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Meaning of direct speech | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية حكاية كَلَام مُبَاشِر مقتبس
Dansk direkte tale
Deutsch direkte Rede
Français discours direct
Magyar idézés idézet
Bahasa Indonesia wacana langsung
日本語 直接話法
한국어 직접화법
Latina oratio directa
Nederlands directe rede
Polski mowa niezależna
Português discurso direto
Română vorbire directă
Русский прямая речь

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

direct sum direct system direct tax direct verb Direct-access direct-inverse marking

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