accents in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for accents in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. accent (pronunciation):

accent

acento m

to speak with a German/southern accent

hablar con acento alemán/del sur

her French accent is perfect

tiene muy buen acento cuando habla francés

1.2. accent <accents, pl > (tone):

accent liter

tono m

her tender accents

su dulce tono

2.1. accent (stress):

accent LING, MUS

acento m

2.2. accent (emphasis):

accent

énfasis m

to put the accent on sth

poner énfasis en algo

to put the accent on sth

hacer hincapié en algo

3. accent (symbol) LING:

accent

acento m

accent

tilde f

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

1. accent (stress):

accent syllable/word

acentuar

2. accent Am → accentuate

See also accentuate

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

1. accentuate:

accentuate difference

hacer resaltar

accentuate fact/necessity

subrayar

accentuate fact/necessity

recalcar

accentuate eyes/features

realzar

accentuate eyes/features

hacer resaltar

this only accentuates the problem

esto solo agudiza el problema

2. accentuate syllable/word:

accentuate

acentuar

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

circumflex

circunflejo m

circumflex

acento m circunflejo

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plummy voice/accent

de clase alta

plummy voice/accent

popoff Mex inf

plummy voice/accent

pijo Spain inf

plummy voice/accent

de pituco CSur Peru inf

gorblimey as adj accent

de las clases populares, esp del este de Londres

a mid-Atlantic accent

un acento que es una mezcla del acento británico y el norteamericano

Translations for accents in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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acento circunflejo

circumflex accent

acento prosódico

prosodic accent

acento ortográfico

written accent

acento agudo

acute accent

tilde

accent

accents in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for accents in the English»Spanish Dictionary

accent¹ [ˈæksənt, Am -sent] N

1. accent LING, MUS:

accent

acento m

2. accent LIT:

accent

énfasis m inv

accent² [ækˈsent] VB trans

1. accent LIT, MUS:

accent

acentuar

2. accent (emphasize):

accent

enfatizar

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pronounced accent

marcado, -a

vulgar accent

acento m chabacano

Translations for accents in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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capucha

circumflex (accent)

dejo (acento)

accent

tonada

accent

tilde

accent

acentuado (-a) (al escribir)

with an accent

realce (acento)

accent

accents 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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Prosody refers to the variations in melody, intonation, pauses, stresses, intensity, vocal quality and accents of speech.

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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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A natural bass/baritone, his vocal repertoire includes impressions and accents in addition to the character voices he creates for his various voice over roles.

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This phenomenon is called in-group bias and when applied to accents is called the own-accent bias.

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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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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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Rich with malt and cumin seed accents, creamy pear flavors and a subtle sweetness like good chestnut honey, it's substantial and complex.

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The "barzelletta" tends to be lively and dance-like, with heavy accents on cadences.

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