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pro·nounce

(prə-nouns′)
v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
b. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.
2. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
3. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.
v.intr.
1. To say words; speak.
2. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.

[Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiāre : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

pro·nounce′a·ble adj.
pro·nounc′er n.
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Adj. 1. pronounceable - capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters"
unpronounceable - impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly
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Translations
مُمْكِن لَفْظُه
vyslovitelný
let at udtale
ejthetõkiejthetõ
sem er hægt aî bera fram
vysloviteľný
bildirilebilirtelâffuz edilebilir

pronounceable

[prəˈnaʊnsəbl] ADJpronunciable
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pronounceable

adjaussprechbar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pronounceable

[prəˈnaʊnsəbl] adjpronunciabile
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pronounce

(prəˈnauns) verb
1. to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way). He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced. uitspreek يَلْفُظ произнасям pronunciar vyslovovat aussprechen udtale προφέρω pronunciar hääldama تلفظ کردن ääntää prononcer לְבַטֵא उच्चारण करना (ki)ejt mengucapkan bera fram pronunciare 発音する 발음하다 tarti izrunāt menyebut uitspreken uttale wymawiać تلفظ ، ويل pronunciar a pro­nunţa произносить vyslovovať izgovarjati izgovoriti uttala ออกเสียง telaffuz etmek, sesletmek 發音 промовляти, вимовляти بولنا، تلفظ کرنا phát âm 发音
2. to announce officially or formally. He pronounced judgement on the prisoner. uitspreek يُصْدِرُ حُكْما، يُعْلِنُ изказвам pronunciar vynést verkünden erklære ανακοινώνω επίσημα, ανακηρύσσω pronunciar välja kuulutama اعلام کردن julistaa prononcer לְהַכרִיז सुनाना, घोषित करना kijelent mengumumkan kveða upp pronunciare, emettere 公表する 발표하다 paskelbti pasludināt; paziņot mengumumkan uitspreken felle dom over; erklære oświadczać, orzekać اعلامول، څرګندول pronunciar a pro­nunţa провозглашать vyniesť razglasiti izreći avkunna, fälla, förkunna, förklara ประกาศ resmen bildirmek, ilân etmek 宣佈,宣判 оголошувати; декларувати اعلان کرنا tuyên bố 宣布,宣判
proˈnounceable adjective
(negative unpronounceable) able to be pronounced. uitspreekbaar مُمْكِن لَفْظُه произносим pronunciável vyslovitelný aussprechbar let at udtale ευκολοπρόφερτος pronunciable hääldatav قابل تلفظ äännettävissä prononçable נִיתָן לְבָטאוֹ उच्चारणीय (ki)ejthető bisa diucapkan sem er hægt að bera fram pronunciabile 発音できる 발표할 수 있는 (lengvai) ištariamas izrunājams boleh disebut uitspreekbaar lett å uttale możliwy do wymówienia د ويلو وړ، د تلفظ وړ pronunciável pronun­ţabil, care poate fi pronunţat удобопроизносимый vysloviteľný izgovorljiv koji se može izgovoriti möjlig att uttala ที่ออกเสียงได้ telâffuz edilebilir, bildirilebilir 可發音的 легковимовний قابل تلفظ có thể phát âm được 可发音的
proˈnounced adjective
noticeable; definite. He walks with a pronounced limp. merkbaar ظاهِر، مَلْحوظ ясно изразен pronunciado vyslovený deutlich udtalt καταφανής, έντονος pronunciado ilmne, ilmekas مشخص havaittava prononcé בולט सुदृढ़, सुनिश्चित, सुस्पष्ट, उच्चारित kifejezett kentara áberandi pronunciato, marcato はっきりした 명백한 ryškus, aiškus izteikts; labi saredzams/sadzirdams/jūtams ketara uitgesproken utpreget, umiskjennelig, tydelig wyraźny څرګند، واضع،مشخص marcado pronunţat явный vyslovený očiten jasan uttalad, tydlig, markerad ชัดเจน belirgin 明顯的,明確的 ясний, певний نماياں rõ rệt 明显的,明确的
proˈnouncement noun
an announcement. aankondiging إعْلان، إصْدار حُكْم обявяване pronunciamento prohlášení die Erklärung erklæring; udtalelse; domsafsigelse διακήρυξη declaración, opinión teadaanne اعلام julistus déclaration הכרזה उद्घोषणा kijelentés pengumuman yfirlÿsing dichiarazione 宣言 발표 paskelbimas, pareiškimas (oficiāls) paziņojums pengumuman uitspraak erklæring, uttalelse oświadczenie اعلام declaração declaraţie; hotărâre заявление; объявление vyhlásenie, vyjadrenie razglasitev objava uttalande, förklaring คําแถลงการณ์ resmî bildiri 公告,聲明 декларація; офіційна заява اعلان sự tuyên bố 公告,声明
proˌnunciˈation (-nansi-) noun
the act, or a way, of saying a word etc. She had difficulty with the pronunciation of his name. uitspraak لَفْظ произношение pronúncia výslovnost, vyslovování die Aussprache udtale προφορά pronunciación hääldus تلفظ ääntäminen prononciation מבטא उच्चारण की रीत kiejtés ucapan framburður pronuncia 発音 발음 (iš)tarimas izruna sebutan uitspraak uttale wymowa تلفظ ، ويل pronúncia pro­nunţare произношение výslovnosť izgovorjava izgovor uttal การออกเสียง telâffuz, sesletim 發音 вимова, вимовляння تلفظ sự phát âm 发音
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