitʃ ] noun *** 1. ) count a formal occasion when someone speaks to an audience: He began his speech by outlining his plans for the coming year. make/give/deliver a speech: The queen made a wonderful speech in reply. a ) the words that someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Speech — Speech, n. [OE. speche, AS. sp?c, spr?, fr. specan, sprecan, to speak; akin to D. spraak speech, OHG. spr[=a]hha, G. sprache, Sw. spr?k, Dan. sprog. See {Speak}.] 1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speech — speech; speech·ful; speech·ifi·ca·tion; speech·ifi·er; speech·ify; speech·less; speech·less·ly; speech·less·ness; speech·ful·ness; … English syllables
speech — [spēch] n. [ME speche < OE spæc, spræc < base of sprecan, to speak: see SPEAK] 1. the act of speaking; expression or communication of thoughts and feelings by spoken words 2. the power or ability to speak 3. the manner of speaking [her… … English World dictionary
speech — n: words or conduct used to communicate or express a thought: expression see also commercial speech, freedom of speech, free speech … Law dictionary
speech — 1 *language, tongue, dialect, idiom 2 Speech, address, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily designate a discourse delivered to an audience. Speech can apply to a public discourse irrespective of its quality or its degree of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Speech — 〈[ spi:tʃ] f.; , es〉 Rede, Ansprache [engl., „Sprache, Rede“; zu speak „sprechen“] * * * Speech [spi:t̮ʃ], der; es, e u. es u. die; , e u. es […ɪs] [engl. speech] (selten): Rede, Ansprache: einen kleinen/eine kleine S. halten. * * * Speech… … Universal-Lexikon

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