emphasis in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for emphasis in the English»French Dictionary

emphasis <pl emphases> [Brit ˈɛmfəsɪs, Am ˈɛmfəsəs] N

1. emphasis (importance):

emphasis

accent m

to lay or place or put the emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to shift the emphasis from sth to sth

mettre l'accent sur qc plutôt que sur qc

the emphasis is on sth

on met l'accent sur qc

the government is placing more emphasis on training

le gouvernement accorde plus d'importance à la formation

the new emphasis on training

l'importance récemment accordée à la formation

to put special emphasis on sth

insister sur l'importance de qc

2. emphasis (vocal stress):

emphasis

accentuation f

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to switch the emphasis to

remettre l'accent sur

Translations for emphasis in the French»English Dictionary

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survaloriser

to put too much emphasis on

LEA

university language course with emphasis on business and management

scander phrase, mots

to give emphasis to

emphase

emphasis

mettre l'accent sur qc fig

to put the emphasis on sth, to stress sth

insister sur la quantité aux dépens de la qualité

to put the emphasis on quantity at the expense of quality

Baccalauréat

known informally as the bac, is an examination sat in the final year of the lycée (la terminale), so usually at age 17 or 18. Students sit exams in a fairly broad range of subjects in a particular category: the bac S places the emphasis on the sciences, for example, whilst the bac L has a literary bias. Some categories cater for students specializing in more directly job-based subjects such as agriculture.

insister sur orthographe, présentation, attitude

to put the emphasis on

emphasis in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for emphasis in the English»French Dictionary

emphasis <emphases> [ˈemfəsɪs] N

1. emphasis (when explaining):

emphasis

insistance f

to lay [or place] [or put] great emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

the emphasis is on ...

l'accent est mis sur...

2. emphasis LING:

emphasis

accentuation f

the emphasis is on the first syllable

l'accentuation est sur la première syllabe

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to place emphasis on sth a. fig

mettre l'accent sur qc

to put the emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

Translations for emphasis in the French»English Dictionary

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emphase

emphasis

accentuation

emphasis

emphasis Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to place emphasis on sth a. fig

mettre l'accent sur qc

to lay [or place] [or put] great emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

the emphasis is on ...

l'accent est mis sur...

the emphasis is on the first syllable

l'accentuation est sur la première syllabe

to put the emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In particular, its emphasis on the strictly individual in human experience was rejected.

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Emphasis is placed on station (which includes an upright posture) and a powerful head.

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Both parkour and freerunning encompass the ideas of overcoming obstacles and self-expression, in freerunning, the greater emphasis is on self-expression.

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The station aired music from the late 1950s through the early 1980s, with an emphasis on mid- '60s through mid- '70s.

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Rather, the emphasis is on helping and being a good friend.

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As such there is a special emphasis on the relation between the work and its actual author.

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Digital libraries, school libraries and youth services, knowledge management, and information personalization are areas of notable emphasis within the department.

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The word theater was dropped and emphasis was placed on the word public.

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Today, it is a girl's school in the city, with an emphasis on extracurricular activities along with studies.

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This fourth album put more emphasis on epic keyboard riffs with very loud but melodic guitar.

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