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 #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 06, 2006 20:49 pm Pronunciation of Dessard |
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Hi Tom
1- Dessard (French name???) Probably French; I'd say "dess-ARD"
2- Coelho (French name???) Seems to be Portuguese:
http://www.logosdictionary.org/sound/bp/4891481_n.wav
3- Bretagne (French name???) Yes, and can be translated as Brittany. Pronunciation of Bretagne:
http://www.answers.com/topic/bretagne-1
Amy
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 06, 2006 22:11 pm Pronunciation of Dessard |
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| Dessard said the French way is [de'sa:r] -- with a guttural 'r' (produced in the throat) and without pronouncing the last 'd'. |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Oct 06, 2006 22:20 pm Pronunciation of Dessard |
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| Conchita wrote: |
| Dessard said the French way is [de'sa:r] -- with a guttural 'r' (produced in the throat) and without pronouncing the last 'd'. |
Unless you're pronouncing it "in English" :lol:
I'm not sure how "Coelho" might be pronounced if a person by that name lived in the US. :?
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Oct 06, 2006 22:39 pm Coelho or Kwelyo |
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| Yankee wrote: |
| I'm not sure how "Coelho" might be pronounced if a person by that name lived in the US. :? |
Some children (or clever clogs) would probably call them Kwell Your Thirst or something of the sort, I'm afraid! :) |
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