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unstressed

/ʌnˈstɹɛst/

Meanings
adjective

Átona, no acentuada

(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

Examples :

"In the word "banana," the first and third vowels are unstressed, while the second vowel is stressed. "
En la palabra "banana", la primera y la tercera vocales son átonas, mientras que la segunda vocal es acentuada.
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Related Words

Illustration corner

corner noun

/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔɹnɚ/

Esquina, rincón

"The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder."

Las esquinas de la malla de alambre se reforzaron con pequeñas gotas de soldadura.

Illustration regularly

regularly adverb

/ˈɹɛɡjəli/ /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/

Regularmente, con frecuencia

"My brother regularly takes the bus to school. "

Mi hermano toma el autobús a la escuela regularmente.

Illustration banana

banana noun

/bəˈnɑːnə/ /bəˈnænə/

Plátano, banana

"My little sister loves to eat bananas for a healthy snack after school. "

A mi hermanita le encanta comer plátanos como un bocadillo saludable después de la escuela.

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration plenty

plenty noun

/ˈplɛnti/

Abundancia, cantidad

"We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty."

Tenemos la suerte de vivir en una tierra de paz y abundancia.

Illustration stress

stress noun

/stɹɛs/

Estrés, tensión

"The constant noise from the construction site next door was a significant stress. "

El ruido constante de la obra de al lado era un estrés significativo.

Illustration accentuated

accentuated verb

/əkˈsɛntʃueɪtɪd/ /ˈæksɛntʃueɪtɪd/

Acentuar, enfatizar

"The teacher accentuated the importance of completing homework on time. "

El profesor acentuó la importancia de completar la tarea a tiempo.

Illustration vowels

vowels noun

/ˈvaʊlz/

Vocal

"In English class, we learned that the letters "a," "e," "i," "o," and "u" are vowels. "

Illustration subject

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Sujeto a, propenso a

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

Los estudiantes están sujetos a reglas estrictas sobre las llegadas tardías.

Illustration stressed

stressed verb

/stɹɛst/

Forzar, someter a tensión

"The weightlifter stressed the barbell, trying to lift it higher. "

El levantador de pesas forzó la barra, tratando de levantarla más alto.

Illustration second

second noun

/ˈsɛkɪnd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/

Segundo

"My sister is the second oldest child in our family. "

Mi hermana es la segunda hija mayor de nuestra familia.

Illustration sunlight

sunlight noun

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

Luz solar

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."

La luz solar en la piel te da vitamina D.