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discourse

UK
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/
US
/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/

Translations

discoursenoun
discourses
pl
UK
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/
US
/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/
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.
Synonyms
conversation
discussion
dialogue
talk
communication
debate
exchange
chat
colloquy
conference
discourseverb
discoursed
Past Simple
discoursed
Past Participle
discoursing
Gerund
UK
/ˈdɪskɔːs/
US
/ˈdɪskɔrs/
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 ».
Synonyms
communicate
converse
deliberate
debate
talk
discuss
discourseadjective
UK
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/
US
/ˈdɪs.kɔrs/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "discourse analysis", "discourse marker").
discursifTerme surtout utilisé en linguistique et en analyse du discours.
She specialises in discourse analysis.
Elle se spécialise dans l’analyse discursive.
Synonyms
discursive
rhetorical
oratorical
conversational
communicative
dialogic
dialogical
discoursal
spoken
eloquent

Definitions

discoursenoun
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.
discourseverb
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.
discourseadjective
Relating to, or concerned with discourse or its study; used before another noun.
She specialises in discourse analysis.
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