accents in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for accents in the English»French Dictionary

I.accent N [Brit ˈaks(ə)nt, ˈaksɛnt, Am ˈækˌsɛnt] (gen)

accent LING, MUS fig

accent m

in or with a French accent

avec un accent français

to put the accent on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

with the accent on quality

avec l'accent mis sur la qualité

II.accent VB trans [Brit akˈsɛnt, Am ˈækˌsɛnt, ækˈsɛnt]

1. accent:

accent LING, MUS

accentuer

2. accent fig issue, point:

accent

souligner

acute accent N LING

acute accent

accent m aigu

mid-Atlantic accent [ˌmɪdətˈlæntɪk] N

mid-Atlantic accent

accent m à mi-chemin entre l'accent britannique et l'accent américain

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gorblimey accent

accent m des faubourgs

twangy accent

nasillard

uncouth accent

peu raffiné

Ulster attr people, landscape, accent, dialect

d'Irlande du Nord, de l'Ulster

classless accent

neutre

Translations for accents in the French»English Dictionary

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accentuation

accents pl

accent circonflexe

circumflex (accent)

accents in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for accents in the English»French Dictionary

accent¹ [ˈæksənt, Am -sent] N

1. accent (pronunciation):

accent

accent m

a broad accent

un accent prononcé

2. accent (mark):

accent

accent m

3. accent LIT, MUS:

accent

accentuation f

accent² [ækˈsent] VB trans

1. accent LIT, MUS:

accent

accentuer

2. accent fig:

accent

souligner

to accent an aspect

mettre l'accent sur un aspect

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posh woman, accent

B.C.B.G.

adopt accent

prendre

affect accent

prendre

local accent, dialect, councillor

régional(e)

Translations for accents in the French»English Dictionary

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vin/accent du terroir

country wine/accent

accent

accent

accent

accent

parler pointu

to have a northern French accent

accent grave

grave accent

accents Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the common people accent

populaire

a broad accent

un accent prononcé

to accent an aspect

mettre l'accent sur un aspect

to have a strong accent

avoir un fort accent

to have a northern French accent

parler pointu

to put an accent on a letter

accentuer une lettre

you can only pick up the English accent in England!

l'accent anglais, ça ne s'attrape qu'en Angleterre!

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English

The interior is updated with brushed aluminum accents, new blue backlight scheme for gauges and instrumentation and new seats.

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Highlights include a large variety of kitchen gadgets, cabin accents and a colorful and stylish selection of throw pillows, contemporary vases and placemats.

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Accents typically differ in quality of the voice, pronunciation and distinction of vowels and consonants, stress, and prosody.

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For a time in vaudeville all the brothers performed using ethnic accents.

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He noticed that students change their movements when following a crescendo and sometimes physically demonstrating the accents of the music.

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Profanity was added, 70s slang was added, and thick (and occasionally stereotypical) accents were put in as well.

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We love the slinkiness of this slip dress and her updo and subtle jewelry are the perfect accents.

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That sometimes generates good-natured teasing about accents, but our employees really appreciate the effort.

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The criticism came as the series displayed the lackluster accents that drained the series from their original voices that the fans were drawn to.

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The interior was fitted with leather seats and burled walnut accents.

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