intonation
The rise and fall of the voice in speakingThe rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
» Pay more attention to intonation when you speak English.
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Satzmelodie, Sprachmelodie, Intonation
интона́цияintonácija
інтона́ціяintonácija
rise and fall of the voice pitch
(countable, uncountable)Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
(countable, uncountable)A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
(countable, uncountable)Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
Her intonation was false.
Intonation, Intonierung, Tongebung
інтона́ціяintonácija
(countable, uncountable)Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
Intonation, Vorsingen der Anfangsworte
Examples
13 sentencesPay more attention to intonation when you speak English.
He has a very funny intonation.
ruУ него очень смешная интонация. — ZegPhig
deSeine Sprachmelodie ist sehr lustig. — Yorwba
The intonation is monotonous and sleep-inducing.
ruИнтонация однообразна и навевает сон. — Balamax
deDer Tonfall ist monoton und einschläfernd. — Yorwba
Written text generally cannot convey the intonation of spoken language.
Written text generally does not convey the intonation of spoken language.
deDas geschriebene Wort vermittelt im Allgemeinen nicht den Tonfall des gesprochenen. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.
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Forms
plural: intonations| Singular | intonation |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of singing in a monotonous tone:chanting
- rise and fall of the voice pitch:modulationpitch contour
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2Intonation — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.