🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Desactivar silencio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-ak-ti-var si-len-sio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unmute/ʌnˈmjuːt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Por favor, desactiva el silencio para que podamos escucharte."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To restore sound to a device or application that has been silenced.

    "Please unmute your microphone so we can hear you."
  2. 2

    To allow someone to speak or to enable audio after it has been disabled.

    "The host decided to unmute the participants for the discussion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unmute' is a compound word formed from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of' and the root word 'mute,' which comes from the Latin 'mutus,' meaning 'silent' or 'unable to speak.' The word has evolved in the context of technology, particularly in relation to audio settings in communication platforms.

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