Translations for umlaut in the English»French Dictionary

umlaut [Brit ˈʊmlaʊt, Am ˈʊmˌlaʊt] N

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a/o/u tréma (en allemand)

a/o/u umlaut

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They heavy metal umlaut in their band name, which is usually purely decorative, is pronounced. en.wikipedia.org

The umlaut over the u in the store's name is an example of foreign branding. en.wikipedia.org

More rarely, the term affection (like umlaut) may be heard applied to other languages, and is then a synonym for i-mutation generally. en.wikipedia.org

He changed the spelling of his last name, avoiding the umlaut to give it an international sheen. en.wikipedia.org

On the other hand, some foreign words have umlaut diacritics that do not mark a vowel produced by the sound change of umlaut. en.wikipedia.org

The umlaut ("trema") was official prior to the last orthographical reform, and can still be found in older texts or used by people not accustomed to the new rules. en.wikipedia.org

Many of the vowels are due to umlaut, which is highly productive in the standard dialect. en.wikipedia.org

Umlaut is a form of assimilation, the process by which one speech sound is altered to make it more like another adjacent sound. en.wikipedia.org

The spoof band raised the stakes in 1984 by using an umlaut over the letter "n"; i.e., over a consonant. en.wikipedia.org

It is notable that the song title does not have an umlaut in it, that was added to the band name at a later stage. en.wikipedia.org

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