accentuer

accentuer [aksɑ̃tye]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to accentuate ; [+ goût] to bring out ; [+ pression] to increase ; [+ lettre] to accent ; [+ syllabe] to stress

• syllabe (non) accentuée (un)stressed syllable

2. reflexive verb

► s'accentuer [tendance, contraste, traits, inégalités] to become more marked ; [pression] to increase

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aksɑ̃tɥe
1.

verbe transitif

1) (rendre plus évident) [situation] to accentuate [inégalités]; to heighten [tensions]; to increase [tendance]

2) (tenter de faire ressortir) [personne] to highlight [trait de caractère]; to emphasize [aspect]

3) (rendre tonique) to stress; (en poésie) to accentuate [syllabe]

4) (écrire) to put an accent on [lettre]

lettre accentuée — accented letter

2.

s'accentuer verbe pronominal to become more marked

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aksɑ̃tɥe vt

1) [lettre, caractère] to accent

2) [syllabe] to stress

3) (= faire ressortir) [impression, sentiment, tendance, baisse, phénomène] to accentuate, to emphasize

4) (= augmenter) [effort, pression] to increase

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accentuer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (rendre plus évident) [mesure, situation] to accentuate [inégalités, différences]; to heighten [tensions]; to increase [tendance];

2 (tenter de faire ressortir) [personne] to highlight [différences, trait de caractère, inégalités]; to emphasize [aspect];

3 Phon to stress, (en poésie) to accentuate [syllabe]; syllabe accentuée/non accentuée stressed/unstressed syllable, (en poésie) accented/unaccented syllable;

4 (écrire) to put an accent on [lettre]; les lettres accentuées letters with accents, accented letters.

B s'accentuer vpr [déséquilibre, phénomène, tendance] to become more marked, to become more pronounced; [timidité] to become worse.

[aksɑ̃tɥe] verbe transitif

1. PHONÉTIQUE [son, syllabe] to accent, to accentuate, to bring out (inseparable)

2. [dans l'écriture] to put an accent on

3. [rendre plus visible - ressemblance, différence] to accentuate, to bring out (inseparable), to emphasize ; [ - forme, traits] to emphasize, to accentuate, to highlight

4. [augmenter - effort] to increase, to intensify ; [ - chômage, crise] to increase

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s'accentuer verbe pronominal intransitif

[contraste, ressemblance] to become more marked ou apparent ou pronounced

[tendance] to become more noticeable

[chômage] to rise, to increase

[crise] to increase in intensity