How to pronounce svelte
“svelte” pronunciation in real English speech
Listen to svelte in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“svelte” in real sentences
14 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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more svelte than they are now.
Andrew Huberman
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What a taut, svelte, lithe body.
Taskmaster
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It looks sort of svelte, if I may say.
WIRED
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Uh, because obviously -- I mean, I was surprised when I saw how svelte you are
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Words that sound like “svelte”
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Why real speech
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