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accent noun

  /-sənt/ , /-sɛnt/ , /ˈak.sənt/ , /ˈæk.sɛnt/ , /ˈɛk.sent/
  • (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
 accento, cadenza, calata, inflessione
  • (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
  • A word; a significant tone or sound.
  • (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
  • (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
  • (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
  • (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).
  • (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
 accento
enfasi, modulazione, tono

accent verb

  /ækˈsɛnt/ , /ˈæk.sɛnt/
  • (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
 accentuare
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