noun🔗ShareÉlocution lente, traînanteA way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots."Her Texas drawl made "hello" sound like "hay-yuh-loh." "Son élocution lente du Texas faisait sonner "hello" comme "hay-yuh-loh".languagephoneticscommunicationsoundstylecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer les mots, traîner, s'attarderTo drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently."The tired student began to drawl his answers during the late afternoon history class. "L'étudiant fatigué a commencé à traîner ses réponses pendant le cours d'histoire de fin d'après-midi.languagestylecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParler d'une voix traînanteTo utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance."The tired student would drawl his answers during the afternoon class, making each word sound long and slow. "L'étudiant fatigué parlait d'une voix traînante pendant le cours de l'après-midi, rendant chaque mot long et lent.languagephoneticssoundstylecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer, traîner, s'étirerTo move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy manner."The tired dog would drawl across the living room floor after a long walk. "Le chien fatigué se traînait sur le sol du salon après une longue promenade.actionstylelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParler d'une voix lente et traînanteTo speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest."Example: "The student, clearly bored by the lecture, began to drawl his answers whenever the teacher called on him." "L'étudiant, clairement ennuyé par le cours, a commencé à parler d'une voix lente et traînante lorsqu'on lui posait des questions.languagecommunicationstyleactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
