Speech, talk, discourse - Discours (The 773rd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Speech, talk, discourse is Discours. This word often comes up when talking about communication. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 773rd most commonly used word in French. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: speech, talk, discourse

French: discours

Examples


I doubt that he can make a speech in public.	Je doute qu'il puisse donner un discours en public.
Nobody was listening to the speech.	Personne n'écoutait le discours.
I remember that speech.	Je me souviens de ce discours.
He delivered a speech.	Il a fait un discours.
He did not have much time to work on his speech.	Il n'a pas eu beaucoup de temps pour travailler son discours.
He made a speech on behalf of our company.	Il a prononcé un discours au nom de notre société.
His speech was too short.	Son discours était trop court.
Our principal made a long speech.	Notre principal a prononcé un long discours.

He made a speech in English at the meeting.	Il a prononcé un discours en anglais lors de la réunion.
The ceremony began with his speech.	La cérémonie débuta par son discours.
We called upon him for a speech.	Nous lui avons demandé de faire un discours.
François gave a speech.	François prononça un discours.
How did your speech go	Comment s'est déroulé ton discours
I made a draft of my speech.	J'ai fait un brouillon de mon discours.
Your speech was splendid.	Ton discours était superbe.
His long speech bored everyone.	Son long discours a ennuyé tout le monde.
He erased his speech from the tape.	Il effaça son discours de la bande.
He was famous for his marathon speeches in parliament.	Il était célèbre pour ses discours fleuves au Parlement.
Her speech was excellent.	Son discours était excellent.
Her speech moved the audience.	Le discours qu'elle a tenu a ému l'auditoire.
She made a good speech.	Elle a fait un bon discours.