(transitive with à) to give the floor to someone, to call on someone, to give someone a chance to speak

(transitive with à) to give the floor to someone, to call on someone, to give someone a chance to speak

to have the floor [+ à (object)]

(someone's) turn to speak, speaking turn, chance to speak, opportunity to speak

to speak to, to talk to, to address, to accost [+ à (object)]

to ask for the right to speak, to ask for permission to speak, to ask to speak

(transitive with à) to give the floor to someone, to let someone speak

to break one's word

to go back on one's word

to suit the action to the word, to match words with actions, to walk the talk, to put one's money where one's mouth is