noun🔗ShareRetrógradaA consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate."The linguist demonstrated how to produce a retroflex by curling her tongue backward towards the roof of her mouth. "La lingüista demostró cómo producir una retrógrada curvando su lengua hacia atrás hacia el paladar.languagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetrógradaA consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge."The phonetics student struggled to produce a clear retroflex when practicing Hindi pronunciation. "El estudiante de fonética luchó por producir una retrógrada clara al practicar la pronunciación del hindi.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetróflejoA consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge."The pronunciation of the "r" sound in some dialects of English involves a retroflex. "La pronunciación del sonido "r" en algunos dialectos del inglés implica un retróflejo.phoneticslinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCualquiera de las consonantes mencionadas anteriormente(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants."The student struggled to pronounce the retroflex correctly, finding the tongue position difficult. "El estudiante tuvo dificultades para pronunciar la retrofleja correctamente, encontrando difícil la posición de la lengua.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRetroflexo, curvado hacia atrásBent or curved backwards."The doctor noticed a slight retroflex curve in the patient's spine on the X-ray. "El médico notó una ligera curva retroflexa en la columna vertebral del paciente en la radiografía.directionbodypartlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRetrógradoOf pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate."The teacher explained that the retroflex "r" sound in the word "rural" requires the tongue to curl back. "El profesor explicó que el sonido "r" retrógrado en la palabra "rural" requiere que la lengua se enrolle hacia atrás.languagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRetrógradoOf pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge."The speaker's accent was noticeable because she used a retroflex "r" sound, curling her tongue back in her mouth when she pronounced the letter. "El acento de la oradora era notable porque usaba un sonido "r" retrógrado, curvando la lengua hacia atrás en su boca cuando pronunciaba la letra.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRetroflejoOf pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge."In some dialects of Mandarin Chinese, the "r" sound is often pronounced with a retroflex tongue position. "En algunos dialectos del chino mandarín, el sonido "r" a menudo se pronuncia con una posición retrofleja de la lengua.phoneticslinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRetroflejo(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations."The Mandarin Chinese word "shi" often has a retroflex pronunciation, curling the tongue back in the mouth while saying the sound. "La palabra china mandarín "shi" a menudo tiene una pronunciación retrofleja, curvando la lengua hacia atrás en la boca mientras se dice el sonido.phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
