accent
A. [ˈæksənt] -noun
1. (written) acento (m)
·put an accent on the "o"
·pon un acento sobre la "o"
·acute accent
acento (m) agudo
·written accent
acento (m) ortográfico
2. (=pronunciation) acento (m)
·he has a French accent
·tiene acento francénoun
·with a strong Andalusian accent
·con (un) fuerte acento andaluz
3. (=emphasis) (figurative)
·to put the accent on
·subrayar (la importancia de), recalcar
·the minister put the accent on exports
·el ministro recalcó la importancia de la exportaciónoun
·this year the accent is on bright colours
(Fashion) este año estánoun de moda los colores vivos
4. literary
(=tone)
·in accents of some surprise
·en cierto tono de asombro
B. [ækˈsent]
-transitive verb
1. [+syllable, word] acentuar
2. [+need, difference] recalcar, subrayar
3. [+colour, feature] realzar
C. [ˈæksənt] -compound
·accent mark -noun acento (m) ortográfico
