Polyglot Dictionary

accent

/ak.sɑ̃/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les accents

Meaning

  1. accent

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

emphase

Close — "accent" can mean emphasis too, as in "to accent a syllable."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

acento

acento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "accent."

Portuguese

sotaque

sotaque is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "accent."

Practice

1 What does accent mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle parle avec un ___ marqué.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches accent?

noun

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