nasalise

• Verbo utilizado para indicar la pronunciación de un sonido o del habla con resonancia nasal.

A verb used to indicate the act of pronouncing a sound or speaking with nasal resonance.

1. Speak through the noseC1formal

   To speak with a nasal quality, often due to a blocked nose or as a speech habit.

   Hablar por la nariz

   • He tends to nasalise his vowels when he has a cold.
   • The actor deliberately nasalised his lines for the character.
   • She nasalises her speech, making it sound slightly congested.

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2. Pronounce with lowered velumC2formal

   In phonetics, to articulate a sound by lowering the soft palate (velum) so that air escapes through the nose.

   nasalizar

   • In French, many vowels are nasalised, such as in 'bon' or 'vin'.
   • Linguists study how speakers nasalise certain consonants.
   • The sound is nasalised when the velum is lowered during pronunciation.