French Speech Words

to say

so

to speak

to ask

fact

question

to tell (a story)

to explain

promise

lie

to swear, to vow

to stay silent, to say nothing

voice

to shout, to cry out

remark, comment

subject, topic

call

to discuss, to argue

word

answer, reply

to repeat

silence

advice, piece of advice

to obtain, to get

to prove

sign, signal

propose

to ring

cause

order, command

request, demand

to convince

detail

to admit

to threaten

to represent, to depict

beg

cry

conversation

speech

to declare

to insist

signal

to argue

to demand, require

to indicate, to point out

to inform, to notify

to order, to command

to provoke, cause

to claim, to assert

to address, to direct

to warn, to notify

to advise, to recommend

to teach

explanation

to express

howl

opinion

promise

to reveal

to suggest

exchange

conclude

describe

exaggerate

interrupt

to pronounce

report

to transmit

exchange

listening

discussion

clue

instruction, direction

proposal, suggestion

rumour

to testify, to bear witness

to communicate

conference, lecture

to consult

declaration

interview, maintenance

link, connection

to persuade, to convince

information, piece of information

to inform, to give information to

to talk again, to bring up again

to blame, to reproach

demand, claim

to spread, to spill

communication

dialogue, conversation

recommend, advise

to affirm

to approve

to justify

to drop, to let go

to mention

mute, silent

complaint

conclusion, end

distribute, hand out

yell at, chew out

whistle, hiss

approach, tackle

flatter, compliment insincerely

implore

introduce, insert

recite

to summon

messenger

observe

to criticise, to find fault with

debate

to designate, to appoint

insinuate, imply

to protest, to object

to boast

argument

warning

notify, advise

correction

hide, conceal

debate, discuss

dedicate

reveal

to extract, to pull out

nonsense, rubbish

scold

yell, bawl

to specify

to predict, to foretell

to say again, to repeat

refusal, rejection

suggestion

to attribute

cliché

close

demonstration, proof

to chain together

to influence

to inspect

to invoke, to call upon

murmur, whisper

to screw (vulgar)

presentation

preach

to ridicule

to summarise

revelation, disclosure

animate, liven up

to announce, to declare (slang)

contradict

to unmask

to demonstrate

to intercept

jab, cutting remark

to proclaim

to moan

echo

to blur, to scramble

to pretend, to feign

irony

gossip, rumour

reproach

hubbub, uproar

to whisper

instruction, directive

to blunder, to put one's foot in it

inaudible

recommendation

to relaunch

to resonate, to ring out

whistling, hissing sound

nickname, give a nickname to

to tease

allusion

slander, calumny

carry along, wash along

howl, scream

to bother

request, solicit

use

vocal

tell, recount

frankly, straight out

informer, source

to mask, conceal

verification, check

assessment, evaluation

chatter, gossip

to clarify, make clear

presentation, report

to formulate, to put into words

murmur, whisper

to ask again, to ask back for

dismissal

briefing

confidence, secret

meeting, interview

informed

fib, tall tale

to bawl

to confer, to bestow

crack

ramble, wander (in speech)

disagreement, discord

expertise, specialist assessment

to growl, to grunt

interruption, break

to ring out

to order

briefing

platform, stand (grandstand)

bang, boom

stutter

proclaim

to comment on

to divulge

to badmouth, run down

to cancel, to call off

to advise against

to deliberate, to debate

to detail, to describe in detail

disabuse

to wind round, to bamboozle

flog, palm off (informal)

to creak

introduction

to chatter, gossip

oral

return, restore

to summarise

to extract

elucidate, clarify

to accost, to approach and address

assertion, affirmation

anecdote

overview, glimpse

to stammer

to sweet-talk

to brief, to give a briefing to

hoax, prank

to squabble

whisper

to depict, to portray

indiscretion

gossip, noise

quarrel, bicker

to ramble, to talk nonsense (from senility or habit)

resort to

to correct, to rectify

complaint, claim

to consider, to repute (usually passive: être réputé)

to imply, to suggest indirectly

speech

bait; primer; beginning

to amplify, to increase

to rush, be brusque with

to slander, defame

clash

to concede

discredit

meddle

insult

to interpose, place between

to chatter, to jabber

long-winded speech, spiel

to mutter, to mumble

orator, public speaker

to chat, gossip

to recommend, to advocate

racket, ruckus

riposte, retort

to retract

nonsense, twaddle

tirade, long speech

banality

empty talk, blather

blunder, gaffe

to cajole, to coax

gossip, tittle-tattle

to corroborate

to screech

diction, enunciation

concealment

disparage, belittle, denigrate

euphemism

to call out

to inform on, to snitch

talker

advocate

harp on, repeat endlessly

to retrace

refute, disprove

to lecture

to tease

to leak out

state, enunciate, set out

to enumerate

to articulate

sales patter, spiel

gossip

interlocutor

to summon, to send for

gossip

to recount

to reiterate

to specify

eloquence

to snitch

to heckle

to have a dialogue, to converse

denial, rebuttal

tongue-lashing, dressing-down

to cajole, to wheedle

justification

mutism, complete silence

to tip off, to inform

to reprimand

eloquent