how to pronounce tacheles
/ˈtaxələs/
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the above transcription of tacheles is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
tacheles is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of tacheles pronunciation
An example use of tacheles in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… hier wird tacheles geredet mit seinen …”
meanings of tacheles
noun:
- Straight talk; talking turkey; frankness.
tacheles frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR
the word tacheles occurs in german on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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