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ˈstʌtə
1. сущ. заикание Syn: stammer
2. гл. заикаться;
запинаться Syn: stammer, stumble, hem and haw Ant: articulate, enunciate заикание - to speak with a slight * немного заикаться - he has a terrible * он ужасно заикается > the * of a machine-gun пулеметная очередь заикаться запинаться, говорить неуверенно - to * (out) an apology неуверенно пробормотать извинение stutter заикание ~ заикаться;
запинаться;
to stutter an apology неуверенно пробормотать извинение ~ заикаться;
запинаться;
to stutter an apology неуверенно пробормотать извинение -
3 stutter
['stʌtə] 1. сущ.Syn:2. гл.1) заикаться2) запинатьсяHe attempted to stutter some excuses. — Он стал бормотать какие-то извинения.
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4 stutter
1. nounзаикание2. verbзаикаться; запинаться; to stutter an apology неуверенно пробормотать извинениеSyn:hem and haw, stammer, stumbleAnt:articulate, enunciate* * *1 (n) заикание2 (v) говорить неуверенно; заикаться; запинаться; запнуться* * *1. заикание 2. 1) заикаться 2) запинаться* * *[stut·ter || 'stʌtə(r)] n. заикание v. заикаться, запинаться* * *заиканиезаикаться* * *1. сущ. заикание 2. гл. 1) заикаться 2) запинаться
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