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Spanish
Etymology
From the old present participle of oír, or from Latin audientem. Compare Portuguese ouvinte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʝente/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃente/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: o‧yen‧te
Adjective
oyente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oyentes)
- hearing
- Antonym: sordo
Noun
oyente m or f by sense (plural oyentes)
- listener
Así que ahora tenemos tiempo para algunas preguntas de nuestros oyentes.- So now we have time for some questions from our listeners.
- hearer, hearing person
- Antonym: sordo
- auditor, unregistered student, student who sits in lectures despite not being an official student
No se espera que el oyente envíe tareas y tome exámenes.- The auditor is not expected to submit assignments and take exams.
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