accent

the way that someone pronounces words, which shows what country or area they are from

pronunciación regional, acento

• have an accent

Collocations British accent · American accent

• She has quite a strong French accent.

  Ella tiene un fuerte acento francés.

the stress or emphasis that you put on particular words when you speak, especially to show their importance

énfasis, acento (en la pronunciación)

• put the accent on something

Collocations word accent · sentence accent

• He put a strong accent on the word 'important'.

  Él puso un fuerte énfasis en la palabra 'importante'.

a strong emphasis on something, especially in a particular way of life or set of beliefs

énfasis, énfasis en algo

• put an accent on something

Collocations accent on education · accent on health and safety

• The company puts a strong accent on customer service.

  La empresa pone un fuerte énfasis en el servicio al cliente.

a small piece of decoration, especially one that is fixed to a wall or ceiling

adorno, decoración

• have an accent on the wall

Collocations wall accent · ceiling accent

• The room has a beautiful accent light fixture.

  La habitación tiene un hermoso adorno de iluminación.