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How to pronounce "detonou" in Portuguese

detonou is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “DE” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 3 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

DE·to·nou

Primary stress: de

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Syllablesde · to · nou
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criticalidade o vapor detonou o reator o teto e boa parte do prédio lançando

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The Portuguese word “detonou”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (de · to · nou), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (de). SayItVid indexes 3 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “detonou” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Nerdologia.

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  • 🇵🇹 BRNerdologia
    Clip #1 · @4:05
    “erros humanos a água de resfriamento Ferveu e o reator 4 entrou em criticalidade o vapor detonou o reator o teto e boa parte do prédio lançando toneladas de material radioativo no ar incluindo combustível de urânio o”
  • 🇵🇹 BRNerdologia
    Clip #2 · @3:11
    “Nitrato que dissolve o plutônio e se converteu em acetatos e nitrato de amônio um excelente explosivo que se acumulou por mais um ano e detonou jogando no ar de 70 a 80 toneladas de elementos radioativos muito mais do que”
  • 🇵🇹 BRNerdologia
    Clip #3 · @2:15
    “quando o pior aconteceu. O explosivo detonou, o que mandou a barra de aço que ele tava usando através da buchecha e do topo do seu crânio. O mais curioso é que ele continuou acordado buchecha e do topo do seu crânio. O mais curioso é que ele continuou acordado”

Pronounce: “detonou”

Syllables:
de · to · nou
Primary stress:
de
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What does “detonou” mean?

“detonou” means: third-person singular preterite indicative of detonar