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récit meaning in English

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récit nom {m}

account [accounts]◼◼◼(a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.)
noun
[UK: əˈk.aʊnt] [US: əˈk.aʊnt]
Ann gave an account of how she had escaped. = Anne fit le récit de son évasion.

account [accounts]◼◼◼(a statement of facts or occurrences)
noun
[UK: əˈk.aʊnt] [US: əˈk.aʊnt]
Ann gave an account of how she had escaped. = Anne fit le récit de son évasion.

narrative [narratives]◼◼◼(systematic recitation of an event)
noun
[UK: ˈnæ.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈne.rə.tɪv]
It was his lengthy narrative that bored me to death. = C'est son récit interminable qui m'a ennuyé à mourir.

récit court nom {m}

short story [short stories]◼◼◼(work of fiction)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːt ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈstɔː.ri]

récital nom {m}

recital [recitals]◼◼◼(the act of reciting)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsaɪt.l̩] [US: rə.ˈsaɪt.l̩]
I am listening to his recital. = J'écoute son récital.

récitateur nom

reciter◼◼◼(one who recites)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsaɪ.tə] [US: rɪ.ˈsaɪ.tə]

récitatif nom {m}

recitative [recitatives]◼◼◼(dialogue in an opera etc.)
noun
[UK: ˌre.sɪ.tə.ˈtiːv] [US: ˌre.sɪ.tə.ˈtiːv]

récitation nom {f}

recitation [recitations]◼◼◼(act of reciting)
noun
[UK: ˌre.sɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌre.sə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

recitation [recitations]◼◼◼(material recited)
noun
[UK: ˌre.sɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌre.sə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

réciter verbe

recite [recited, reciting, recites]◼◼◼(to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈsaɪt] [US: rə.ˈsaɪt]
Emily will recite the book. = Emily récitera le livre.

say [said, saying, says]◼◼◻(to recite)
verb
[UK: ˈseɪ] [US: ˈseɪ]

declaim [declaimed, declaiming, declaims]◼◻◻(to recite in theatrical way)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈkleɪm] [US: dɪ.ˈkleɪm]

réciteur nom

reciter(one who recites)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsaɪ.tə] [US: rɪ.ˈsaɪ.tə]

grécité nom {f}

Greekness◼◼◼(state or condition)
noun

métarécit nom

metanarrative◼◼◼(narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge)
noun

précité adjectif

above-mentioned◼◼◼(mentioned or named before; aforesaid)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d] [US: ə.ˌbʌv.ˈmenʃ.n̩d]