HOW TO PRONOUNCE
rapport
/ɹæˈpɔɹ/
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Stress POR at the end.
The t is silent. Finish with an American r sound and keep the opening vowel light.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The coach quickly established a good rapport.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does rapport mean?
noun
- A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
- Relation; proportion; conformity.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹæˈpɔɹ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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The twelve constellations of its soul will manifest a complete rapport with the twelve signs of solar light and power.
But the argument and the contents never got so far en rapport with each other as to clear up such points as this.
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I was en rapport now with my surroundings, and was carried on a vast stream where I felt the buoyancy of His hand who made all the worlds.
He telegraphed somebody (I saw nobody) either naturally connected with the hotel, or put en rapport with the establishment for that occasion only.
The psychology of the art and mystery of Advertising rests upon tact, an instinctive perception of the tone and accent which will be en rapport with the mood of the hearer.