direct speech
пряма мова
прямая речь
direkte Rede
The verbatim representation of a speaker's words, usually enclosed in quotation marks…The verbatim representation of a speaker's words, usually enclosed in quotation marks and often introduced by a reporting clause.
» Be brief and direct in your speech.
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1 senses(uncountable)The verbatim representation of a speaker's words, usually enclosed in quotation marks and often introduced by a reporting clause.
direkte Rede
пряма́я речьprjamája rečʹ
пряма́ мо́ваprjamá móva
Examples
1 sentencesBe brief and direct in your speech.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
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Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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