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English - Definition of accents

[accent] n. mode of pronunciation characteristic of a group of people or region; emphasis placed on a certain syllable in a word; mark on a letter or word showing stress or pitch; emphasis; contrasting element

v. make prominent; stress; emphasize

n. accent, note, twang

English To Spanish - accents

[accent] s. acento, tilde; deje, dejo, modulación, pronunciación, tonillo, tono; énfasis, acentuación

v. acentuar, colocar el acento sobre, colocar los acentos sobre

English To French - accents

[accent] n. accent; mise en relief; accentuation

v. accentuer; appuyer, mettre en relief

English To German - accents

[accent] n. Akzent; Betonung

v. betonen; mit einem Akzent versehen

English To Italian - accents

[accent] s. accento; accento straniero; tono, intonazione, cadenza; enfasi, rilievo, risalto; (mat.) apice;

v. accentare, mettere l'accento su; (fig) accentuare, sottolineare, mettere in evidenza, porre in rilievo

English To Portuguese - accents

[accent] s. acentuação, acento; sotaque; tom, inflexão da voz

v. acentuar; pronunciar com ênfase

English To Russian - accents

[accent] с. ударение, знак ударения, произношение, акцент, отличительный признак, главная черта, речь, язык

г. делать ударение, ставить ударение, акцентировать; подчеркивать

English To Turkish - accents

i. aksan, aksan işaretleri, şive

English To Albanian - accents

n. shqiptim

English To Dutch - accents

[accent] zn. accent; aandacht; nadruk

ww. er op wijzen; accentueren; nadruk leggen op

English To Greek - accents

[accent] ουσ. τόνος, προφορά

ρήμ. τονίζω

English To ChineseS - accents

[accent] (名) 重音; 口音, 腔调; 重音符号; 声调

(动) 重读; 强调, 极力主张, 着重; 带...口音讲话

English To ChineseT - accents

[accent] (名) 重音; 口音, 腔調; 重音符號; 聲調

(動) 重讀; 強調, 極力主張, 著重; 帶...口音講話

English To Japanese - accents

[accent] (名) なまり, 人々や地域による発音の特徴; 言葉の確実な音節を強調すること; アクセント符号をつけること; 強調すること; 構成要素を対比させること

(動) アクセントを置く; アクセント符号を付ける; 強調する

English To Korean - accents

[accent] 명. 사람이나 지역의 독특한 발음양식; 단어에서의 액센트; 강조

동. 악센트를 두다; 강조하다

Definitions

noun: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

noun: distinctive manner of oral expression Example:He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent.

noun: special importance or significance Example:The room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents.

noun: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

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