Dialogue Noun ˈdaɪəlɒɡ ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ Learners Asked Listen Short

• learners are asked to listen to three short dialogues.
• practise the dialogue with a partner.
• the novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.
• the president told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.

dialogue

1. a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials
• Learners are asked to listen to three short dialogues.
• Practise the dialogue with a partner.
• The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.
2. a formal discussion between two groups or countries, especially when they are trying to solve a problem, end a disagreement, etc.
• COMPARE monologue
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/monologue
• The president told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.
• The government refused to engage in direct dialogue with the terrorists.
• There needs to be a closer dialogue between management and staff.
• an honest and open dialogue about racial identity in the US
• a meaningful dialogue on pay and working conditions

Extra Examples

• Managers are willing to hold a dialogue with union leaders.
• The government must enter into a dialogue with industry on this issue.
• The head encourages a climate of open dialogue among the teachers.
• They have agreed to resume their dialogue with the teachers.
• a serious political dialogue
• attempts to encourage dialogue between the two groups
• dialogue about concrete issues
• the need for dialogue between the two sides in the dispute

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French dialoge, via Latin from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’, from dia ‘through’ + legein ‘speak’.