accent in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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2. accent Am → accentuate

See also accentuate

accentuate [Am əkˈsɛn(t)ʃəˌweɪt, ækˈsɛn(t)ʃəˌweɪt, Brit əkˈsɛntʃʊeɪt, əkˈsɛntjʊeɪt] VB trans

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circumflex [Am ˈsərkəmˌflɛks, Brit ˈsəːkəmflɛks], circumflex accent N

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accent in the PONS Dictionary

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accent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect
el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom
vulgar accent
acento m chabacano
you have to work on your accent
tienes que trabajar el acento
you have a slight Catalan accent
se te nota un deje catalán
to speak English without any accent
hablar inglés sin acento
this word is written without an accent
esta palabra se escribe sin acento
with the accent falling on the third-last syllable: e.g., ‘esdrújulo’, ‘número’
esdrújulo (-a)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The song contains string accents described as sympathetic, but not overpowering.
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It has also been reported that the second tower, if built would have been accented with purple lighting.
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One of the main accents of the school's philosophy is that all the tutors are working professionals as opposed to permanent teaching staff.
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There are certain words that have no accent (enclitics) that must come in a fixed order.
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This is also the reason that she talks with an accent and sometimes speaks with wrong sentences.
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In such a situation, the accent phrase would end on a high pitch.
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Red is used to accent the home jersey while white is the main color of the team's away kit.
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He has a cockney accent and speaks in a very pompous, verbose manner.
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The practice was standard on manual typewriters that had no accents and is still common for uppercase accented letters.
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The team's colors were to be teal, gold, and silver with black accents.
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