English-French translations for rhetoric

• rhétorique
  Oubliez la rhétorique politique! Forget the political rhetoric.
  Allons au-delà de la rhétorique. We should move beyond rhetoric.
  Appel rhétorique ou pathétique ? Is this rhetoric or sentimentality?
• discours
  Une fois encore, donc, discours et réalité. So again, rhetoric and reality.
  Le Parlement en a assez des beaux discours. Parliament has had enough of beautiful rhetoric.
  En outre, les aides, qui sont substantielles, sont à la hauteur des discours. Moreover, the rhetoric is matched with hard support.

Definition of rhetoric

• The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade

Examples

• It’s only so much rhetoric.

Related words

• rhetorical
• rhetorician
• rhetorically
• antirhetorical
• rhetorical question
• rhetorical figure
• rhetorical device
• rhetorical move
• empty rhetoric