Comment prononcer « treadmills » en anglais
ˈtrɛd.mɪlz
TRED·milz
Accent tonique principal : TRED
Écoutez des locuteurs natifs dire « treadmills » dans des clips vidéo authentiques
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “treadmills”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
TRED
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
milz
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("TRED"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
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
When "treadmills" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "treadmills is" sounds like "treadmills-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "treadmills" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“treadmills, maybe. And the older one, I imagine brothers, the older slumped there on a little bench. And the younger”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“stair Masters and treadmills and so forth and the Rings and ropes up on the”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“industrial fans and treadmills in my hotel room and engines stuff from the”— WIREDWatch clip
“on treadmills, and thought you might find this amusing.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“I hovered over gym treadmills.”— StanfordWatch clip
“And treadmills lasted in England until the late 19th century, when they were banned for being excessively cruel under the Prison's Act of 1898.”— TED-EdWatch clip
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treadmills, maybe. And the older one, I imagine brothers, the older slumped there on a little bench. And the younger
Écouter en contexte: “treadmills”
118 extraitsThe Anglais word “treadmills” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈtrɛd.mɪlz (phonetic respelling: TRED-milz). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (TRED · milz), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (TRED). Grammatically, “treadmills” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 118 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “treadmills” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @1:44
“dressed as if they were headed for treadmills, maybe. And the older one, I imagine brothers, the older slumped there on a little bench. And the younger imagine brothers, the older slumped”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @10:06
“by a new Athletic Facility a few blocks down the road that has state-ofthe-art stair Masters and treadmills and so forth and the Rings and ropes up on the track are no longer being used but if you walk across Radcliffe yard to that”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @3:20
“month like Gathering sounds like industrial fans and treadmills in my hotel room and engines stuff from the hotel room and engines stuff from the”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @37:27
“but they do do experiments on Guinea fowl running on treadmills, and thought you might find this amusing. So let me see if I can make this work.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @23:46
“I loitered outside airplane bathrooms, I lurked in fancy restaurants. I hovered over gym treadmills. Yes, I was a stocker.”
Définition et signification: “treadmills”
- A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
- A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.
- To exercise on a treadmill.
- To keep busy, for example, with work or with other tasks, without being able to get ahead or make progress towards long-term goals.
Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)
- “Their paternal house of Drummington, Foker could very seldom be got to visit. He swore he had rather go on the treadmill than stay there.”
- “Most of us are so busy "earning each day our daily bread" that we have but little "open" time. […] Occasionally one wonders "What's it all for, anyway?" For years he's been treadmilling it, day in and day out, and presently the graying hair at the temples will shock him into the grim reality that he is getting old—and getting little else.”
- “treadmills, maybe. And the older one, I imagine brothers, the older slumped there on a little bench. And the younger”
Expressions et collocations courantes
Prononciation: “treadmills”
- Pronunciation:
- TRED-milz
- Syllabes:
- TRED · milz
- Written Hyphenation:
- tread · mills
- Accent tonique principal :
- TRED
- IPA:
- ˈtrɛd.mɪlz
- Écouter en contexte
- treadmills
Synonymes: “treadmills”
Écoutez des mots sémantiquement proches de « treadmills » dans de vrais clips vidéo :
Mots qui riment avec “treadmills”
-ɛdmɪlzMots au son identique (Homophones)
Son uniqueAucun homophone exact répertorié pour "treadmills" (⁄ˈtrɛd.mɪlz⁄).
Questions fréquentes sur « treadmills »
Comment prononcer « treadmills » en anglais ?
« treadmills » se prononce ⁄ˈtrɛd.mɪlz⁄ (TRED-milz). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.
Combien de syllabes compte « treadmills » ?
« treadmills » compte 2 syllabes : TRED · milz.
Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « treadmills » ?
L’accent tonique principal dans « treadmills » se trouve sur « TRED ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.
Que signifie « treadmills » ?
A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
Comment écouter « treadmills » dans des phrases réelles ?
Cette page contient 118 exemples vidéo de « treadmills » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “treadmills”?
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⁄).