accent

acento

Manera de pronunciar las palabras que suele indicar de dónde es una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The way someone says words, often showing where they come from.

• She has a Scottish accent.
• I recognized his accent immediately.
• Do you find their accents difficult to understand?

Cómo se usa: speak with an accent (He speaks English with a Spanish accent.)

Expresiones frecuentes: strong accent, regional accent, with an accent

acento, énfasis

Mayor fuerza o altura de voz al pronunciar una parte de una palabra o frase.

En inglés sencillo: Extra force or a higher sound given to one part of a word or phrase.

• Put the accent on the first syllable.
• The accent changes when this word becomes a verb.
• Listen carefully to the accents in the phrase.

Cómo se usa: accent on something (The accent falls on the second syllable.)

Sinónimos: stress, emphasis

Expresiones frecuentes: word accent, accent on something

énfasis

Atención o importancia especial que se da a algo.

En inglés sencillo: The special attention or importance given to something.

• The accent is on fresh food.
• Our courses place the accent on speaking skills.
• This design puts the accent on comfort.

Cómo se usa: the accent is on something (At this school, the accent is on creativity.); put the accent on something (The new policy puts the accent on safety.)

Sinónimos: emphasis, focus

Expresiones frecuentes: accent on something, put the accent

resaltar, acentuar

Hacer que algo destaque o parezca más importante.

En inglés sencillo: To make something stand out or seem more important.

• The lighting accents the painting.
• Dark lines accented the edges of the design.
• This scarf accents the color of her eyes.

Cómo se usa: accent something with something (She accented the room with bright cushions.)

Sinónimos: emphasize, highlight, accentuate

Expresiones frecuentes: accent a feature, accent something with something