monosyllable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for monosyllable in the English»French Dictionary

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

monosyllable

monosyllabe m

in monosyllables

par monosyllabes

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

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It also looks as if monosyllables were more likely to change than polysyllables.

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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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There is nothing more depressing than the grunts, monosyllables and unfinished sentences of the young.

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This historic happening only evoked those three humdrum monosyllables.

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The acoustic effect is intensified by the prevalence of monosyllables and the elimination of unstressed articles, or their substitution with a stressed demonstrative.

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Sometimes she would only speak in grunts or monosyllables.

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As the camera faces his back and the tailor does the measurements, he responds to the tailor's polite questions in monosyllables.

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Initially he is dressed in a loincloth only (with an occasional cravat added in an amusing attempt to appear more civilized) and speaks in grunts and monosyllables.

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The profane words are but a speck in a sea of monosyllables.

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