verbal note — noun : an unsigned diplomatic memorandum serving as an informal reminder of an unanswered question or request * * * verbal note noun In diplomacy, an unsigned reminder of a neglected, though perhaps not urgent, matter • • • Main Entry: ↑verbal … Useful english dictionary
note ver|bale — «NT vehr BAL», French. 1. a diplomatic message written in the third person and sent unsigned. A note verbale is more formal than an aide mémoire but less so than a note. 2. (literally) verbal note … Useful english dictionary
verbal — Strictly, of or pertaining to words; expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, by confusion, spoken; oral. Parol; by word of mouth; as, verbal agreement, verbal evidence; or written, but not signed, or… … Black's law dictionary
note verbale — | ̷ ̷ˌverˈbȧl noun (plural notes verbales |nōt(s)ˌ ̷ ̷ˈbȧl(z)) Etymology: French, literally, verbal note : a diplomatic note that is more formal than an aide mémoire and less formal than a note, is drafted in the third person, and is never… … Useful english dictionary
verbal — verbal, ale, aux [ vɛrbal, o ] adj. • 1337, attesté par l adv. verbalement; lat. verbalis, de verbum → verbe I ♦ 1 ♦ Qui se fait de vive voix (opposé à écrit). ⇒ oral. Promesse verbale. Ordres, rapports verbaux. Convention verbale. Location… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Verbal Behavior (book) — Verbal Behavior is a 1957 book by psychologist B. F. Skinner, in which he analyzes human behavior, encompassing what is traditionally called language, linguistics, or speech. [Citation first=Mecca |last=Chiesa title=Radical Behaviorism: The… … Wikipedia
verbal — verbal, ale (vèr bal, ba l ) adj. 1° Qui n est que de vive voix et non par écrit. Des ordres verbaux. • Il n y a point de promesse de mariage verbale ni par écrit, PATRU Plaidoyer 11. • On a prétendu que le connétable de Montmorency fut… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Verbal Behavior — ist der Titel eines Buches von Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Verbal Behavior erschien 1957 und ist eine theoretische Analyse des sprachlichen Verhaltens aus der naturwissenschaftlichen Sichtweise der Verhaltensanalyse. Sprachliches Verhalten, so… … Deutsch Wikipedia
verbal — has four meanings, all close enough to cause possible confusion: (1) ‘having the nature of a verb’ (verbal noun), (2) involving words rather than actual things • (Opposition between these two modes of speaking is rather verbal than real B. Jowett … Modern English usage
verbal — 01. We didn t sign any contracts, but we had a [verbal] agreement. 02. I don t like the way he talks to his children; in fact, I think he is [verbally] abusive. 03. Your child s [verbal] skills are somewhat weak, but it is nothing to worry about … Grammatical examples in English
verbal diarrhoea — /ˌvɜbəl daɪəˈriə/ (say .verbuhl duyuh reeuh) noun Colloquial a tendency to talk too much; talkativeness. Also, verbal diarrhea. Usage: See note at oe …