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Cómo se dice y pronuncia «prêt-à-porter» en English — Prêt-à-porter
/pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/
Francés para «ready to wear". Factory-made fashion as opposed to haute couture.
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Prêt-à-porter
pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te — correct
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How do you pronounce Prêt-à-porter?
Prêt-à-porter is pronounced /pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/.
Where does the word Prêt-à-porter come from?
Prêt-à-porter is a French loanword — French for "ready to wear". Factory-made fashion as opposed to haute couture..
Is Prêt-à-porter pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Prêt-à-porter is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.
How is Prêt-à-porter different from "pret-a-porter"?
They are the same word — "Prêt-à-porter" preserves the original diacritics, "pret-a-porter" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/.