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dictating

UK
/dɪkˈteɪtɪŋ, ˈdɪkteɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɪkteɪtɪŋ/

Translations

dictatingnoun
dictéeAction de dicter des paroles pour qu'elles soient écrites ou enregistrées.
Her dictating of the report took less than ten minutes.
Sa dictée du rapport a pris moins de dix minutes.
Additional translations
dictatAu sens d'ordres imposés de manière autoritaire.
Synonyms
dictation
command
order
instruction
direction
decree
mandate
edict
injunction
prescription
ruling
dictatinggerund / present participle
UK
/dɪkˈteɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪŋ/
Used attributively as a present-participle adjective (e.g., "dictating machine", "dictating tone").
à dicterEmploi dans des contextes comme machine à dicter.
He bought a dictating machine for his office.
Il a acheté une machine à dicter pour son bureau.
autoritaireSe dit d'une manière ou d'une attitude qui impose sa volonté.
Her dictating manner irritated her colleagues.
Son attitude autoritaire irritait ses collègues.
Synonyms
dictatorial
authoritative
commanding
imperious
bossy
overbearing
domineering
authoritarian
peremptory
high-handed
coercive
prescriptive
dominating
controlling
dictateverb

dictating

Gerund

dictated
Past Simple
dictated
Past Participle
dictating
Gerund
UK
/dɪkˈteɪt, ˈdɪkteɪt/
US
/ˈdɪkteɪt/
She dictated the letter to her assistant, who typed it up.
Elle a dicté la lettre à son assistant, qui l’a tapée.
Synonyms
command
order
decree
direct
control
determine
instruct
prescribe

Definitions

dictatingnoun
The act or process of speaking words aloud so that someone else can write them down or so that a device can record them.
Her dictating of the report took less than ten minutes.
The act of issuing orders or commands.
The constant dictating from management created a tense workplace.
dictatinggerund / present participle
Designed for or involved in recording spoken words for later transcription.
He bought a dictating machine for his office.
Imposing orders; commanding.
Her dictating manner irritated her colleagues.
dictateverb
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.
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