What does acento in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word acento in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acento in Spanish.

The word acento in Spanish means accent, accent, accent mark, stress, emphasis, accent, emphasis, acute accent, circumflex accent, foreign accent, thick accent, neutral accent, accent, accent mark, stress accent, dynamic accent, accent, accent, touch. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acento

accent

nombre masculino (pronunciación especial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi novia es argentina y tiene un acento muy dulce.
My girlfriend is Argentinian and she has a very sweet accent.

accent, accent mark

nombre masculino (tilde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con el acento podemos diferenciar el significado de palabras que se escriben igual y tienen distintos significados.
With an accent (or: accent mark) we can differentiate the meaning of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

stress, emphasis, accent

nombre masculino (sílaba destacada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
«Sillón» es una palabra aguda que tiene el acento en la última sílaba.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. In Spanish, words carrying a stress on the last syllable are known as oxytone words.

emphasis

nombre masculino (importancia que se concede)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se puso especial acento en disminuir los gastos de representación.
A special emphasis was placed on reducing representation expenses.

acute accent

nombre masculino (signo gráfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En español el acento ortográfico que se utiliza es siempre el agudo.

circumflex accent

nombre masculino (signo gráfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acento circunflejo se utiliza mucho en francés y portugués, como en château y português.

foreign accent

(deje no autóctono)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Habla con acento extranjero desde que sufrió una apoplejía.
She speaks with a foreign accent since she suffered a stroke.

thick accent

(signo gráfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acento grave se utiliza en italiano para acentuar las palabras agudas, como cità y pietà.

neutral accent

(sin marcas regionales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alberto tiene un acento neutro, no sabría decirte de dónde es.

accent, accent mark

(tilde de vocal tónica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy los niños aprendieron las reglas del acento ortográfico en español.
Today the children learned the rules for accent marks in Spanish.

stress accent, dynamic accent

(acento de intensidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acento prosódico puede representar una dificultad para los aprendices de español como lengua extranjera.
Stress accents can pose difficulties for learners of Spanish as a foreign language.

accent

locución adverbial (con un dejo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Habló con acento griego, lo sé porque es muy característico.

accent, touch

locución adverbial (figurado (con un toque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
-¿Te gusta esta sala con acento francés? -Muy recargada.

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