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vowel

/vaʊl/

Meanings
noun

Vocal

A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Examples :

"The word "orange" contains the vowel sound "o". "
La palabra "orange" contiene el sonido vocálico "o".
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Related Words

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Relativamente, proporcionalmente

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

Midió su éxito relativamente, es decir, de forma competitiva.

Illustration pronounce

pronounce verb

/pɹəˈnaʊns/

Declarar, pronunciar

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

Por la presente, os declaro marido y mujer.

Illustration forming

forming verb

/ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

Formar, dar forma

"Clouds were forming interesting shapes in the sky. "

Las nubes estaban formando formas interesantes en el cielo.

Illustration prominent

prominent adjective

/ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/ /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

Prominente, destacado

"The mountain's prominent peak was visible from miles away. "

El pico prominente de la montaña era visible desde millas de distancia.

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

Representar, simbolizar, personificar

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

El estudiante está representando a Francia en la presentación de la clase.

Illustration restriction

restriction noun

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/

Restricción, limitación

"The school's new restriction on cell phone use during class improved student focus. "

La nueva restricción de la escuela sobre el uso de teléfonos celulares durante la clase mejoró la concentración de los estudiantes.

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 syllable

syllable noun

/ˈsɪləbəl/

Sílaba

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

La palabra "happy" tiene dos sílabas: "hap" y "py".

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Anterior, antiguo

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Mi vecino anterior, un maestro jubilado, todavía visita la escuela de vez en cuando.

Illustration english

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Efecto, rotación

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

El jugador de bolos añadió efecto a la bola para que se curvara bruscamente hacia los bolos.

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

Correctamente, correctamente

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

El estudiante respondió correctamente al problema de matemáticas.

Illustration contains

contains verb

/kənˈteɪnz/

Contener

"The box contains my old toys. "

La caja contiene mis viejos juguetes.