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lisp

/lɪl͡sp/

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noun

Шепелявость

The habit or an act of lisping.

Examples :

"He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."

У него была ужасная шепелявость, прежде чем он пошел к логопеду.

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verb

Шепелявить

To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

Examples :

"My little brother still lisps when he says "sister." "

Мой младший брат все еще шепелявит, когда говорит «сестра».

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verb

Шепелявить, картавить

To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.

Examples :

"The little girl started to lisp when she tried to say her "s" sounds, making them sound like "th." "

Маленькая девочка начала шепелявить, когда пыталась произнести свои звуки «с», из-за чего они звучали как «th».

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verb

Шепелявить, заикаться

To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.

Examples :

"After being caught cheating on the test, the student could only lisp an apology to the teacher. "

После того, как его поймали на списывании на тесте, ученик смог только прошепелявить извинения учителю.

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verb

Лепетать, картавить

To express by the use of simple, childlike language.

Examples :

"The toddler, still learning to talk, would lisp his requests for "wawa" (water). "

Малыш, который еще учился говорить, лепетал свои просьбы о «вава» (вода).

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verb

Шептать, заикаться

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

Examples :

"to lisp treason"

Шептать о предательстве.

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