- accent; emphasize
- нагласува; истакнува accent; excuse; apology изговор; нагласок; извинување accent; stress(ing) нагласок; изговор; акцент
English-Macedonian dictionary. 2013.
accent; emphasize
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accent — n. & v. n. 1 a particular mode of pronunciation, esp. one associated with a particular region or group (Liverpool accent; German accent; upper class accent). 2 prominence given to a syllable by stress or pitch. 3 a mark on a letter or word to… … Useful english dictionary
accent — 1. The noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb (meaning ‘to lay stress on, to emphasize’ in various senses) on the second. 2. In general use, an accent is ‘individual, local, or national mode of pronunciation’, as in a Scottish accent … Modern English usage
accent — [ak′sent΄; ] chiefly Brit [, ak′sənt; ] for v. [, ak′sent΄, ak sent′] n. [Fr < L accentus < ad , to + cantus, pp. of canere, to sing: a L rendering of Gr prosōidia (see PROSODY), orig. referring to the pitch scheme of Gr verse] 1. the… … English World dictionary
emphasize — [v] stress, give priority to accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, italicize, labor the point*, limelight*, maintain,… … New thesaurus
Accent — Ac*cent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] [1913 Webster] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accent — [n1] importance, emphasis significance, stress, weight; concept 668 Ant. unimportance accent [n2] stress or pitch in pronunciation accentuation, articulation, beat, cadence, emphasis, enunciation, force, inflection, intonation, meter, modulation … New thesaurus
accent — ► NOUN 1) a way of pronouncing a language, associated with a country, area, or social class. 2) an emphasis given to a syllable, word, or note. 3) a mark on a letter or word indicating how a sound is pronounced or stressed. 4) a particular… … English terms dictionary
emphasize — I verb accent, accentuate, affirm, argue, articulate, assert, bear, contend, dwell, enforce, enhance, feature, heighten, highlight, insist, intensify, iterate, magnify, mark, plead, point up, pronounce, protest, punctuate, reaffirm, repeat,… … Law dictionary
accent — ac|cent1 [ˈæksənt US ˈæksent] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin accentus, from ad to + cantus song ] 1.) the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from →↑dialect ▪ He… … Dictionary of contemporary English
accent — 1 noun (C) 1 the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from: Alex spoke Portuguese with a Brazilian accent. | strong/broad accent: a broad Irish accent compare dialect 2 the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
accent — 1. noun /ˈæksənt/ a) A higher pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it. In the word careful , the accent is placed on the first syllable. b)… … Wiktionary
