acentúa in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for acentúa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acentuar VB trans

1. acentuar LING:

acentuar (al hablar)

to stress

acentuar (al hablar)

to accent

acentuar (al escribir)

to accent

¿esta palabra va acentuada?

should this word have an accent o be accented?

2. acentuar (intensificar, hacer resaltar):

acentuar

to accentuate

acentuar

to emphasize

acentuar COMPUT

to highlight

maquillaje que acentúa los ojos

makeup which accentuates o highlights the eyes

II.acentuarse VB vpr

acentuarse

to become accentuated

nuestras diferencias se han ido acentuando últimamente

our differences have become more accentuated o pronounced o marked recently

Translations for acentúa in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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exaggerate effect/contrast

acentuar

accentuate

acentuar

accent syllable/word

acentuar

heighten effect/impression

acentuar

the stress is or falls on the second syllable

se acentúa (en) la segunda sílaba

stress word/syllable/vowel

acentuar

the neckline plunges at the back

el escote se acentúa en la espalda

acentúa in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acentúa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acentuar VB trans 1. pres acentúo

1. acentuar:

acentuar (al pronunciar)

to stress

acentuar (al escribir)

to write with an accent

2. acentuar (resaltar):

acentuar

to highlight

3. acentuar (aumentar):

acentuar

to increase

II.acentuar VB refl

acentuar acentuarse LatAm (una enfermedad):

acentuarse

to become worse

Translations for acentúa in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

accentuate

acentuar

accent

acentuar

to heighten the effect of sth

acentuar el efecto de algo

emphasize

acentuar

stress

acentuar