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Labio-velar in French : labio-vélaire
Translations of « labio-velar » in French
Most common translation : labio-vélaire
Examples of usage of « labio-velar » in English / French
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English-speaking Allied personnel in Europe, during the Second World War, frequently made use of passwords in which labio-velar approximants (w-sounds) were prominent, as these are unusual in spoken German, and the letter w is normally pronounced "v" by native speakers of German.
Le personnel anglophone allié en Europe, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, utilisait fréquemment des mots de passe dans lesquels les approximations labio-vélaires (sons w) étaient proéminentes, car elles sont inhabituelles en allemand parlé, et la lettre w est normalement prononcée "v" par les locuteurs natifs de l'allemand. Daily Kos, Don't Shoot 'till you hear 'em say "Bread"