diaeresis

The diaeresis indicates that that letter is pronounced differently.
Le tréma indique que cette lettre se prononce différemment.
We put the diaeresis, the double dot, over the "i" in "naïve."
Nous ajoutons le tréma sur le « i » de « naïf ».
But you see that hyphen in "teen-age" and that diaeresis over "coöperate," and you know you're reading The New Yorker.
Mais en voyant ces tirets, ou l'usage inhabituel du tréma (coöperate), vous savez que vous avez affaire au New Yorker.
How do you write "Guatemala," with or without a diaeresis? - Without.
Comment écrit-on « Guatemala », avec ou sans tréma ? – Sans.
The word "lengua" doesn't have a diaeresis, but "lengüeta" does.
Le mot « lengua » ne prend pas de tréma, mais « lengüeta » en prend un.
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