pronunciar

v.

1 to pronounce.

no pronunció palabra en toda la reunión she didn't utter a word during the whole meeting

Ella pronuncia las palabras She pronounces the words.

El jurado pronunció el veredicto The jury pronounced the verdict.

2 to accentuate.

3 to pronounce, to pass (law).

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pronunciar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to pronounce

2 (discurso) to make

► verbo pronominal pronunciarse

1 (expresarse) to declare oneself

■ se pronunció en contra de la ley he declared himself against the law

■ aún no se ha pronunciado sobre el traslado he still hasn't expressed an opinion about the move

2 (intensificarse) to become more pronounced

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verb

1) to pronounce

2) deliver

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- pronunciarse

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1. VT

1) (Ling) [+ palabra, idioma] to pronounce; [+ sonido] to make, utter

2) (=decir) [+ discurso] to make, deliver; [+ brindis] to propose

pronunciar unas palabras de elogio — to say a few words of tribute

pronunció unas palabras en las que ... — she said that ...

3) (Jur) [+ sentencia] to pass, pronounce

2.

See:

pronunciarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Ling) to pronounce

b) <discurso> to deliver, give

pronunció unas palabras de bienvenida — he said a few words of welcome

2) (resaltar) to accentuate

2.

pronunciarse v pron

1) (dar una opinión)

pronunciarse a favor/en contra de algo — to declare oneself to be in favor of/against something

no se ha pronunciado sobre el tema — he has not commented on the matter

2) (acentuarse) to become marked, become more pronounced

3) (Mil) to rebel, revolt

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= utter, pronounce.

Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex. The exception is that acronyms (groups of initials which can be and are pronounced like a word) can be treated as words, eg Unesco.

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* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.

* pronunciar sentencia = hand down + sentence.

* pronunciarse sobre Algo = reach + verdict.

* pronunciar una conferencia = present + lecture, deliver + lecture.

* pronunciar un discurso = deliver + oration, deliver + speech, give + speech.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Ling) to pronounce

b) <discurso> to deliver, give

pronunció unas palabras de bienvenida — he said a few words of welcome

2) (resaltar) to accentuate

2.

pronunciarse v pron

1) (dar una opinión)

pronunciarse a favor/en contra de algo — to declare oneself to be in favor of/against something

no se ha pronunciado sobre el tema — he has not commented on the matter

2) (acentuarse) to become marked, become more pronounced

3) (Mil) to rebel, revolt

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= utter, pronounce.

Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex: The exception is that acronyms (groups of initials which can be and are pronounced like a word) can be treated as words, eg Unesco.

* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.

* pronunciar sentencia = hand down + sentence.

* pronunciarse sobre Algo = reach + verdict.

* pronunciar una conferencia = present + lecture, deliver + lecture.

* pronunciar un discurso = deliver + oration, deliver + speech, give + speech.

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pronunciar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (Ling) to pronounce

2

(decir): pronunció unas palabras de bienvenida he said a few words of welcome

pronunciar un discurso to deliver o give a speech

nunca la he oído pronunciar su nombre I've never heard her mention his name

3 «juez» to pronounce, announce

B (resaltar) to accentuate

■ pronunciarse

v pron

A

(dar una opinión): se pronunció a or en favor de la moción she declared herself to be o she declared that she was in favor of the motion

se pronunció por la reducción de los gastos militares he declared himself to be in favor of o he stated that he was in favor of a reduction in military spending

no se ha pronunciado sobre el tema he has not commented o he has made no statement on the matter

B (acentuarse) to become marked, become more pronounced

C (Mil) to rebel, revolt

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pronunciar (conjugate pronunciar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (Ling) to pronounce

b) ‹discurso› to deliver, give

2 (resaltar) to accentuate
pronunciarse verbo pronominal
1 (dar una opinión) pronunciarse a favor/en contra de algo to declare oneself to be in favor of/against sth
2 (acentuarse) to become more marked, become more pronounced
pronunciar verbo transitivo
1 (una palabra) to pronounce
2 (un discurso) to deliver, give
3 (una sentencia) to pronounce
'pronunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discurso
- impronunciable
- de
English:
articulate
- decree
- deliver
- make
- mispronounce
- pronounce
- sound
- speak
- speech
- utter
- address
- sentence

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pronunciar

♦ vt

1. [palabra, sílaba] to pronounce;

no sabe pronunciar la erre he can't pronounce the “rr” sound;

no pronunció palabra en toda la reunión she didn't utter a word during the whole meeting

2. [discurso] to deliver, to make

3. [acentuar, realzar] to accentuate

4. Der to pronounce, to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb pronunciarse

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pronunciar

v/t

1 palabra pronounce

2 (decir) say;

pronunciar un discurso give a speech;

JUR pronunciar sentencia pass judgment

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pronunciar vt

1) : to pronounce, to say

2) : to give, to deliver (a speech)

3)

pronunciar un fallo : to pronounce sentence

♦ See also the reflexive verb pronunciarse

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pronunciar vb

1. (palabras) to pronounce

2. (discurso) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]