mispronounce
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mis·pro·nounce
(mĭs′prə-nouns′)v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es
v.tr.
To pronounce badly or incorrectly.
v.intr.
To make a poor pronunciation.
mis′pro·nun′ci·a′tion (-nŭn′sē-ā′shən) n.
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mispronounce
(ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns)vb
to pronounce (a word) wrongly
mispronunciation n
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mis•pro•nounce
(ˌmɪs prəˈnaʊns)v.t., v.i. -nounced, -nounc•ing.
to pronounce incorrectly.
mis`pro•nun`ci•a′tion (-ˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən) n.
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mispronounce
Past participle: mispronounced
Gerund: mispronouncing
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Translations
يُخْطِئ في اللفْظ
špatně vyslovovat
rosszul ejt ki
bera rangt fram
neteisingai ištartineteisingai tartineteisingas tarimas
nepareizi izrunāt
zle vyslovovať
napačno izgovarjati
yanlış telâffuz etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mispronounce
vt → falsch aussprechen
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mispronounce
(misprəˈnauns) verb to pronounce (words etc) wrongly.
ˈmisproˌnunciˈation (-nansi-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.