accentuation

aksɑ̃tɥasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of accentuation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

renforcementaction de rendre quelque chose plus intense ou visible

L'accentuation des inégalités préoccupe les sociologues.

amplification

intensification

renforcement

phonétique

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action de placer des accents sur les syllabes d'un mot

TECH.

L'accentuation du français suit des règles précises.

écriture

TECH.

action de placer des signes diacritiques sur les lettres

TECH.

L'accentuation correcte améliore la lisibilité du texte.

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Origin of accentuation

latin, accentus (accent) + -ation (action)

Terms with accentuation included in their meaning

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accent de phrase

phonétique

accentuation qui met en relief un mot important dans une phrase

accent circonflexe

grec ancien

signe d'accentuation utilisé en grec ancien sur certaines syllabes

oxyton

adj.

accentuation

qui porte un accent tonique sur la dernière syllabe

oxytonisme

accentuation

phénomène linguistique d'accentuation sur la dernière syllabe d'un mot

Examples of accentuation in a sentence

On observe une accentuation du bruit en ville la nuit.
L'accentuation varie selon les langues étudiées.
L'enseignant explique l'accentuation des mots difficiles.
L'accentuation des voyelles varie selon les langues.
L'enseignant explique l'importance de l'accentuation en français.

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English:intensification, stress placement, ...
German:Verstärkung, Akzentsetzung, ...
Italian:accentuazione, accentazione, ...
Spanish:acentuación, colocación de acentos, ...
Portuguese:acentuação, ...
Chinese:强化, 重音, ...
Japanese:強調, アクセント付与, ...
Arabic:تفاقم, تشكيل النبر, ...
Hebrew:הַגְבָּרָה, הַטְעָמָה, ...
Russian:акцентуация, ударение, ...
Ukrainian:посилення, розстановка наголосів, ...
Catalan:accentuació, ...
Danish:forstærkning, accentuering, ...
Dutch:benadrukking, accentuering, ...
Greek:ενίσχυση, προφορά, ...
Hungarian:fokozódás, hangsúlyozás, ...
Khmer:ការពង្រឹង, ការសង្កត់សំឡេង, ...
Korean:강화, 강세 부여, ...
Polish:nasilenie, akcentowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):acentuação, ...
Romanian:accentuare, punctuație diacriticată, ...
Swedish:accentuering, betoning, ...
Thai:การเน้นย้ำ, การเน้นเสียง, ...
Turkish:vurgulama, vurgu, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhấn mạnh, nhấn trọng âm, ...

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Definition of accentuation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of accentuation

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