English Dictionary
Definition of “dialogue”
dialogue or often US dialog(ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ
)
Definitions
noun
- conversation between two or more people
- an exchange of opinions on a particular subject; discussion
- the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
- a particular passage of conversation in a literary or dramatic work
- a literary composition in the form of a dialogue
- a political discussion between representatives of two nations or groups
verb
rare - (tr) to put into the form of a dialogue
- (intr) to take part in a dialogue; converse
Alternative Forms
dialogic (ˌdaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk) adjective ˈdiaˌloguer noun Word Origin
C13: from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse; see dialect
Synonyms
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conversation,
discussion,
communication,
discourse,
interchange,
converse,
colloquy,
confabulation,
duologue,
interlocution,
Translations
- British English:
dialogue
Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups....a dialogue between the two nations.ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ NOUN ...a dialogue between the two nations.
- Spanish:
diálogo
nm
- French:
dialogue
nm
- German:
Dialog
nm
- Chinese: 对话 n
- Arabic: حِوَار n
- Portuguese: diálogo nm
- Russian: диалог nm
- Croatian: dijalog nm
- Czech: dialog nm
- Danish: dialog nutr
- Dutch: dialoog nm
- Finnish: vuoropuhelu n
- Greek: διάλογος nm
- Italian: dialogo nm
- Japanese: 対話 n
- Korean: 대화 n
- Norwegian: dialog nm
- Polish: dialog nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: diálogo nm
- European Spanish:
diálogo
nm
- Swedish: dialog nutr
- Thai: การสนทนา n
- Turkish: diyalog n
- Vietnamese: cuộc đối thoại n
Usage examples
It occurred to Coffin, she wasn't good at writing her own dialogue.
Butler, Gwendoline, Coffin on the Water (1986)Thomas Jane [star of the Punisher movie] actually recorded the dialogue.
Maxim (2005)Working from a basic shooting script of five pages, the actors improvised most of the dialogue in the film.
Irish Times (2002)Glasgow was imagining itself, engaging in dialogue , talking to itself.
Glasgow Herald (2001)No dialogue , just constant training, all set to the throbbing sounds of Bon Jovi.
Victoria Coren, Charlie Skelton, ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING: How we tried to make the greatest porn film ever (2002)
