accentuer

aksɑ̃tɥe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of accentuer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

intensitérendre plus intense, donner plus de force

Ce maquillage accentue ses yeux bleus.

amplifier

renforcer

prononciationprononcer avec force et netteté

Elle accentue chaque syllabe pour être bien comprise.

articuler

souligner

typographie

TECH.

marquer une lettre avec un accent typographique

TECH.

Il faut accentuer le e dans le mot « café ».

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accentuer la pression

augmenter l'intensité d'une force ou contrainte exercée

Le gouvernement décide d'accentuer la pression sur les entreprises polluantes.

Origin of accentuer

latin, accentuare (accentuer)

Terms with accentuer included in their meaning

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souligner

renforcement

accentuer ou renforcer quelque chose

pousser le trait

exagération

exagérer ou accentuer quelque chose de façon excessive

appuyer

prononciation

accentuer la prononciation d'un mot ou syllabe

fouiller

peinture

accentuer les ombres dans une peinture

Examples of accentuer in a sentence

Cette lumière accentue les couleurs du tableau.
Le professeur accentue les voyelles longues en classe.
Pour l’examen, il faut accentuer correctement les mots difficiles.
Peux-tu accentuer correctement ce mot sur l'affiche ?
L'enseignant explique comment accentuer les voyelles françaises.

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English:accentuate, enunciate, ...
German:verstärken, deutlich aussprechen, ...
Italian:accentuare, marcare, ...
Spanish:acentuar, marcar, ...
Portuguese:acentuar, enfatizar, ...
Chinese:加强, 重读, ...
Japanese:強調する, 強調して発音する, ...
Arabic:عزّز, شدّد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְגִּישׁ, לְהַדְגִּישׁ, ...
Russian:подчёркивать, акцентировать, ...
Ukrainian:підкреслювати, наголошувати, ...
Catalan:enfatitzar, accentuar, ...
Danish:fremhæve, betone, ...
Dutch:versterken, duidelijk uitspreken, ...
Greek:τονίζω, προφέρω έντονα, ...
Hungarian:fokozni, hangsúlyozni, ...
Khmer:បង្កើន, បញ្ចេញសំឡេងច្បាស់, ...
Korean:강조하다, 강하게 발음하다, ...
Polish:podkreślić, akcentować, ...
Portuguese (BR):acentuar, dar ênfase, ...
Romanian:a accentua, a pune accent, ...
Swedish:accentuera, betona, ...
Thai:เน้นให้เด่นขึ้น, เน้นเสียง, ...
Turkish:vurgulamak, harfe aksan eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:làm nổi bật, phát âm rõ ràng, ...

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