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accent

Pronunciación: [ˈæksɛnt]

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Cómo usar accent en una oración: 3 significados y 9 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «language»

(noun) an accent is the way someone says words, which often shows where they are from. People can sound different when they speak, like with their pronunciation and intonation.

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She has a lovely British accent that makes her sound very charming.

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His accent was so thick that I had trouble understanding him.

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Where do you think his accent is from?

Contexto: «emphasis»

(noun) an accent can also mean a special emphasis or stress on a certain word or part of a word. This helps show what is important in a sentence.

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In the word 'record', the accent is on the second syllable when you use it as a noun.

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I didn’t put an accent on the right syllable, so they didn’t understand what I meant.

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Which syllable gets the accent in the word 'banana'?

Contexto: «highlight»

(verb) to accent something means to make it stand out or draw attention to it. Like when you want to make a certain part of your drawing brighter or more colorful.

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She used a bright color to accent the flowers in her painting.

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He didn't want to accent the mistakes in his homework, so he crossed them out.

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How can we accent this design to make it pop?

Cómo se pronuncia accent

Pronunciación: [ˈæksɛnt]

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