French Conversation · Level 96
60 words
French word
scander
Pronunciation
IPA/skɑ̃de/
Meaning
- verbrecite
Example
Elle scande la poésie pour en montrer le rythme.
She recites the poem to show its rhythm.
More examples
Les manifestants scandent des slogans dans la rue.
The demonstrators chant slogans in the street.
Core concept
Spoken words advance in clearly marked beats, like a measured line brought into audible focus.
Common phrases
scander des slogans
chant slogans
scander des mots d'ordre
chant rallying cries
Similar words
réciter: Repeat a memorized text or poem aloud.
dire: Express something in spoken words.
articuler: Pronounce words clearly, separating their sounds.
prononcer: Say sounds or letters aloud with accurate pronunciation.
Definition in French
Prononcer un texte ou des mots en marquant un rythme régulier pour faire ressortir la mesure ou l'accentuation.
Word origin
The verb comes from Latin scandere, 'to climb', whose figurative metrical use gave French scander its sense of marking a verse's measure aloud.
Usage tips
- Scander takes a direct object, as in scander un texte, and does not mean simply to read a text aloud.