plosive
US /ˈploʊ.sɪv/
UK /ˈploʊ.sɪv/
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oclusiva, consonante oclusiva
a speech sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract and then suddenly releasing it, such as /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/
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The word 'cat' ends with a plosive sound.
La palabra 'gato' termina con un sonido oclusivo.
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English has several common plosives.
El inglés tiene varias oclusivas comunes.
1.
oclusivo
relating to or denoting a plosive
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The phonetics class studied the characteristics of plosive consonants.
La clase de fonética estudió las características de las consonantes oclusivas.
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The sound /t/ is a voiceless plosive.
El sonido /t/ es una oclusiva sorda.