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discourse

/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/

/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/

discoursenoun

discourses

/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/

/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/

Translations

discoursSens général ; surtout dans un registre soutenu ou académique.

The academic conference was filled with intellectual discourse on various topics.

La conférence universitaire était remplie de discours intellectuels sur divers sujets.

Additional translations

discussionSens plus général de débat ou d’échange verbal.

Definitions

Written or spoken communication or debate.

The academic conference was filled with intellectual discourse on various topics.

A formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing.

The professor's discourse on the history of art was both enlightening and engaging.

A connected series of utterances; a text or conversation.

The novel is a complex discourse that explores themes of identity and belonging.

Language considered as units larger than a sentence, especially in linguistic analysis.

Discourse in sociolinguistics often reveals power relations embedded in language use.

Synonyms

discourseverb

discoursed

Past Simple

discoursed

Past Participle

discoursing

Gerund

/ˈdɪskɔːs/

/ˈdɪskɔrs/

Translations

discuterEmploi courant pour parler d’un sujet ou en débattre.

The professors would often discourse on philosophical topics during their lunch breaks.

Les professeurs discutaient souvent de sujets philosophiques pendant leurs pauses déjeuner.

Additional translations

discourirSoutenu ; surtout avec un complément introduit par « de ».

Definitions

To engage in conversation or discussion.

The professors would often discourse on philosophical topics during their lunch breaks.

To speak or write authoritatively about a topic.

The expert was invited to discourse on the implications of climate change at the conference.

Synonyms

discourseadjective

/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/

/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "discourse analysis", "discourse marker").

Translations

discursifTerme surtout utilisé en linguistique et en analyse du discours.

She specialises in discourse analysis.

Elle se spécialise dans l’analyse discursive.

Definitions

Relating to, or concerned with discourse or its study; used before another noun.

She specialises in discourse analysis.

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