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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesauditeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-di-tœʁ
"L'auditeur attentif a compris chaque nuance du discours."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who listens to someone speaking or to a sound.
"The speaker engaged the hearer with compelling anecdotes and thoughtful questions." - 2
In communication theory and linguistics, the recipient or decoder of a spoken message.
"Effective communication requires the hearer to actively interpret the pragmatic intent behind the utterance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hīere', originating from the Proto-Germanic '*hauzijaną' meaning to listen or perceive with the ear. The agent suffix '-er' was subsequently added to denote the person performing the action of hearing, establishing its modern form in Middle English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hearer" is said worldwide
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auditeur
Transliteration: o-di-tœʁ
"L'auditeur attentif a compris chaque nuance du discours."
Zuhörer
Transliteration: ˈtsuːˌhøːʁɐ
"Der Zuhörer folgte der Vorlesung mit großer Aufmerksamkeit."
ascoltatore
Transliteration: a.skol.taˈto.re
"Ogni ascoltatore ha interpretato il messaggio in modo diverso."
oyente
Transliteration: oˈʝen.te
"El oyente hizo una pregunta interesante al final de la conferencia."
ouvinte
Transliteration: owˈvĩ.tʃi
"O orador estabeleceu uma conexão forte com cada ouvinte."
श्रोता
Transliteration: shrotā
"वक्ता ने सभी श्रोताओं का स्वागत किया।"
听众
Transliteration: tīng zhòng
"演讲者与听众进行了热烈的互动。"
청중
Transliteration: cheong-jung
"청중은 연사의 감동적인 이야기에 귀를 기울였다."
聴き手
Transliteration: kikite
"良い話し手は常に聴き手の反応を気にする。"
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