Citait (en. Quoted)

[si.tɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Mention something or someone by name.

He often cited famous authors in his speeches.

Il citait souvent des auteurs célèbres dans ses discours.

Referring to a source of information.

She cited relevant studies to support her argument.

Elle citait des études pertinentes pour soutenir son argument.

Remembering a fact or a sentence from a text or a person.

In his presentation, he cited a famous quote by Victor Hugo.

Dans son exposé, il citait une phrase célèbre de Victor Hugo.

From Old French 'citer', which itself comes from the Latin 'citare'.

cite sources

Referring to documents or authors in a written work.

citer des sources

cite someone

Mentioning someone to support a statement.

citer quelqu'un

cite an example

Providing a concrete example to illustrate an idea.

citer un exemple

citation

Act of citing; passage extracted from a text.

citation

cited

Place mentioned in a context or discourse.

cité

citer

Person who cites.

citeur

Using cultural references informally.

When he speaks, he cites movies as if they were absolute truths.

Quand il parle, il citait des films comme si c'étaient des vérités absolues.

Citing something in an exaggerated manner.

She cited celebrities as if to give herself a style.

Elle citait des personnalités comme pour se donner un style.