Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - accent
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Accent
accent
~1 n 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 ~ (a broad Irish accent) (- compare dialect) 2 the ~ is on if the ~ is on a particular quality, feeling etc, that quality or feeling is emphasized (We put the accent on team work at this club rather than individual skills.) 3 the part of a word that you should emphasize when you say it + on (In the word `corset' the accent is on the first syllable.) (- see also stress1 (4)) 4 a written mark used above certain letters in some languages to show how to pronounce that letter (an acute accent) ~2 v to emphasize a part of something, especially part of a word in speech
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(accents) 1. Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. He had developed a slight American accent. N-COUNT 2. An accent is a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced. N-COUNT 3. If you put the accent on a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance. He is putting the accent on military readiness... = emphasis N-SING: oft N on n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle French ~er, from ~ intonation, from Latin ~us, from ad- + cantus song — more at chant Date: 1530 1. a. to pronounce with ~ ; stress b. to mark with a written or printed ~ 2. to give prominence to ; make more prominent II. noun Date: 1530 1. an articulative effort giving prominence to one syllable over adjacent syllables; also the prominence thus given a syllable 2. a distinctive manner of expression: as a. an individual's distinctive or characteristic inflection, tone, or choice of words — usually used in plural b. a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region 3. rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse usually at regular intervals 4. archaic utterance 5. a. a mark (as ?, ?, ?) used in writing or printing to indicate a specific sound value, stress, or pitch, to distinguish words otherwise identically spelled, or to indicate that an ordinarily mute vowel should be pronounced b. an ~ed letter 6. a. greater stress given to one musical tone than to its neighbors b. ~ mark 2 7. a. emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition b. an emphasized detail or area; especially a small detail in sharp contrast with its surroundings c. a substance or object used for emphasis 8. a mark placed to the right of a letter or number and usually slightly above it: as a. a double prime b. prime 9. special concern or attention ; emphasis an ~ on youth • ~less adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 indicate pitch, stress, or the quality of a vowel. 4 a distinctive feature or emphasis (an accent on comfort). 5 Mus. emphasis on a particular note or chord. --v.tr. 1 pronounce with an accent; emphasize (a word or syllable). 2 write or print accents on (words etc.). 3 accentuate. 4 Mus. play (a note etc.) with an accent. Derivatives accentual adj. Etymology: L accentus (as AC-, cantus song) repr. Gk prosoidia (PROSODY), or through F accent, accenter ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ударение to put the accent on the first syllable —- сделать ударение на первом слоге 2. знак ударения 3. произношение; акцент to speak with a foreign accent —- говорить с иностранным акцентом to speak with a perfect accent —- прекрасно говорить, иметь хорошее произношение; говорить без всякого акцента 4. иностранный акцент 5. индивидуальные речевые особенности; выговор 6. слова; язык in the tender accents of love —- нежным языком любви 7. разг. упор; внимание или интерес к чему-л. to give accent to smth. —- подчеркивать что-л. to put a considerable accent on good manners —- придавать особое значение умению вести себя 8. отличительная, главная черта, отличительный признак the accent of Beethoven —- отличительная особенность музыки Бетховена 9. отделка a blue dress with white accents —- синее платье с белой отделкой 10. муз. акцент 11. стих. ритмическое ударение 12. спец. штрих 13. делать ударение; произносить с ударением to accent the first syllable —- делать ударение на первом слоге 14. ставить знаки ударения 15. выразительно произносить, выговаривать 16. преим ам. подчеркивать, акцентировать the President accented the gravity of the situation —- президент подчеркнул серьезность положения 17. муз. акцентировать, выделять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) ударение to put the accent on the first syllable - делать ударение на первом слоге 2) знак ударения (тж. accent mark) 3) произношение; акцент to speak with a slight accent - говорить с лёгким акцентом 4) pl.; poet. речь, язык 5) отличительная черта, отличительный признак the accent of Beethoven - отличительная особенность музыки Бетховена 6) pl. отделка; a white dress with red accents - белое платье с красной отделкой 2. v. 1) делать, ставить ударение to accent the first syllable - делать ударение на первом слоге 2) ставить знаки ударения 3) подчеркивать, акцентировать to accent the gravity of the situation - подчеркнуть серьёзность положения 4) произносить (выразительно), выговаривать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from M.Fr. accent, from O.Fr. acent, from L. accentus "song added to speech," from ad- "to" + cantus "a singing," pp. of canere "to sing." Loan-translation of Gk. prosoidia, from pros- "to" + oide "song," which apparently described the pitch scheme in Gk. verse. Meaning "particular mode of pronunciation" is first recorded 1538. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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