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pronounce

     [+word]   prononcer
→ I can't pronounce his name.
→ He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.
How do you pronounce that word?      Comment est-ce qu'on prononce ce mot?

     [+verdict, sentence]   prononcer
→ The Communist authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.
→ Eventually the doctor pronounced his verdict.
→ The judge is set to pronounce a sentence on Matthews within the next week.

   (=declare)   déclarer
→ "The letter is a forgery," she pronounced.
→ "As for me," he pronounced, "I can recognize a good deal when I see one."
to pronounce sb fit      déclarer qn apte
→ A specialist has pronounced him fully fit.
They pronounced him unfit to drive.      Ils l'ont déclaré inapte à la conduite.
to pronounce sb dead      déclarer qn mort
→ The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Southampton Hospital.
to pronounce o.s. satisfied      se déclarer satisfait
→ He walked around the garden and pronounced himself satisfied.
to pronounce sb man and wife, I now pronounce you man and wife.      Je vous déclare maintenant mari et femme.

▲ pronounce on
      vt fus   (=give one's opinion on)   se prononcer sur
(=pontificate on)   se croire obligé (e)   d'émettre une opinion sur
→ Men feel perfectly free to pronounce on the way women should look.
She was asked to pronounce on the merits of the novel.      On lui a demandé de se prononcer sur les mérites du roman.
people who pronounce on how their children should be taught      les gens qui se croient obligés d'émettre une opinion sur l'enseignement que leurs enfants devraient recevoir

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pronounce

prononcer (vt.) ; se prononcer (vr.)

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pronounce him brain dead	v.	annoncer sa mort cérébrale

to pronounce sb fit	exp.	déclarer qn apte

to pronounce sb dead	exp.	déclarer qn mort

pronounce her brain dead	v.	annoncer sa mort cérébrale

to pronounce o.s. satisfied	exp.	se déclarer satisfait

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'pronouncer' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
prononcer	vt.,vi.	pronounce

ça se prononce comment?	exp.	how do you pronounce this?

Le russe est difficile à prononcer.	exp.	Russian is difficult to pronounce.

difficilement prononçable	exp.	hard to pronounce

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"pronouncer": examples and translations in context

The Second Committee had pronounced itself and the General Assembly would in turn pronounce itself at the time it considered the reports of the main Committees before the plenary.	La Deuxième Commission s'est prononcée et l'Assemblée générale se prononcera à son tour au moment où elle examinera les rapports des grandes commissions avant la séance plénière.
Malnutrition is a result of pronounced food insecurity.	La malnutrition est le résultat d'une grave insécurité alimentaire.
The consequences in Motorways were considerably more pronounced.	En outre, dans l'affaire Motorways, les conséquences étaient beaucoup plus lourdes.
Persecution mania more or less pronounced.	Manie de la persécution plus ou moins prononcée.
This was especially pronounced for separated couples.	Cette tendance était particulièrement marquée chez les couples séparés.
Because John Locke pronounced her dead.	Parce que John Locke l'a déclarée morte.

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