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monologue
A soliloquy or longer speech by a single character in a play, film, or literary work, often used to express thoughts and feelings.
Hamlets berühmter Monolog „Sein oder Nichtsein“ ist ein Höhepunkt des Stücks.
Hamlet's famous monologue 'To be or not to be' is a high point of the play.
monologue
A long, uninterrupted speech by one person in a conversation, in which the other people present hardly get a chance to speak.
Nachdem er eine halbe Stunde lang einen Monolog über seine Arbeit gehalten hatte, verließ ich die Party.
After he had given a monologue about his work for half an hour, I left the party.
The word is made up of the Greek parts 'mono-' (alone, single) and '-log' (speech, word). A monologue is therefore literally an 'Allein-Rede' (speech by one person).
Im Dialog sprechen zwei Personen, im Monolog nur eine.
In a dialogue, two people speak; in a monologue, only one does.
Common verbs used with 'Monolog' (monologue) are 'halten' (to give/hold) or 'führen' (to conduct). You can also say that someone 'in einen Monolog verfällt' (falls into a monologue).
Der Professor hielt einen langen Monolog über die Geschichte der Philosophie.
The professor gave a long monologue about the history of philosophy.
In theater, a monologue is a deliberate stylistic device. In everyday language, the word often describes, in a negative way, a long, one-sided conversation in which one person does not let the others get a word in.
Die Figur drückt ihre Verzweiflung in einem dramatischen Monolog aus.
The character expresses her despair in a dramatic monologue.
speech / talk
Rede and Monolog can both refer to longer contributions by a single person. A Rede is delivered as a speech or address to a group. In a Monolog, by contrast, one person speaks at length without any real exchange, leaving the others with hardly any chance to speak.
Im anschließenden Gespräch hielt die Chefin einen langen Monolog, sodass das Team kaum zu Wort kam.
During the ensuing conversation, the boss launched into a long monologue, leaving the team with hardly any chance to speak.
Die Chefin hielt vor dem Team eine Rede über die neuen Ziele.
The boss gave a speech to the team about the new goals.
