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emphasis <emphases> [ˈemfəsɪs] N

1. emphasis (importance):

emphasis

ênfase f

to put [or lay] great emphasis on punctuality

dar grande importância à pontualidade

2. emphasis LING:

emphasis

ênfase f

Usage examples with emphasis

to place the emphasis on sth

pôr ênfase em a. c.

to put [or lay] great emphasis on punctuality

dar grande importância à pontualidade

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The modern high level of polish was not normally done before around 1600, since greater emphasis was placed on function over form. en.wikipedia.org

Digital libraries, school libraries and youth services, knowledge management, and information personalization are areas of notable emphasis within the department. en.wikipedia.org

The game design puts a strong emphasis on membership in a guild. en.wikipedia.org

The word theater was dropped and emphasis was placed on the word public. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike many other historical maps that placed emphasis on placenames, this set of maps contained many restorations of historical sites. en.wikipedia.org

The station aired music from the late 1950s through the early 1980s, with an emphasis on mid- '60s through mid- '70s. en.wikipedia.org

Since the emphasis is on love rather than thought, modern authors recommend that it be called interior prayer. en.wikipedia.org

The emphasis is on keeping costs low and functionality high. en.wikipedia.org

Both parkour and freerunning encompass the ideas of overcoming obstacles and self-expression, in freerunning, the greater emphasis is on self-expression. en.wikipedia.org

It was still a farming community but more emphasis was placed on trades. en.wikipedia.org

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