accentuât in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for accentuât in the French»English Dictionary

I.accentuer [aksɑ̃tɥe] VB trans

1. accentuer (rendre plus évident) mesure, situation:

accentuer inégalités, différences

to accentuate

accentuer tensions

to heighten

accentuer tendance

to increase

2. accentuer (tenter de faire ressortir) personne:

accentuer différences, trait de caractère, inégalités

to highlight

accentuer aspect

to emphasize

3. accentuer PHON:

accentuer

to stress

accentuer (en poésie) syllabe

to accentuate

syllabe accentuée/non accentuée

stressed/unstressed syllable

syllabe accentuée/non accentuée (en poésie)

accented/unaccented syllable

4. accentuer (écrire):

accentuer lettre

to put an accent on

les lettres accentuées

letters with accents, accented letters

II.s'accentuer VB refl

s'accentuer refl:

s'accentuer déséquilibre, phénomène, tendance:

to become more marked, to become more pronounced

s'accentuer timidité:

to become worse

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la différence tend à s'accentuer

the difference tends to become more pronounced

Translations for accentuât in the English»French Dictionary

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accentuate MUS

accentuer

overstress LING syllable

trop accentuer

add to irritation, tension, confusion

accentuer

accent LING, MUS

accentuer

emphasize

accentuer

heighten effect

accentuer

develop crack, fault:

s'accentuer

stress LING, MUS note, syllable

accentuer

accentuât in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for accentuât in the French»English Dictionary

I.accentuer [aksɑ̃tɥe] VB trans

1. accentuer (tracer un accent):

accentuer une lettre

to put an accent on a letter

2. accentuer (prononcer un accent):

accentuer

to stress

3. accentuer (intensifier):

accentuer effet, action

to intensify

accentuer force, ressemblance, risque, efforts

to increase

II.accentuer [aksɑ̃tɥe] VB refl

s'accentuer

to become more pronounced

le froid s'accentue

it is becoming noticeably colder

le chômage s'accentue

unemployment is rising

Translations for accentuât in the English»French Dictionary

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accentuate

accentuer

emphasize

accentuer

accent

accentuer

deepen split

accentuer

stress

accentuer

accentuât Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

accentuer une lettre

to put an accent on a letter

s'accentuer

to become more pronounced