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verbal

/ˈvɜː.bəl/ /ˈvɝ.bəl/

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noun

Verbal, forme verbale

(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

Examples :

"The sentence "My brother's favorite verbal is the gerund 'studying.'" correctly uses "verbal" as a noun. "

La phrase « Le verbal préféré de mon frère est le gérondif 'étudier' » utilise correctement « verbal » comme nom.

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noun

Aveu

A confession given to police.

Examples :

"The suspect's verbal was crucial evidence in the robbery case. "

L'aveu du suspect était une preuve cruciale dans l'affaire du vol.

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verb

Amener à fabriquer des aveux

To induce into fabricating a confession.

Examples :

"The detective tried to verbal the suspect into admitting to the theft. "

Le détective a essayé d'amener le suspect à fabriquer des aveux concernant le vol.

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adjective

Verbal, oral

Of or relating to words.

Examples :

"My teacher gave a verbal explanation of the difficult math problem. "

Mon professeur a donné une explication verbale du problème de mathématiques difficile.

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adjective

Verbal, relatif aux mots

Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.

Examples :

"The teacher focused on the students' verbal responses, rather than the quality of their written work. "

Le professeur s'est concentré sur les réponses verbales des élèves, plutôt que sur la qualité de leur travail écrit.

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adjective

Verbal, oral

Consisting of words only.

Examples :

"The teacher gave a verbal instruction to line up quietly. "

Le professeur a donné une instruction verbale pour s'aligner calmement.

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adjective

Oral, verbal

Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.

Examples :

"a verbal contract"

un contrat verbal

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adjective

Verbal, relatif au verbe

(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the verbal forms of the irregular verb "go." "

Le professeur a expliqué les formes verbales du verbe irrégulier « aller ».

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adjective

Verbal

(grammar) Used to form a verb.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the verbal phrase "to be going to" in the grammar lesson. "

Le professeur a expliqué la locution verbale « to be going to » pendant la leçon de grammaire.

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adjective

Verbal, oral

Capable of speech.

Examples :

"My brother is a very verbal child; he loves to explain things. "

Mon frère est un enfant très verbal ; il adore expliquer les choses.

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adjective

Mot pour mot

Examples :

"a verbal translation"

une traduction mot pour mot

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adjective

Verbeux, bavard

Abounding with words; verbose.

Examples :

"The teacher gave a verbal explanation of the difficult math problem, using many words to make it clear. "

Le professeur a donné une explication verbeuse du problème de maths difficile, utilisant beaucoup de mots pour le rendre clair.

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