La palabra del día: acentuar

Question

acentuar - to accent, to stress; to accentuate, to emphasize

acentuar en SpanishDict

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.

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Hay que acentuar la importancia de aprender idiomas en el mundo contemporáneo.

We need to emphasise the importance of learning languages in the contemporary world.

Corregid mi español, por favor :) - Issabela, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 1

Ten cuidado con el verbo "acentuar", que se acentúa el "u" en el tiempo presente, tal como en el subjunctivo presente.

Be careful with the verb "acentuar", because the "u" is accented in the present tense, and also in the present subjunctive.

Verdad - Goyo, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 2

Acentuo la importancia de la puntería a mi hijo cuando usa el baño.

I stress the importance of the aim to my son when he uses the bathroom.

¡Me recuerdo de esos días! - kattya, Jan 12, 2010

jajaja, "Acentúo la importancia ..." - Carlos-F, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 3

El canguro acentuó que ella no puede quedarse pasado las once.

The baby sitter stressed that she cannot stay past eleven o'clock.

:-D LoL Canguro! Serious! That's how to say baby-sitter!? I had no idea. jajajaja. - chaparrito, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 4

Mis padres siempre acentuaban la importancia de una educación liberal completa.

My parents always stressed the importance of a well-rounded liberal education.

Feedback welcome - not sure if "completa" is the best choice for "well-rounded" but it's all I could find. - LaBurra, Jan 12, 2010

maybe "pozo redondeado"? - nizhoni1, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 5

Estoy trabajando con mis los hijos a acentuar el volumen grande es muy malo . I am working with my children to stress large volumen is bad.

Are you trying to refer to obesity/being fat? - nizhoni1, Jan 12, 2010

I am working with my children to stress obesity is bad. - nizhoni1, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 6

Acentúo el acento en el tiempo presente porque me ha avisado kattya! Gracias a ella! Otro ejemplo del valor que ofrece este sitio!

;) - kattya, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 7

Es muy importante para acentuá higiene mas en estos días.

It is very important to emphasize on hygiene more on these days.

I think if you removed both "on"s the sentence would make more sense in English - nizhoni1, Jan 12, 2010

Welcome Ozgeutan! Hoş Geldiniz... I learned some Turkish once but it was a long time ago... - kattya, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 8

Do you think black lipstick would accentuate the color of my eyes? Piensa usted lápiz de labios que negro acenturía el color de los ojos?

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Or would a conjugation of "creer" be more appropriate?

definitely! ;) And I think creer is better... you´re just asking for an opinion, not a well-thought out position - kattya, Jan 12, 2010

Answer 9

Algunas personas quieren acentuar sus cuerpos con cirugía plástica. ¡No me gusta belleza falsa!

Some people want to accentuate their bodies with plastic surgery. I don't like false beauty!

Answer 10

Hay que acentuar en destacar las habilidades en lugar de las falencias.

We must emphasize on skill instead highlight the flaws

We must emphasize skill instead of highlighting flaws. - nizhoni1, Jan 12, 2010