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dictate vb [dɪkˈteɪt] 1. to say (messages, letters, speeches, etc.) aloud for mechanical recording or verbatim transcription by another person 2. (tr) to prescribe (commands) authoritatively 3. (intr) to act in a tyrannical manner; seek to impose one's will on others n [ˈdɪkteɪt]
1. an authoritative command 2. a guiding principle or rule the dictates of reason [from Latin dictāre to say repeatedly, order, from dīcere to say] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dictate verb noun 1. command, order, decree, word, demand, direction, requirement, bidding, mandate, injunction, statute, fiat, ultimatum, ordinance, edict, behest They must abide by the dictates of the new government. 2. principle, law, rule, standard, code, criterion, ethic, canon, maxim, dictum, precept, axiom, moral law We have followed the dictates of our consciences. dictate to someone order (about), direct, dominate, bully, walk (all) over, bulldoze, pressurize, lay down the law, browbeat, give orders to, lord it over, pronounce to, domineer What gives them the right to dictate to us? Translations dictate A. [dɪkˈteɪt] VT 1. (to secretary) [+ letter] → dictar 2. (= order) → mandar; [+ terms, conditions] → imponer he decided to act as circumstances dictated → decidió actuar según(mandasen)las circunstancias dictate [dɪkˈteɪt] vt [+ words, letter] → dicter vi to dictate to sb [+ person] → imposer sa volonté à qn, régenter qn to attempt to dictate to sb → vouloir imposer sa volonté à qn I won't be dictated to BUT Je n'ai d'ordres à recevoir de personne. [ˈdɪkteɪt] n (= order) → injonction f to obey sb's dictates → obéir aux injonctions de qn the dictates of one's conscience → la voix de sa conscience dictate vt → diktieren; reason/common sense dictates that … → die Vernunft/der gesunde Menschenverstand sagt uns, dass … vi → diktieren dictate [ɐvb dɪkˈteɪt; ɐn ˈdɪkteɪt] 1. vt & vi (all senses) → dettare he decided to act as circumstances dictated → decise di agire come gli dettavano le circostanze 2. dictates npl (of heart, fashion) → dettami mpl dictate to vi + prep (person) → dare ordini a, dettar legge a I won't be dictated to → non ricevo ordini dictate [ɐvb dɪkˈteɪt; ɐn ˈdɪkteɪt] 1. vt & vi (all senses) → dettare he decided to act as circumstances dictated → decise di agire come gli dettavano le circostanze 2. dictates npl (of heart, fashion) → dettami mpl dictate to vi + prep (person) → dare ordini a, dettar legge a I won't be dictated to → non ricevo ordini v dictate [dikˈteit, (American ) ˈdikteit] 1 to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down He always dictates his letters (to his secretary). dikteer, voorskryf يُمْلي عَلى диктувам diktovat diktere diktieren υπαγορεύω dictar dikteerima دیکته کردن؛ املا کردن sanella dicter לְהַכתִיב आज्ञा देना diktirati tollba mond mendiktekan stíla; lesa fyrir dettare 書き取らせる 받아쓰게 하다 diktuoti diktēt menyebut supaya dirakam dicteren diktere dyktować ditar a dicta диктовать diktovať narekovati diktirati diktera บอกให้เขียนตาม (söyleyerek) yazdırmak; dikte et(tir)mek 聽寫;口述 диктувати املا کرنا đọc cho viết 听写;口述 2 to state officially or with authority He dictated the terms of our offer. dikteer يُمْلي شُروطَه диктувам diktovat diktere vorschreiben υπαγορεύω dictar määrama, peale sundima تحکم کردن؛ رسماً اعلام کردن sanella dicter לְהַכתִיב अधिकारपूर्वक बोलना diktirati, određivati diktál menyatakan mæla fyrir um dettare 指示する 지령하다 diktuoti diktēt menyatakan voorschrijven, opleggen diktere, bestemme dyktować ditar a impune диктовать diktovať določiti diktirati diktera ควบคุม ileri sürmek 正式陳述 приписувати آمرانہ انداز میں نافذ کرنا tuyên bố 正式陈述 3 to give orders to; to command I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say). dikteer, voorsê يَأْمُر، يُمْلي أوامِرَهُ диктувам přikazovat, předpisovat diktere befehlen διατάζω mandar käsutama امر و نهی کردن؛ زور گویی کردن käskeä faire la loi לְחַיֵב, לִקבּוֹע आदेश देना narediti parancsol memerintahkan gefa fyrirmæli comandare 命令する 명령하다 įsakinėti pavēlēt memerintahkan commanderen kommandere, diktere narzucać mandar a da ordine диктовать prikázať ukazovati narediti kommendera สั่งการ emretmek, buyurmak 命令 наказувати حکم چلانا ra lệnh 命令 n dicˈtation something read for another to write down The secretary is taking dictation. diktaat, voorskrif إمْلاء диктовка diktát diktat das Diktat κείμενο προς υπαγόρευση dictado etteütlus دیکته؛ املا sanelu dictée הַכתָּבָה श्रुत लेख diktat tollbamondás dikte upplestur dettato, dettatura 書き取り 구술 diktantas diktāts; diktēšana pengimlakan dictee diktat dyktando ditado dictare диктовка diktát narek diktat diktamen การเขียนตามคำบอก dikte 聽寫 диктант; розпорядження املا کا عمل sự đọc chính tả 听写 n dicˈtator an all-powerful ruler As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked. diktator, alleenheerser طاغِيَه، دكتاتور диктатор diktátor diktator der Diktator δικτάτορας dictador diktaator دیکتاتور؛ خودکامه diktaattori dictateur/-trice רוֹדָן, דִיקטָטוֹר तानाशाह diktator, tiranin diktátor diktator einræðisherra dittatore 独裁者 독재자 diktatorius diktators diktator dictator diktator, enehersker dyktator ditador dictator диктатор diktátor diktator diktator diktator ผู้เผด็จการ diktatör 獨裁者 диктатор مطلق العنان kẻ độc tài 独裁者 n dicˈtatorship 1 the authority of a dictator His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists. diktatorskap, alleenheerserskap طُغْيان، دكتاتورِيَّه диктатура diktatura diktatur die Diktatur η εξουσία του δικτάτορα dictadura diktatuur دیکتاتوری؛ قدرت مطلق diktatuuri dictature דִיקטָטוּרָה तानाशाही diktatorstvo, tiranija parancsuralom, diktatúra kediktatoran einræði dittatura 独裁 독재권 diktatūra diktatūra pemerintahan diktator dictatuur diktatur dyktatura ditadura dictatură диктатура diktatúra diktatura diktatura diktatur รัฐบาลที่ปกครองแบบเผด็จการ diktatörlük 獨裁 диктатура آمریت chế độ độc tài 独裁 2 a state ruled by a dictator That country is a dictatorship now. diktatorskap, alleenheerskappy دَوْلَه دِكْتاتورِيَّه диктатура diktatura diktatur die Diktatur δικτατορία dictadura diktatuur نظام دیکتاتوری diktatuuri dictature דִיקטָטוּרָה अधिनायकत्व diktatura diktatúra kediktatoran einræðisríki dittatura 独裁政治 독재 diktatoriaus valdoma valstybė diktatora pārvaldīta valsts kerajaan yang diperintah diktator dictatuur diktatur dyktatura ditadura dictatură диктатура diktatúra diktatura diktatura diktatur การปกครองแบบเผด็จการ dikta rejimi, diktatörlük 專政 диктатура آمرانہ حکومت nền chuyên chính 专政 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Finally, those sentiments dictate the lines--grateful, sympathetic, paternal lines--which appear in this place. Now to say that the honour I here mean, and which was, I thought, all the honour I could be supposed to mean, will uphold, much less dictate an untruth, is to assert an absurdity too shocking to be conceived. Jennings, those were the first words that met my eye, exactly at the time when I myself was setting the secret Dictate at defiance |
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