utterance

utterance
noun
(spoken words) Worte Pl.; (Ling.) [sprachliche] Äußerung; (sentence) Satz, der
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ut·ter·ance
[ˈʌtərən(t)s, AM ˈʌt̬ɚ-]
n
1. (form: statement) Äußerung f
a child's first \utterances die ersten Worte eines Kindes
2. no pl (form: act of speaking) Sprechen nt
to give \utterance to sth (liter) etw zum Ausdruck bringen
to give \utterance to a feeling einem Gefühl Ausdruck verleihen
3. LING (chain of language) Sprache f
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['ʌtərəns]
n
1) (= sth said) Äußerung f

the child's first utterances — die ersten Worte des Kindes

his last utterance — seine letzten Worte

his recent utterances in the press — seine jüngsten Presseäußerungen

2) (= act of speaking) Sprechen nt

upon her dying father's utterance of her name — als ihr sterbender Vater ihren Namen nannte

to give utterance to a feeling — einem Gefühl Ausdruck geben or verleihen (geh), ein Gefühl zum Ausdruck bringen

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utterance s
1. (stimmlicher) Ausdruck, Äußerung f:
give utterance to einem Gefühl etc Ausdruck verleihen oder Luft machen
2. Sprechweise f, Aussprache f:
a clear utterance
3. Äußerung f, Worte pl
4. obs oder poet (das) Äußerste, Tod m:
the utterance
a) aufs Äußerste,
b) bis zum bitteren Ende
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noun
(spoken words) Worte Pl.; (Ling.) [sprachliche] Äußerung; (sentence) Satz, der
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n.
Äußerung -en f.

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