n. parole; langue; langage; discours; allocution; conférence

speech [spi:tG] n
(a)(faculty of) speech, la parole;
to lose the power of speech, perdre la parole;
her speech was slow and deliberate, elle parlait lentement en pesant ses mots;
to be slow of speech, parler lentement;
to be abrupt in one's speech, parler d'une manière brusque;
speech defect or disorder, trouble m d'élocution;
speech impediment, défaut m d'élocution;
Comptr speech recognition, reconnaissance f de la parole;
speech therapist, orthophoniste mf;
speech therapy, orthophonie f;
(b)(speaking) paroles, propos mpl;
things which people say in everyday speech, des choses que les gens disent dans la langue de tous les jours;
(c)(language) langue f (d'un peuple); parler m (d'une région etc);
in the speech of this specific community, dans le parler de cette communauté particulière;
Ling speech community, communauté f de langue;
(d)(address) discours m, allocution f;
to give or make a speech, faire ou prononcer un discours ou une allocution;
speech!, speech!, un discours!, un discours!;
Br Sch speech day, = distribution f des prix;
speech making, (speeches) discours mpl;
(e)Gram parts of speech, parties fpl du discours;
direct/indirect speech, discours ou style direct/indirect;
figure of speech, figure f de rhétorique.

DISCOURS

discours, laïus

discours

n. speaking ability; something that is communicated orally, something that is spoken; dialogue, conversation; manner in which one speaks; dialect; study of oral communication

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Noun
1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
(synonym) address
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) epilogue, epilog
(part-meronym) body
(derivation) address, speak
2. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
(synonym) speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
(hypernym) auditory communication
(hyponym) words
(classification) language, linguistic communication
3. something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
(hypernym) utterance, vocalization
(derivation) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
4. the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
(hypernym) speaking, speech production
(derivation) talk, speak
5. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
(synonym) manner of speaking, delivery
(hypernym) expressive style, style
(hyponym) address
(part-holonym) paralanguage, paralinguistic communication
6. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
(synonym) lecture, talking to
(hypernym) rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(hyponym) sermon, preaching
(derivation) speechify
7. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
(synonym) actor's line, words
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) aside
(part-holonym) dialogue, dialog
8. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
(synonym) language
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
(part-meronym) lexis
(derivation) speak, talk
(class) verbalize, verbalise

nm. (Informal) speech

n. speech, speaking ability; something that is communicated orally, something that is spoken