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Translate rhetoric from English to French

Summary

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rhetoric:
- rhétorique; éloquence
Wiktionary:
- rhetoric → rhétorique
- rhetoric → figure de rhétorique, rhétorique

English

Detailed Translations for rhetoric from English to French

rhetoric:

rhetoric [the ~] nom

the rhetoric
la rhétorique; l'éloquence
- rhétorique [la ~] nom
- éloquence [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for rhetoric:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
rhétorique	rhetoric	debating ability; oratorical art
éloquence	rhetoric	command of a language; eloquence; expressiveness; mastery of a language; persuasiveness
-	empty talk; empty words; grandiloquence; grandiosity; hot air; magniloquence; ornateness; palaver

Synonyms for "rhetoric":

expressive style; style
grandiosity; magniloquence; ornateness; grandiloquence
palaver; hot air; empty words; empty talk; nonsense; bunk; nonsensicality; meaninglessness; hokum
literary study

Related Definitions for "rhetoric":

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)¹
loud and confused and empty talk¹
- mere rhetoric¹
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation¹
using language effectively to please or persuade¹

Wiktionary Translations for rhetoric:

rhetoric

noun

art of using language for persuasion
- rhetoric → rhétorique
meaningless language
- rhetoric → rhétorique

rhetoric

noun

science (au sens d’étude structurée) et art (au sens de pratique reposant sur un savoir éprouvé) qui se rapporte à l’action du discours sur les esprits.
- rhétorique → rhetoric

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• rhetoric	→ figure de rhétorique	↔ Floskel — formelhafte Redewendung oder nichts sagende (inhaltsarme) Worte
• rhetoric	→ rhétorique	↔ Rhetorik — die Kunst, eine Rede wirkungsvoll zu gestalten

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