oration

[US]/ɒ'reɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ɔ'reʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tale; uttalelse; kunsten å holde offentlige taler.
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Example Sentences

deliver a stirring oration

holde en inspirerende tale

Real-world Examples

Although some tanager species do emphasize oration over attire, like the aptly named drab hemispingus.

Selv om noen tanagersarter legger vekt på orering fremfor utseende, som den passende navngitte drab hemispingus.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2014

Only one boy was capable of laughing while Derossi was declaiming the funeral oration of the king, and Franti laughed.

Bare én gutt var i stand til å le mens Derossi holdt den kongens minnetale, og Franti lo.

Source: "Education of Love" January

The supper things cleared away, Gerald resumed his oration, but with little satisfaction to himself and none at all to his audience.

Etter at middagen var ryddet, fortsatte Gerald sin tale, men med lite tilfredshet for seg selv og ingen i det hele tatt for sitt publikum.

Source: Gone with the Wind

An actor acted as an orangutan and began its oration.

En skuespiller spilte en orangutan og begynte sin tale.

Source: Pan Pan

He gave a Speech Day oration in Greek, I recollect, and was outstandingly first-rate in school theatricals.

Jeg husker at han holdt en tale på Speech Day på gresk, og han var usedvanlig flink i skoleteater.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, voiced their sentiments in a memorable oration.

William Jennings Bryan, fra Nebraska, uttrykte deres følelser i en minneverdig tale.

Source: American history

Aristotle focused on oration, though, and he described three types of persuasive speech.

Aristoteles fokuserte på tale, selv om han beskrev tre typer overtalende tale.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.

Det er ikke nødvendig å skrive ned resten av talen.

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The history of his oration and learning to be a good communicator is an example of just pure tenacity.

Historien om hans tale og å lære å være en god kommunikator er et eksempel på ren stahet.

Source: Quick thinking, smart communication.

Opposition research is as old as politics itself—Cicero's orations against Catiline, a dodgy candidate for the Roman consulship in 63BC, were notably well-informed.

Motstandsforskning er like gammel som politikken i seg selv – Ciceros taler mot Catiline, en tvilsom kandidat til romersk konsul i 63 f.Kr., var bemerkelsesverdig godt informert.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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