English
Noun
direct speech (uncountable)
- (grammar) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks
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- "I love you", she said.
- He looked down at the ground and sighed, "oh well, I guess she's never coming back".
- "Why are you here", started Mrs Jones, "and what exactly do you want?"
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Translations
the writing of speech
- Bashkir: тура телмәр (tura telmär)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 直接引語, 直接引语 (zhíjiē yǐnyǔ)
- Danish: direkte tale
- Finnish: suora lainaus, sitaatti (fi)
- French: discours libre m
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