monologuer

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).

intransitive verb

1. (to talk alone or as if you were alone)

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

J'ai dû écouter mon patron monologuer sur le succès de son entreprise pendant une heure avant le début de la réunion.I had to listen to my boss soliloquize about the success of his company for an hour before the meeting started.

b. to soliloquise

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.

(United Kingdom)

Quand j'ai un problème, je me promène et je monologue jusqu'à ce que je trouve une solution.When I have a problem, I take a walk and soliloquise until I find a solution.

c. to talk to oneself

Pendant ma douche matinale, je monologue sur ce que je dois faire au travail ce jour-là.During my morning shower, I talk to myself about what I have to do at work that day.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to talk endlessly in front of others)

a. to keep on talking

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Suzanne croit tout savoir sur la mode et elle monologue sans laisser la parole aux autres.Suzanne thinks she knows everything about fashion, and she keeps on talking without letting anyone else say a word.

3. (film, theater, television)

a. to deliver a monologue

Pour auditionner pour la série, Vincent a dû monologuer.To audition for the series, Vincent had to deliver a monologue.

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