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dictate

/dɪkˈteɪt/

dictatenoun

dictates

/dɪkˈteɪt/

Translations

dictatOrdre autoritaire, décision imposée.

The manager's dictate was to complete the project by the end of the week.

Le dictat du directeur était d’achever le projet d’ici la fin de la semaine.

dictéeTexte ou passage prononcé pour être écrit.

After the conference call, he transcribed the CEO's dictate into the official minutes.

Après la conférence téléphonique, il a retranscrit la dictée du PDG dans le procès-verbal officiel.

Additional translations

impératifPrincipe ou règle qui s’impose.

Definitions

An authoritative order or command.

The manager's dictate was to complete the project by the end of the week.

A guiding principle or rule.

The dictates of fashion often change with the seasons.

Something that is dictated; a dictated statement or text.

After the conference call, he transcribed the CEO's dictate into the official minutes.

Synonyms

dictateverb

dictated

Past Simple

dictated

Past Participle

dictating

ing-form

/dɪkˈteɪt, ˈdɪkteɪt/

/ˈdɪkteɪt/

Translations

dicter

She dictated the letter to her assistant, who typed it up.

Elle a dicté la lettre à son assistant, qui l’a tapée.

Definitions

To say or read aloud something for someone else to write down.

She dictated the letter to her assistant, who typed it up.

To prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; to command.

The manager dictated the terms of the contract to the employees.

To control or decisively affect; to determine.

Market conditions often dictate the price of goods.

Synonyms