di·a·logue or di·a·log (d   -lôg , -l g)n. 1. A conversation between two or more people. 2. a. Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative. b. The lines or passages in a script that are intended to be spoken. 3. A literary work written in the form of a conversation: the dialogues of Plato. 4. Music A composition or passage for two or more parts, suggestive of conversational interplay. 5. An exchange of ideas or opinions: achieving constructive dialogue with all political elements. v. di·a·logued or di·a·loged, di·a·logu·ing or di·a·log·ing, di·a·logues or di·a·logs v.tr. To express as or in a dialogue. v.intr. 1. To converse in a dialogue. 2. Usage Problem To engage in an informal exchange of views. [Middle English dialog, from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, conversation, from dialegesthai, to discuss; see dialect.] di a·loguer n.Usage Note: In recent years the verb sense of dialogue meaning "to engage in an informal exchange of views" has been revived, particularly with reference to communication between parties in institutional or political contexts. Although Shakespeare, Coleridge, and Carlyle used it, this usage today is widely regarded as jargon or bureaucratese. Ninety-eight percent of the Usage Panel rejects the sentence Critics have charged that the department was remiss in not trying to dialogue with representatives of the community before hiring the new officers. |
dialogue often US, dialog [ˈdaɪəˌlɒg]
n
1. conversation between two or more people
2. an exchange of opinions on a particular subject; discussion
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a particular passage of conversation in a literary or dramatic work
5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary composition in the form of a dialogue
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political discussion between representatives of two nations or groups
vb Rare
1. (tr) to put into the form of a dialogue
2. (intr) to take part in a dialogue; converse
[from Old French dialoge, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse; see dialect]
dialogic [ˌdaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk] adj
dialoguer n
dialogue, dialog box
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
dialogue
a frank exchange of ideas, spoken or written, for the purpose of meeting in harmony.
See also: Agreement
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dialogue - a conversation between two persons |
| 2. | dialogue - the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance duologue - a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors | |
| 3. | dialogue - a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing | |
| 4. |  dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"give-and-take, discussion, word - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" parley - a negotiation between enemies diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement collective bargaining - negotiation between an employer and trade union horse trading - negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining mediation - a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party |
dialogue
noun
1. discussion, talks, conference, negotiations, exchange, debate, chat, confabulation, interlocution He wants to open a dialogue with the protesters.
2. conversation, discussion, communication, discourse, interchange, converse, colloquy, confabulation, duologue, interlocution Those who witnessed their dialogue spoke of high emotion.
3. conversation, lines, script, words, text, spoken part The play's dialogue is sharp and witty.
Translations
dialogue, (US) dialog
n (all senses) → Dialog m; dialogue box (Comput) → Dialogfeld nt; dialogue coach → Dialogregisseur(in) m(f)
n dialogue [ˈdaiəlog]
(a) talk between two or more people, especially in a play or novel. dialoog, tweegesprek مُحاوَرَه، حِوار диалог dialog dialog; samtale der Dialog διάλογος diálogo kahekõne مکالمه؛ گفتگو dialogi dialogue דוּ-שִׂיח बातचीत dijalog párbeszéd dialog samtal; tvítal dialogo 対話 대화 dialogas dialogs dialog dialoog dialog, samtale dialog diálogo dialog диалог dialóg dvogovor dijalog dialog บทสนทนา diyalog, karşılıklı konuşma 對話 діалог گفتگو đối thoại 对话
dialogue → حوار dialog dialog Dialog διάλογος diálogo vuoropuhelu dialogue dijalog dialogo 対話 대화 dialoog dialog dialog diálogo диалог dialog การสนทนา diyalog cuộc đối thoại 对话
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