received pronunciation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for received pronunciation in the English»French Dictionary

received pronunciation, RP

received pronunciation N Brit:

received pronunciation

prononciation f standard (de l'anglais)

received pronunciation, RP Info

received pronunciation, RP

Il s'agit d'une prononciation normalisée de l'anglais britannique, sans trace d'accent régional, généralement associée aux couches élevées de la société et employée à la radio et à la télévision. Les expressions BBC English et Queen's English y font également référence.

Translations for received pronunciation in the English»French Dictionary

I.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB trans

1. receive:

receive (get) letter, money, award, advice, support, treatment, education, training

recevoir (from de)

receive setback

subir, essuyer

receive (wrongfully) stolen goods

receler

receive bribe, illegal payment

recevoir

he received a 30-year sentence LAW

il a été condamné à 30 ans de prison

‘received with thanks’ COMM

‘pour acquit’

to receive its premiere film:

avoir sa première projection

to receive its premiere composition:

avoir sa première audition

the bill will receive its first reading POL

le projet de loi sera examiné en première lecture

2. receive (meet):

receive visitor, guest

accueillir, recevoir

receive delegation, ambassador

recevoir

receive proposal, article, play

recevoir, accueillir (with avec)

to be warmly received

être chaleureusement accueilli

to be well or positively received

être bien reçu

3. receive:

to be received into church, order

être reçu or admis dans

4. receive:

receive RADIO, TV channel, radio message

recevoir

receive programme, satellite signals

capter, recevoir

5. receive ADMIN (accept):

receive application

accepter

‘all contributions gratefully received’

‘merci d'avance de vos dons’

6. receive Am (in baseball):

receive

réceptionner

II.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB intr

1. receive dated, form host:

receive

recevoir

2. receive Brit LAW:

receive

être coupable de recel

III.received ADJ

received ideas, opinions:

received

reçu

pronunciation [Brit prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n, Am prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] N

pronunciation

prononciation f

received pronunciation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for received pronunciation in the English»French Dictionary

received pronunciation Brit

prononciation standard

Translations for received pronunciation in the English»French Dictionary

received ADJ

received

reçu(e)

received pronunciation Brit

prononciation standard

receive [rɪˈsi:v] VB trans

1. receive (get, hear, see) a. TECH:

receive

recevoir

to receive recognition

être reconnu

to receive sb loud and clear

recevoir qn cinq sur cinq

2. receive (endure):

receive

subir

receive a rebuke

essuyer

to receive a long sentence

être condamné à une peine de longue durée

3. receive (greet):

receive

accueillir

4. receive form (accommodate):

receive

recevoir

5. receive (admit to membership):

receive

admettre

6. receive LAW:

receive

receler

guilty of receiving

coupable de recel

Phrases:

it is more blessed to give than to receive prov

donner est plus doux que recevoir

pronunciation [prəˌnʌntsɪˈeɪʃən] N

pronunciation

prononciation f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The clipped, precise tones of received pronunciation may sound less familiar than they once were and experts have for years predicted its ultimate demise.

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Indeed, her lovely received pronunciation accent is a clue as to her background.

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Developed by a speech expert, the app instructs people to mimic 15 different vowel sounds and 16 consonants to replicate received pronunciation.

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The application instructs users to mimic 15 different vowel sounds and 16 consonant sounds to replicate received pronunciation.

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Her "cockney" accent, which to modern ears sounds like cut-glass received pronunciation, was criticised, as were some of her reports.

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Although only spoken by three per cent of the population, received pronunciation is commonly associated with people of a higher social class.

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People who speak with received pronunciation are considered more intelligent and trustworthy than those who have a regional accent, a survey has found.

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