English-French translations for pronounce

• prononcer
  Le Conseil va maintenant être invité à se prononcer sur le texte. The Council will now be asked to pronounce on the text.
  Je m'efforcerai de prononcer correctement votre nom à l'avenir. I will try harder to pronounce your name correctly in future.
  Monsieur Stubb, je crains de ne pas savoir exactement comment prononcer votre nom. I am afraid I am not sure how I should pronounce your name, Mr Stubb.
• déclarer
  Nous ne nous sommes pas efforcés de déclarer qu'un scénario, qui était souhaité sur le plan politique, était réalisable, mais de déclarer ce qui était véritablement réaliste. Our desire was not to take a politically desirable scenario and pronounce it realistic, but to declare what actually is realistic.
  Toutefois, nous ne pouvons nous déclarer satisfaits de la façon dont le chapitre sur les crédits de paiement a été conclu. We cannot, however, pronounce ourselves satisfied with the way in which the chapter on payment appropriations was concluded.
• appeler
• déclamer
• lire

Definition of pronounce

• To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously
• To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion
• To pass judgment
• To sound out ; to articulate
• To produce the components of speech
• To read aloud

Examples

• I hereby pronounce you man and wife
• The doctor pronounced them legally dead
• The judge had pronounced often before, but never in front of such a crowd
• Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled

Related words

• pronounced
• pronouncement
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• pronouncedness
• how do you pronounce this word
• become more pronounced
• strongly pronounced