Examples from texts
There is no doubt that Mr Brass intended some compliment or other; and it has been argued with show of reason that he would have said Buffon, but made use of a superfluous vowel.Nul doute que M. Brass ne voulût faire un compliment à son hôte ; et il est vraisemblable de penser qu’il avait eu l’intention de dire Buffon, mais qu’il avait laissé se glisser dans le mot une voyelle de trop.Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquitesLe magasin d'antiquitesDickens, CharlesThe Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The five letters of 'Julia' gave me the position of the vowels.Les cinq lettres de «Julia» me donnèrent la position des cinq voyelles.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Add to my dictionary
Not foundUser translations
No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!
Word forms
vowel
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | vowel | vowels |
Possessive case | vowel's | vowels' |