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rapport

/ɹæˈpɔɹ/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:49
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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

  1. 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.
  2. Relation; proportion; conformity.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹæˈpɔɹ/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɹəˈpɔɹ/
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The twelve constellations of its soul will manifest a complete rapport with the twelve signs of solar light and power.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
But the argument and the contents never got so far en rapport with each other as to clear up such points as this.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
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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.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
He telegraphed somebody (I saw nobody) either naturally connected with the hotel, or put en rapport with the establishment for that occasion only.
Charles DickensPictures from ItalyProject Gutenberg ebook #650
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.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172