What does dictée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dictée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dictée in French.

The word dictée in French means dictation, dictation, dictate, dictate, music dictation, music transcription, take down. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dictée

dictation

nom féminin (exercice scolaire d'orthographe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour vérifier les connaissances des élèves, la maîtresse fait une dictée.
To check the students' knowledge, the teacher does a dictation.

dictation

nom féminin (action de dicter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il appelle sa secrétaire pour la dictée du courrier.
He called his secretary for the dictation of his mail.

dictate

verbe transitif (dire pour faire écrire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Debout sur le pas de la porte de son bureau, Edgar dictait un courrier à sa secrétaire.
Standing in the doorway of his office, Edgar dictated a letter to his secretary.

dictate

verbe transitif (imposer sa volonté)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Crois-tu pouvoir me dicter mon comportement ?
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. He likes to try and lay down the law about who she can see, but she just ignores him.

music dictation, music transcription

nom féminin (dictée de notes de musique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take down

locution verbale (écrire ce que dicte [qqn])

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
L'agent prit la plainte sous dictée.

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