die Rede
Translation
speech, talk, address
Examples
Er hält eine wichtige Rede.
He is giving an important speech.
Davon war keine Rede.
There was no talk of that.
Grammar Patterns
to give a speech eine Rede halten The president is giving a speech.
to be the talk of ((sth.)) die Rede von ((et3)) sein There was talk of a pay rise.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Ansprache, Vortrag, Monolog
Etymology
Derived from the verb 'reden' (to talk, to speak).
Memory Tips
Think of 'reden' (to speak) and 'Rede' as the thing you produce when you speak. It sounds a bit like 'read', as in reading a speech.