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strident

/ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/

Meanings
noun

Fricativa sibilante

One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

Examples :

"The strident of the alarm clock woke him early. "
La fricativa sibilante del despertador lo despertó temprano.
language phonetics linguistics sound

Related Words

Illustration fricatives

fricatives noun

/ˈfrɪkətɪvz/

Fricativas

"The teacher explained that the sounds /f/, /v/, /s/, and /z/ are all fricatives because they are made by forcing air through a narrow channel in the mouth, creating a hissing sound. "

El profesor explicó que los sonidos /f/, /v/, /s/ y /z/ son todos fricativas porque se producen al forzar el aire a través de un canal estrecho en la boca, creando un sonido sibilante.

Illustration airstream

airstream noun

/ˈɛrˌstrim/ /ˈeərˌstriːm/

Corriente de aire

"The sudden airstream from the open window ruffled the papers on my desk. "

La repentina corriente de aire de la ventana abierta arrugó los papeles de mi escritorio.

Illustration directed

directed verb

/daɪˈɹɛktɪd/

Dirigir, gestionar, controlar

"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"

dirigir los asuntos de una nación o los movimientos de un ejército

Illustration pitched

pitched verb

/pɪtʃt/

Embrear, alquitranar

"The sailors pitched the hull of the wooden boat to protect it from the seawater. "

Los marineros alquitranaron el casco del barco de madera para protegerlo del agua de mar.

Illustration arguments

arguments noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənts/ /ˈɑɹɡjəmənts/

Argumento, razón

"My arguments for a later curfew were based on my good grades and responsible behavior. "

Mis argumentos para un toque de queda más tarde se basaron en mis buenas calificaciones y mi comportamiento responsable.

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

Producir, fabricar, generar

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

La fábrica produjo 1000 coches la semana pasada.

Illustration impressed

impressed verb

/ɪmˈpɹɛst/

Impresionar

"You impressed me with your command of Urdu."

Me impresionaste con tu dominio del urdu.

Illustration vigorous

vigorous adjective

/ˈvɪɡəɹəs/

Vigoroso, enérgico

"The marathon runner had a vigorous training schedule. "

El corredor de maratón tenía un programa de entrenamiento vigoroso.

Illustration sounding

sounding verb

/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/

Sonar, emitir un sonido

"When the horn sounds, take cover."

Cuando suene la bocina, cúbranse.

Illustration piercing

piercing verb

/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/

Perforar, traspasar

"The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

El buzo perforó la superficie del agua sin apenas salpicaduras.

Illustration orchestra

orchestra noun

/ˈɔːkəstɹə/ /ˈɔɹkəstɹə/

Orquesta

"The orchestra played a beautiful piece of music at the school concert. "

La orquesta tocó una hermosa pieza musical en el concierto escolar.

Illustration obnoxious

obnoxious adjective

/əbˈnɒkʃəs/ /əbˈnɑkʃəs/

Odioso, detestable, repugnante

"He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man."

Era un espécimen de hombre especialmente odioso y detestable.