[General] Original Pronunciation of "Entrepreneur" ?

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Dear all,

As you all know, the word of "Entrepreneur" originated from French, I understand its pronuniciation in English[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] ɒntr ə prə ˈː[/FONT][/FONT], but I wanted to know if it's same as the original French pronunciation. Please advise.

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As you all know, the word of "Entrepreneur" originated from French, I understand its pronuniciation in English[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] ɒntr ə prə ˈː[/FONT][/FONT], but I wanted to know if it's same as the original French pronunciation. Please advise.
No, it's not.
 

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:up: Though it's recognisable, and - unlike a lot of French borrowings into English - at least we get the stress right. The /t/ and the /p/ are similar; everything else is different.

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