tilde

accent

la tilde(teel-deh)

feminine noun

1. (written stress)

a. accent

Olvidaste ponerle la tilde a la primera vocal en "túnel".

You forgot to put the accent on the first vowel of "túnel".

2. (diacritic)

a. tilde

Las letras "ñ" y "n" en español se diferencian por la tilde.

The letters "ñ" and "n" in Spanish are distinguished by the presence or absence of the tilde.

3. (iota)

a. jot

Laura no ha demostrado una tilde de interés en sus estudios.

Laura hasn't shown a jot of interest in his studies.

b. bit

No entendí ni una tilde de la explicación.

I didn't understand a bit of the explanation.