recite

réciter

Dire à voix haute un texte appris par cœur.

En anglais simple : To say words aloud that you have learned and can remember.

• She can recite the whole poem.
• We recited the verses together at school.
• Can you recite those lines without looking?

Comment l'utiliser : recite something from memory (He recited the opening speech from memory.)

Synonymes : repeat, say

Expressions courantes : recite a poem, recite from memory, recite a verse

réciter

Dire un poème, un passage ou une liste à voix haute, de mémoire ou en lisant.

En anglais simple : To speak a poem, passage, or list aloud, from memory or while reading it.

• He recited a short poem.
• The children recited their lines on stage.
• She recites the names while reading from a list.

Comment l'utiliser : recite something to someone (She recited a verse to the children.)

Synonymes : read aloud, repeat

Expressions courantes : recite a passage, recite a poem, recite to someone