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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà haute voix
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a ot vwa
"Il a lu le poème à haute voix."
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In a voice that can be clearly heard; audibly rather than silently or in a whisper.
"She read the fascinating story aloud to her younger brother."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'on loud', combining the prefix 'a-' (representing 'on') and the adjective 'loud' (from Old English 'hlūd'). Historically used to describe vocalization that is emitted with sufficient volume to be clearly heard by others, shifting from literal physical volume in medieval times to general audibility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aloud" is said worldwide
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à haute voix
Transliteration: a ot vwa
"Il a lu le poème à haute voix."
laut
Transliteration: laʊt
"Er las den Brief laut vor."
ad alta voce
Transliteration: ad alta voce
"Lesse la lettera ad alta voce."
en voz alta
Transliteration: en voz alta
"Ella leyó el libro en voz alta."
em voz alta
Transliteration: ẽ vɔz awtɐ
"Ele leu o anúncio em voz alta."
जोर से
Transliteration: jor se
"उसने कहानी जोर से पढ़ी।"
大声地
Transliteration: dà shēng de
"他大声地朗读了这篇文章。"
소리 내어
Transliteration: sori naeeo
"그녀는 편지를 소리 내어 읽었다."
声に出して
Transliteration: koe ni dashite
"彼はその手紙を声に出して読んだ。"
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