monosyllable in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for monosyllable in the English»Italian Dictionary

monosyllable [Brit ˈmɒnə(ʊ)sɪləb(ə)l, Am ˈmɑnəˌsɪləb(ə)l] N

monosyllable

monosillabo m

in monosyllables

a monosillabi

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monosyllable in the PONS Dictionary

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Initially she could only speak in monosyllables, yes and no, but then started to form sentences.

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She speaks in monosyllables and is so bored and laidback to be almost horizontal.

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And it's a sure bet that the remaining 88 per cent spent a few chilly days speaking in monosyllables or sleeping in separate beds.

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No, any functioning politician must now speak in monosyllables of simple matters for presumably simple folk.

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First monosyllables were listed, then words of two syllables, then words of three.

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He was settled comfortably in a large chair, speaking very rarely or only in occasional monosyllables, and mostly remaining detached from everyone around him.

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The tendency to monosyllables is quite worrying, as is the use of signs instead of sentences with subjects and predicates.

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This historic happening only evoked those three humdrum monosyllables.

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Reports noted he stood in the one spot, he struggled to comprehend questions and those he answered were in monosyllables.

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Since boo is a monosyllable, it can also be said very quickly, which may add to its scariness.

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