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🔊 Homophones : Prononciation 100 % identique (⁄ˈkaʊn.səl⁄)

Comment prononcer council vs counsel

Contraste phonétique clé

Homophones (⁄ˈkaʊn.səl⁄): a ‘council’ is an administrative group; ‘counsel’ means advice or legal representation.

Contraste : Homophones: identical ⁄ˈkaʊn.səl⁄

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council

⁄ˈkaʊnsəl⁄

Syllabes

COUN·cil

Définition :

A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

“He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.”
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counsel

⁄ˈkaʊnsəl⁄

Syllabes

COUN·sel

Définition :

The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.

“Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull.”

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Questions fréquentes : council vs counsel

Quelle est la différence de prononciation entre "council" et "counsel" ?

Homophones (⁄ˈkaʊn.səl⁄): a ‘council’ is an administrative group; ‘counsel’ means advice or legal representation.

Où se place l'accent tonique dans "council" vs "counsel" ?

"council" compte 2 syllabe(s) (coun · cil) avec accent sur "COUN". "counsel" compte 2 syllabe(s) (coun · sel) avec accent sur "COUN".

Pourquoi les apprenants confondent-ils souvent "council" et "counsel" ?

La confusion provient souvent de la grande proximité sonore : Homophones: identical ⁄ˈkaʊn.səl⁄. En anglais oral rapide, le contexte et la durée des voyelles sont essentiels.

Quels sont des exemples de phrases pour "council" et "counsel" ?

Exemple pour "council" : "He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site." Exemple pour "counsel" : "Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull."