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English and Dutch Search Results for: retroflex

Summary

English to Dutch: more detail...

retroflex:
- Wiktionary:
  retroflex → retroflex
  retroflex → retroflex
  retroflex → retroflex
- Synonyms for "retroflex":
  retroflexed; backward
  cacuminal
  replicate; bend; flex
  pronounce; articulate; enounce; sound out; enunciate; say

Dutch to English: more detail...

retroflex:
- Wiktionary:
  retroflex → retroflex
  retroflex → retroflex
  retroflex → retroflex

English

Detailed Translations for retroflex from English to Dutch

retroflex: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

Retro: Retro
flex: snoer; elektriciteitsdraad; snoertje

retroflex:

Translation Matrix for retroflex:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	replicate
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	cacuminal; retroflexed

Synonyms for "retroflex":

retroflexed; backward
cacuminal
replicate; bend; flex
pronounce; articulate; enounce; sound out; enunciate; say

Related Definitions for "retroflex":

pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate¹
bent or curved backward¹
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate¹
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants¹
bend or turn backward¹

Wiktionary Translations for retroflex:

retroflex

adjective

of pronunciation in which the tongue is bent backwards
- retroflex → retroflex

retroflex

noun

een medeklinkerklank die gevormd wordt door de tong om te buigen zodat het met de onderkant naar het verhemelte staat
- retroflex → retroflex

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• retroflex	→ retroflex	↔ rétroflexe — phonétique\|fr Qualifie une consonne dont le lieu d’articulation se situe au niveau du palais et dont l’organe constricteur est la partie inférieure de la pointe de la langue.
• retroflex	→ retroflex	↔ rétroflexe — phonétique\|fr ellipse\|fr consonne dont le lieu d'articulation se situe au niveau du palais et dont l'organe constricteur est la pointe de la langue, dirigée vers le haut et l'arrière de la bouche.

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