dialogue
To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understandingTo discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
» The teacher asked the students to practice the dialogue in pairs.
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3 senses(informal)To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
diskutieren, sich unterhalten, sich aussprechen
(transitive)To put into dialogue form.
(obsolete)To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
Examples
81 sentencesThe teacher asked the students to practice the dialogue in pairs.
The dialogue in this book is very unrealistic.
Діалог у цій книжнці малореалістичний. — deniko
Mary is a dialogue police officer.
Can't you settle this through dialogue?
deKönnt ihr das nicht im Dialog regeln? — Zaghawa
The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
deDer Kriminalroman enthält mehr Dialog als erzählende Anteile. — Tamy
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge (French dialogue), from LateInherited from Middle English dialog, from Old French dialoge (French dialogue), from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”), equivalent to dia- (“between”) + -logue. Also analyzable as di- (“two”) + -alogue.
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Forms
dialogues, dialoguing, dialogued, dialoguedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle