monosyllable

[US]/'mɒnə(ʊ)sɪləb(ə)l/
[UK]/'mɑnəsɪləbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ord som består av endast en stavelse
Word Forms
Third Person Singularmonosyllables
Pluralmonosyllables

Example Sentences

to consist of monosyllables

att bestå av monosyllabler

if she spoke at all it was in monosyllables .

om hon pratade alls var det i monosyllabler.

She speaks in monosyllables.

Hon talar i monosyllabler.

The teacher emphasized the importance of monosyllables in poetry.

Läraren betonade vikten av monosyllabler i poesi.

She found it challenging to write using only monosyllables.

Hon tyckte att det var utmanande att skriva med bara monosyllabler.

Monosyllables are common in many languages.

Monosyllabler är vanliga i många språk.

The poem was composed entirely of monosyllables.

Pjäsen var helt och hållet bestående av monosyllabler.

Real-world Examples

" Isn't 'thou' a little sentimental? " asked Jo, privately thinking it a lovely monosyllable.

"Är inte 'du' lite sentimental?" frågade Jo, och tänkte i hemlighet att det var ett vackert ensstavigt ord.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

She found it difficult to obtain even a word from her beyond a monosyllable.

Hon tyckte att det var svårt att få fram mer än ett ensstavigt ord från henne.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

Then Harriet pronounced the monosyllable " Go" !

Sedan uttalade Harriet ensstavigt ordet "Gå"!

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

Choose two Anglo-Saxon monosyllables like Chunk Smith.

Välj två anglosaxiska ensstaviga ord som Chunk Smith.

Source: Fresh air

At that she uttered a monosyllable of doubting laughter.

Vid det tillfället uttalade hon ett tvivlande ensstavigt skratt.

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 2)

The two women communicated with one another in monosyllables.

De två kvinnorna kommunicerade med varandra i ensstaviga ord.

Source: Cliff (Part 1)

Grant caught himself receiving this mentally with an expressive monosyllable.

Grant fångade sig själv när han tog emot detta mentalt med ett uttrycksfullt ensstavigt ord.

Source: A handsome face.

Immediately I foresaw the coming legend, so crept into the shell of monosyllables.

Omedelbart såg jag framför mig den kommande legenden, och smög in i ensstavigt ords skal.

Source: Vancouver Legend

Nekhludoff answered all questions in monosyllables, and only wished to be left in peace.

Nekhludoff svarade på alla frågor i ensstaviga ord och önskade bara vara ifred.

Source: Resurrection

But all the time she was distrait and fidgety and commented only in monosyllables.

Men hela tiden var hon disträ och rastlös och kommenterade bara i ensstaviga ord.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

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