el acento. 'el acento'. This masculine noun means 'accent, stress'. For example, 'canta en español pero con acento inglés' / 'He sings in Spanish but with an English accent'. El acento.
acento
masculine noun
1. accent (entonación)
- tener acento andaluz -> to have an Andalusian accent
2. accent (ortográfico)
also:
- poner el acento en algo -> to emphasize something (enfatizar)
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acento [ah-then’-to]
noun
1. Accent, a modulation of the voice. (m)
2. Accent, a character placed over a syllable, to mark the modulation of the voice, to stress, emphasis. (m)
- Acento ortográfico -> written accent
- Acento agudo -> acute accent
- Confuerte acento Andaluz -> with a strong Andalusian accent
- Poner acento en algo -> to emphasize something
acento
1 (Lingüística) (escrito) accent; (hablado) stress; emphasis
pon un acento sobre la o put an accent on the o; el acento cae en la segunda sílaba the stress o emphasis is on the second syllable
acento agudo acute accent
acento circunflejo circumflex (accent)
acento ortográfico written accent
acento tónico tonic accent
2 (deje) accent
tiene acento francés he has French accent; tiene un acento muy cerrado he has a very strong o broad accent; con (un) fuerte acento andaluz with a strong Andalusian accent; hablan inglés sin nada de acento they speak English without a trace of an accent; un hombre de acento sudamericano a man with a South American accent
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