betont
/bəˈtoːnt/
adjective
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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emphasised
Built from betonen (to stress).
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Sie lächelte betont freundlich.
She smiled with pointed friendliness.
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Made of
- betonen to stress
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Spanish
enfático is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "emphasised, emphatic."
Practice
1 What does betont mean?
emphasised
2 Fill the gap: Sie lächelte ___ freundlich.
Full sentence: Sie lächelte betont freundlich. (She smiled with pointed friendliness.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches betont?
betont: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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