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Comment prononcer « imprecise » en anglais

imprecise se prononce ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs, avec l’accent tonique principal sur la syllabe « SYS ». Écoutez des locuteurs natifs le prononcer dans 204 extraits avec sous-titres synchronisés et repères temporels ci-dessous.

ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs

im·prih·SYS

Accent tonique principal : SYS

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IPAˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs
Sayim-prih-SYS
Syllabesim · prih · SYS
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48:42
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “imprecise”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

im

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 2Unstressed

prih

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 3Primary Stress

SYS

Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.

Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("SYS"). 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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“And there's an imprecise map that's suggestive between the genetic geography and the linguistic geography.”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“imprecise recipes exactly how of Jesus exactly how thick is a quote thick”
— WIREDWatch clip
“all the imprecise, big-picture stuff that tells us humans what we’re looking at.”
— SciShowWatch clip
“very imprecise fashion, randomly adding pieces of DNA in between the segments.”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“imprecise now unfortunately um language that is deliberately euphemistic”
— StanfordWatch clip
“imprecise questions. That we need to think through how we're using this to get back to those big questions, back to the more precise versions of them,”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
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204 extraits

The Anglais word “imprecise” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs (phonetic respelling: im-prih-SYS). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (im · prih · SYS), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (SYS). Grammatically, “imprecise” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 204 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “imprecise” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, WIRED, SciShow.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #1 · @48:42
    “the continents. And there's an imprecise map that's suggestive between the genetic geography and the linguistic geography. genetic geography and the linguistic geography.”
  • 🇺🇸 USWIRED
    Clip #2 · @9:35
    “that's what we had to do really this like imprecise recipes exactly how of Jesus exactly how thick is a quote thick Savion for visual indicators like this or if this thick YouTube is a great”
  • 🇺🇸 USSciShow
    Clip #3 · @2:13
    “of color to a higher-level description: textures, shapes, objects; all the imprecise, big-picture stuff that tells us humans what we’re looking at. In the prehistoric era of computing, we’re talking the 80s and 90s here,”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #4 · @5:24
    “together these gene segments of the T cell receptor in this combinatorial and very imprecise fashion, randomly adding pieces of DNA in between the segments. And that's how we're able to get to 10 to the 18th different T cell receptors,”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #5 · @17:13
    “deliberately euphemistic abstract misdirected and imprecise now unfortunately um language that is deliberately euphemistic abstract misdirected and imprecise remains a staple of political language”

Définition et signification: “imprecise”

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ADJECTIVE
  • Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)

  • “Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).”
  • “And there's an imprecise map that's suggestive between the genetic geography and the linguistic geography.”
  • “imprecise recipes exactly how of Jesus exactly how thick is a quote thick”

Expressions et collocations courantes

imprecise questionsimprecise fashionimprecise recipesimprecise remainsimprecise mapimprecise now

Prononciation: “imprecise”

Pronunciation:
im-prih-SYS
Syllabes:
im · prih · SYS
Written Hyphenation:
im · pre · cise
Accent tonique principal :
SYS
IPA:
ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs
Écouter en contexte
imprecise

Synonymes: “imprecise”

1 mot

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Mots qui riment avec “imprecise”

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Mots au son identique (Homophones)

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Aucun homophone exact répertorié pour "imprecise" (⁄ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs⁄).

Questions fréquentes sur « imprecise »

Comment prononcer « imprecise » en anglais ?

« imprecise » se prononce ⁄ˌɪm.prɪˈsaɪs⁄ (im-prih-SYS). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.

Combien de syllabes compte « imprecise » ?

« imprecise » compte 3 syllabes : im · prih · SYS.

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

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

Que signifie « imprecise » ?

Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

Comment écouter « imprecise » dans des phrases réelles ?

Cette page contient 204 exemples vidéo de « imprecise » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.

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

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⁄).