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    Déclamations (en. Declamations)

    /de.kla.ma.sjɔ̃/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Public recitation of a text with oratorical expression.
    The declamations of young actors were applauded by the audience.
    Les déclamations des jeunes acteurs ont été applaudies par le public.
    Act of denouncing injustices or expressing opinions emphatically.
    His declamations on social injustice generated great interest.
    Ses déclamations sur l'injustice sociale ont suscité un grand intérêt.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'declamationem', which means the act of declaiming.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    making declamations
    To express thoughts or feelings publicly.
    faire des déclamations
    theatrical declamation
    Reciting a text in a dramatic setting.
    déclamation théâtrale
    poetic declamation
    Reciting poetry with emotion.
    déclamation poétique

    Related Words

    declaim
    To recite a text aloud in an expressive manner.
    déclamer
    declamatory
    Related to declamation, often used to denote an emphatic style.
    déclamatoire

    Slang Meanings

    Emotion-laden recitation.
    His declamation, although in a baroque style, touched everyone.
    Sa déclamation, bien que dans un style baroque, a touché tout le monde.
    Emphatic monologue.
    He gave a little one-man show filled with declamations.
    Il a donné un petit one-man show rempli de déclamations.