diskurso
diskúrso with stress marks
discourse
Usage Note
Diskurso is borrowed from Spanish discurso and can mean a formal speech or address as well as a sustained conversation or academic discourse. It appears in political rallies and in academic writing about language and social theory, covering a wider range than the more everyday talumpati.
Examples
" Mahaba ang diskurso niya. "
Natural Translation
His discourse was long.
Literal Translation
Long the discourse his.
" Mahabang diskurso ang binigkas ng senador. "
Natural Translation
The senator delivered a long discourse.
Literal Translation
Long discourse the delivered by-the senator.
" Naging mainit ang diskurso tungkol sa wika nang magtalo ang mga iskolar kung dapat bang panatilihin ang lumang ortograpiya. "
Natural Translation
The discourse about language grew heated when the scholars argued over whether the old orthography should be kept.
Literal Translation
Became heated the discourse about the language when argued the scholars whether should (question) be-kept the old orthography.
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