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accent 1 /ˡæksənt/ noun accento m

accent 2 /ækˡsent/ transitive verb accentare

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'accent' found in these entries:

English:

acute accent - broad - brogue - diacritic - put - transatlantic - uneducated

Italian:

accentare - accento

accent: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

accent		(phonetics, way of speaking) fonetica, modo di parlare	accento nm
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
acute accent			accento acuto
foreign accent	n	(pronunciation of non-native language)	accento straniero nm
When learning a new language, you will likely have a foreign accent.
Per alcuni è difficile perdere l'accento straniero anche dopo anni di residenza nel paese.
grave accent	n	(diacritical mark to indicate pronunciation)	accento grave nm
The grave accent in English indicates a pronounced "e" where one normally finds a silent "e", such as in the word "blessèd.".
In italiano le vocali E ed O possono avere un accento grave o acuto.
main accent			accento principale
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a rough accent
Accent
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accent in imperative forms
Accent in reflexive Italian verbs
Accent on (a letter)
authorial accent
cafe: accent
Canadian accent
Dalida's accent
Desiderano, where is the accent?
do I write it with the accent or without it
E (with an accent mark)
I thought I detected a slight Italian accent
keyhole accent
se with an accent
Speak with an awful accent
talks with a raspy Queens accent

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