ELONIO

Cause by repetition (à force de)

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by dint of / through repeatedly
à force de
to articulate
articuler
the sound
le son
to pronounce
prononcer
Through repeatedly articulating this sound, you are going to pronounce it well.
À force d'articuler ce son, tu vas bien le prononcer.
the phonetics
la phonétique
the dialect
le dialecte
By dint of working, he understands the phonetics of the dialect.
À force de travailler, il comprend la phonétique du dialecte.
the syllable
la syllabe
Through repeatedly practicing each syllable, his pronunciation became fluid.
À force de pratiquer chaque syllabe, sa prononciation est devenue fluide.
the vowel
la voyelle
What I find difficult is to pronounce this vowel.
Ce que je trouve difficile, c'est de prononcer cette voyelle.
Through repeatedly listening to people, she speaks this dialect fluently.
À force d'écouter les gens, elle parle ce dialecte couramment.
the consonant
la consonne
The phonetics teacher explains the vowel and the consonant.
Le professeur de phonétique explique la voyelle et la consonne.
Through repeatedly studying this dialect, I explain it to him easily.
À force d'étudier ce dialecte, je le lui explique facilement.
The sound of this vowel is very fluid, isn't it?
Le son de cette voyelle est très fluide, n'est-ce pas ?
Through repeatedly pronouncing this consonant, our head hurts.
À force de prononcer cette consonne, on a mal à la tête.
What I like in this dialect is the amusing sound of the words.
Ce que j'aime dans ce dialecte, c'est le son amusant des mots.
By dint of articulating the syllable, you pronounce well.
À force d'articuler la syllabe, tu prononces bien.
By dint of hearing this accent, I pronounce it well.
À force d'entendre cet accent, je le prononce bien.
the speaker
le locuteur
the intonation (f)
l'intonation
Through repeatedly listening to the speaker, you could understand the intonation of this dialect.
À force d'écouter le locuteur, tu pourrais comprendre l'intonation de ce dialecte.
You read this dialogue with beautiful intonation by dint of repeating.
Tu lis ce dialogue avec une belle intonation à force de répéter.
to imitate
imiter
By dint of imitating this actor, you made the group laugh.
À force d'imiter cet acteur, tu as fait rire le groupe.
Through repeatedly speaking with this teacher, I never make mistakes anymore.
À force de parler avec ce professeur, je ne fais plus jamais de fautes.
By repeatedly imitating the speaker, we master the dialect.
À force d'imiter le locuteur, nous maîtrisons le dialecte.
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