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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

dicter [dikte] VB trans

1. dicter (à haute voix):

dicter texte, lettre
to dictate
dicter qc à qn
to dictate sth to sb

2. dicter (motiver):

dicter
to motivate, to dictate
le souci d'aider autrui dicte notre action
our action is motivated by the desire to help others

3. dicter (imposer):

dicter
to dictate (à to)
dicter
to impose (à on)
les ravisseurs ont dicté leurs conditions à la police
the kidnappers dictated their conditions to the police
je ne me laisserai pas dicter ma conduite par cet imbécile
I'm not going to be dictated to by that idiot
une paix dictée
an imposed peace settlement
dicter/poser ses conditions
to state/to lay down one's conditions
English
English
French
French
dictating machine
machine f à dicter
dictate
dicter (to à)
to dictate to one's secretary/into a machine
dicter une lettre (or un texte etc) à sa secrétaire/à une machine
guide reason:
dicter
rule factor: strategy
dicter
to call the shots
dicter la loi

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

dicter [dikte] VB trans

1. dicter (faire écrire):

dicter
to dictate

2. dicter (imposer):

dicter ses volontés personne
to dictate one's will
dicter ses volontés circonstance, événement
to impose its own terms
dicter sa loi [ou faire la loi]
to lay down the law
English
English
French
French
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
to lay down the law
dicter sa loi
prescribe
dicter
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

dicter [dikte] VB trans

1. dicter (faire écrire):

dicter
to dictate

2. dicter (imposer):

dicter ses volontés personne
to dictate one's will
dicter ses volontés circonstance, événement
to impose its own terms
English
English
French
French
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
dictate
dicter
to lay down the law
dicter sa loi
prescribe
dicter
Présent
jedicte
tudictes
il/elle/ondicte
nousdictons
vousdictez
ils/ellesdictent
Imparfait
jedictais
tudictais
il/elle/ondictait
nousdictions
vousdictiez
ils/ellesdictaient
Passé simple
jedictai
tudictas
il/elle/ondicta
nousdictâmes
vousdictâtes
ils/ellesdictèrent
Futur simple
jedicterai
tudicteras
il/elle/ondictera
nousdicterons
vousdicterez
ils/ellesdicteront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dicter sa loi [ou faire la loi]
to lay down the law
dicter ses volontés personne
to dictate one's will
dicter ses volontés circonstance, événement
to impose its own terms

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