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Comment prononcer « adolescent » en anglais

adolescent se prononce ˌædəˈlɛsənt, avec l’accent tonique principal sur la syllabe « LE ». Écoutez des locuteurs natifs le prononcer dans 937 extraits avec sous-titres synchronisés et repères temporels ci-dessous.

ˌædəˈlɛsənt

a·də·LE·sənt

Accent tonique principal : LE

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IPAˌædəˈlɛsənt
Saya-də-LE-sənt
Syllabesa · də · LE · sənt
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0:51
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “adolescent”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˌædəˈlɛsənt

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syl. 1Unstressed

a

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 2Unstressed

də

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 3Primary Stress

LE

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syl. 4Unstressed

sənt

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("LE"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.

How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "adolescent" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "adolescent is" sounds like "adolescent-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "adolescent" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“adolescent doors arts and i f or the boundless teenage white slave peter”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“adolescent members who take the message of Peace back to their families War teaches us that if we can”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent boys from the local gangs who'd heard that a new provision had opened on the block”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent's emotions as it is their mind.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent smoked the same joint, it would make them 10 times higher.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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The Anglais word “adolescent” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌædəˈlɛsənt (phonetic respelling: a-də-LE-sənt). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (a · də · LE · sənt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (LE). Grammatically, “adolescent” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 937 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “adolescent” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Harvard University.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #1 · @0:51
    “center. A long-term objective of her lab is to inform a potential linkage between adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #2 · @6:01
    “whether it is the rebellious beatnik st. francis that doped up and troubled adolescent doors arts and i f or the boundless teenage white slave peter McCutchen how extends her radical compassion and love to all young beings”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @10:41
    “opinion of misero the youth center has been an incredible success it has 28,000 adolescent members who take the message of Peace back to their families War teaches us that if we can families War teaches us that if we can”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @7:45
    “and we ended up with about a hundred adolescent boys from the local gangs who'd heard that a new provision had opened on the block who'd heard that a new provision had”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @7:27
    “individually and socially. uh it's was as important to educate a child's or an adolescent's emotions as it is their mind. And when you take this out of the education of 60 million American kids uh and you focus on developing low-level”

Définition et signification: “adolescent”

Audio
ADJECTIVE
  • Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
NOUN
  • A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)

  • “Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.”
  • “It may be wartime, but Miss Adolescent wants her fun!”
  • “adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”

Expressions et collocations courantes

adolescent psychiatristadolescent specifictroubled adolescentadolescent membersadolescent mindsethundred adolescent

Prononciation: “adolescent”

Pronunciation:
a-də-LE-sənt
Syllabes:
a · də · LE · sənt
Written Hyphenation:
ad · o · les · cent
Accent tonique principal :
LE
IPA:
ˌædəˈlɛsənt
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adolescent

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Questions fréquentes sur « adolescent »

Comment prononcer « adolescent » en anglais ?

« adolescent » se prononce ⁄ˌædəˈlɛsənt⁄ (a-də-LE-sənt). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.

Combien de syllabes compte « adolescent » ?

« adolescent » compte 4 syllabes : a · də · LE · sənt.

Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « adolescent » ?

L’accent tonique principal dans « adolescent » se trouve sur « LE ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.

Que signifie « adolescent » ?

Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

Comment écouter « adolescent » dans des phrases réelles ?

Cette page contient 937 exemples vidéo de « adolescent » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “adolescent”?

Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).