-vá meaning in English

find a true bill against (somebody)▼[UK: faɪnd ə truː bɪl ə.ˈɡenst ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈfaɪnd ə ˈtruː ˈbɪl ə.ˈɡenst ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

grassroots▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˈɡrɑː.sruːts] [US: ˈɡræs.ˌruːts]

things are coming to a crisis▼[UK: ˈθɪŋz ə(r) ˈkʌm.ɪŋ tuː ə ˈkraɪ.sɪs] [US: ˈθɪŋz ˈɑːr ˈkʌm.ɪŋ ˈtuː ə ˈkraɪ.səs]

things are drawing to a crisis▼[UK: ˈθɪŋz ə(r) ˈdrɔːɪŋ tuː ə ˈkraɪ.sɪs] [US: ˈθɪŋz ˈɑːr ˈdrɒɪŋ ˈtuː ə ˈkraɪ.səs]

in the critical moment▼[UK: ɪn ðə ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈməʊ.mənt] [US: ɪn ðə ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈmoʊ.mənt]

for a change▼◼◼◼[UK: fɔː(r) ə tʃeɪndʒ] [US: ˈfɔːr ə ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

expectation was fever-high▼[UK: ˌek.spek.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ wɒz ˈfiː.və(r) haɪ] [US: ˌek.spek.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ wəz ˈfiː.vər ˈhaɪ]

as expected▼◼◼◼adverb
[UK: əz ɪk.ˈspek.tɪd] [US: ˈæz ɪk.ˈspek.təd]

having left the town▼[UK: ˈhæv.ɪŋ left ðə taʊn] [US: ˈhæv.ɪŋ ˈleft ðə ˈtaʊn]

leaving the town▼[UK: ˈliːv.ɪŋ ðə taʊn] [US: ˈliːv.ɪŋ ðə ˈtaʊn]

respectabilities of the town▼[UK: rɪ.ˌspek.tə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.tɪz əv ðə taʊn] [US: rɪ.ˌspek.tə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.tɪz əv ðə ˈtaʊn]

toward a town▼◼◼◼[UK: tə.ˈwɔːd ə taʊn] [US: tə.ˈwɔːrd ə ˈtaʊn]

cityward▼[UK: sˈɪtɪwəd] [US: sˈɪɾɪwɚd]

citywards▼adverb
[UK: sˈɪtɪwədz] [US: sˈɪɾɪwɚdz]

townward▼adverb
[UK: tˈaʊnwəd] [US: tˈaʊnwɚd]

cityward▼[UK: sˈɪtɪwəd] [US: sˈɪɾɪwɚd]

citywards▼[UK: sˈɪtɪwədz] [US: sˈɪɾɪwɚdz]

high lights of the town▼[UK: haɪ laɪts əv ðə taʊn] [US: ˈhaɪ ˈlaɪts əv ðə ˈtaʊn]

in the centre of the town▼◼◼◼[UK: ɪn ðə ˈsen.tə(r) əv ðə taʊn] [US: ɪn ðə ˈsen.tər əv ðə ˈtaʊn]

in the centre of the town▼[UK: ɪn ðə ˈsen.tə(r) əv ðə taʊn] [US: ɪn ðə ˈsen.tər əv ðə ˈtaʊn]

a view of the city▼◼◼◼[UK: ə vjuː əv ðə ˈsɪ.ti] [US: ə ˈvjuː əv ðə ˈsɪ.ti]

go to town▼◼◼◼[UK: ɡəʊ tuː taʊn] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈtaʊn]

go up to town▼[UK: ɡəʊ ʌp tuː taʊn] [US: ˈɡoʊ ʌp ˈtuː ˈtaʊn]

down town▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: daʊn taʊn] [US: ˈdaʊn ˈtaʊn]

town councillor▼noun
[UK: taʊn ˈkaʊn.sə.lə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈkaʊn.sə.lər]

the town was sheeted over with snow▼[UK: ðə taʊn wɒz ʃiː.tɪd ˈəʊv.ə(r) wɪð snəʊ] [US: ðə ˈtaʊn wəz ʃiː.tɪd ˈoʊv.r̩ wɪθ ˈsnoʊ]

in the ballpark▼[UK: ɪn ðə ˈbɒl.ˌpɑːk] [US: ɪn ðə ˈbɒl.ˌpɑːrk]

blood is thicker than water▼◼◼◼[UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər]

blood will tell▼[UK: blʌd wɪl tel] [US: ˈbləd wɪl ˈtel]

Blood doesn't turn into water.▼

sporting▼adjective
[UK: ˈspɔːt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspɔːrt.ɪŋ]

sporting▼adjective
[UK: ˈspɔːt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈspɔːrt.ɪŋ]

oxyacetylene cutter▼[UK: ˌɒks.ɪə.ˈse.tə.liːn ˈkʌ.tə(r)] [US: ˌɑːks.ɪə.ˈse.tə.liːn ˈkʌ.tər]

steel company▼◼◼◼noun

tax free shopping▼◼◼◼[UK: tæks friː ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈtæks ˈfriː ˈʃɑːp.ɪŋ]

anxious suspense▼[UK: ˈæŋk.ʃəs sə.ˈspens] [US: ˈæŋk.ʃəs sə.ˈspens]

having left the town▼[UK: ˈhæv.ɪŋ left ðə taʊn] [US: ˈhæv.ɪŋ ˈleft ðə ˈtaʊn]

as one might expect▼[UK: əz wʌn maɪt ɪk.ˈspekt] [US: ˈæz wʌn ˈmaɪt ɪk.ˈspekt]

he grew more charitable as he grew older▼[UK: hiː ɡruː mɔː(r) ˈtʃæ.rɪ.təb.l̩ əz hiː ɡruː ˈəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈhiː ˈɡruː ˈmɔːr ˈtʃe.rə.təb.l̩ ˈæz ˈhiː ˈɡruː ˈoʊl.də(r)]

let into▼[UK: let ˈɪn.tə] [US: ˈlet ˌɪn.ˈtuː]