direct quotation

dəˈrɛkt kwoʊˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of direct quotation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

TECH.

exact words spoken or written by someone

TECH.

The article included a direct quotation from the interview.
The speech was filled with direct quotations from famous leaders.
Her essay included a direct quotation from the novel.

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Expressions with direct

direct hit

action or statement with immediate powerful effect

Her comment was a direct hit on his ego.

direct line

phone connection without intermediaries

She called the manager on his direct line.

direct response

immediate reaction to a stimulus or action

The joke received a direct response from the audience..

in a direct line

adv.

moving straight from one point to another

The road runs in a direct line to the city.

as a direct result of

adv.

because something happened right after another event

He lost his job as a direct result of the mistake.

come direct from

arrive straight from a place or source without stops

These apples come direct from the farm.

Expressions with quotation

price quotation

written statement showing how much something will cost if ordered

The contractor sent a price quotation for the renovation work.

quotation mark

punctuation mark used to show speech or quoted text

Put a quotation mark before and after the sentence.

quotation request

formal ask sent to a seller to obtain a price offer

The company sent a quotation request to three different suppliers.

indirect quotation

reporting speech without using exact words or quotes

She gave an indirect quotation of his speech.

forward quotation

contract to buy or sell assets in future

The company entered into a forward quotation to secure prices.

Terms with direct quotation included in their meaning

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double quotes

punctuation marks

two quotation marks used to enclose direct speech or a quotation

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French:citation textuelle, ...
German:wörtliches Zitat, ...
Italian:citazione diretta, ...
Spanish:cita directa, ...
Portuguese:citação direta, ...
Chinese:直接引语, ...
Japanese:直接引用, ...
Arabic:اقْتِبَاسٌ مُبَاشِر, ...
Hebrew:צִיטּוּט יָשִׁיר, ...
Russian:прямая цитата, ...
Ukrainian:пряма цитата, ...
Hindi:प्रत्यक्ष उद्धरण, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যক্ষ উদ্ধৃতি, ...
Catalan:cita textual, ...
Czech:přímá citace, ...
Danish:direkte citat, ...
Dutch:letterlijk citaat, ...
Greek:άμεσο παράθεμα, ...
Hungarian:idézet, ...
Khmer:សម្រង់ផ្ទាល់, ...
Korean:직접 인용문, ...
Persian:نقل قول مستقیم, ...
Polish:dosłowny cytat, ...
Portuguese (BR):citação direta, ...
Romanian:citat direct, ...
Swedish:direkt citat, ...
Thai:คำพูดอ้างตรง, ...
Turkish:doğrudan alıntı, ...
Vietnamese:trích dẫn trực tiếp, ...

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