Accents - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Make more noticeable or prominent.

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His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

verb

To emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable

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Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist., the new policy only serves t…

noun

The action or fact of accentuating or of being accentuated.

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The accentuation of the treasury's currency policy

noun

The act of emphasizing a particular feature of something or making something more noticeable, or an instance of this

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Accentuation when reading poetry is very important., the problems facing immigrants are accentuatio…

noun

The formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.

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The articulation of vowels and consonants

noun

The way in which words are pronounced, esp. in singing

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

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If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

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The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

noun

A strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather.

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Other accessories include beards and sideburns (confirming that hairy faces are back) and for your …

noun

A marked accent, especially irish or scottish, when speaking english.

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A fine irish brogue

noun

An irish or scottish way of speaking english

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She spoke with a soft brogue.

noun

A whirring sound, such as a phone ringing tone or the sound of cogs turning.

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We made do with the pips on digital radio 2, and the engaged burr of mobiles as the servers overflo…

verb

Make a whirring sound.

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First one brightly colored lorikeet burred past zack's head, then another and another, until at lea…

noun

A modulation or inflection of the voice.

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His measured cadences never convey the character's underlying passion

noun

A regular rise and fall of sound, esp. of the human voice

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She spoke in the lyrical cadence of her east african accent.

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

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Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

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[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

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Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

noun

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction

noun

The manner in which words are pronounced

verb

Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds.

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‘suits me fine,’ he drawled

noun

A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with prolonged vowel sounds.

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A strong texan drawl

noun

A way of speaking esp. in the southern us in which some vowel sounds are made longer and which therefore seems slower than usual

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He had bright blue eyes and a beautiful southern drawl.

noun

The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.

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Lessons in singing and elocution

noun

The art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice

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Classes in elocution

noun

Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

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They placed great emphasis on the individual's freedom

noun

Special attention given to something because it is important or because you want it to be noticed, or an example of this

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[ u ] she paused for emphasis., [ u ] in schools, the emphasis on programming has declined in recen…

noun

The act of pronouncing words or parts of words clearly

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Victims of stroke often lack clear enunciation., the participants were chosen based on their enunci…

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

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A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

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The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

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This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

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He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

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The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

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At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

The part of a view that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph.

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The intricate garden depicted in the foreground

verb

Make (something) the most prominent or important feature.

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Sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized

noun

The things in a picture that seem nearest to you

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The children are in the foreground in front of our house.

noun

An outstanding part of an event or period of time.

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He views that season as the highlight of his career

verb

Draw special attention to.

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The issues highlighted by the report

noun

The best, most important, or most interesting part

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The highlight of our trip to new york was going to the top of the empire state building., the repor…

noun

A rhythmical or metrical stress.

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His great authority, cresollius, disapproved of orators using ‘ictus or musicall cadence of the fin…

noun

The state or fact of being of great significance or value.

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The importance of a good education

noun

The quality of being important

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Some managers acknowledge the importance of balancing work and family, and believe it necessary to …

noun

A change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.

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A set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections

noun

Change in the quality of the voice, often showing an emotion

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Phyllis replies without any particular inflection in her voice, "i guess i’m lazy.", "gets," "got,"…

noun

The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

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She spoke english with a german intonation

noun

The sound changes produced by the rise and fall of the voice when speaking

idiom

In one way of expressing something or thinking about something

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His old self died, in a manner of speaking, and he was born again as a devout christian.

noun

The exertion of a modifying or controlling influence on something.

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Endorphins in the body are responsible for the modulation of pain sensation

noun

A change in the style, loudness, etc. of something such as your voice in order to achieve an effect or express an emotion

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The minister has evidently practised the modulation of her voice., the actors sit on stools and pre…

noun

A dark, thin, salty-tasting sauce made with fermented fish (= that has been allowed to go through a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria), used especially in thai and vietnamese cooking

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In a small bowl mix the lime juice with the nam pla and sugar., nam pla and prawns are both salty.

noun

The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.

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The safety of the country takes priority over any other matter

noun

Something that is considered more important than other matters

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[ c ] the president vowed to make education one of his top priorities., [ u ] getting fresh water a…

noun

Something that you do or deal with first because it is more important or urgent than other things

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The company focuses on business priorities that make a difference: intense commitment to customer s…

noun

The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.

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She came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s

noun

The state of being easily seen or well known

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Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.…

noun

The way in which a word is pronounced.

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Spelling does not determine pronunciation

noun

The way in which a word or letter is said, or said correctly, or the way in which a language is spoken

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[ u ] her pronunciation of english is improving., [ c ] there are two acceptable pronunciations for…

noun

A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck.

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The doctor found a faint pulse

verb

Throb rhythmically; pulsate.

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A knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed

noun

The edible seed of a leguminous plant, for example a chickpea, lentil, or bean.

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Use pulses such as peas and lentils to eke out meat dishes

noun

A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.

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Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing

An interval during which a recurring sequence occurs

noun

A regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances

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[ c ] a jazz rhythm, [ u ] you need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer., [ c ] the rhythm of a b…

noun

The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.

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He was born deaf and without the power of speech

noun

The ability to talk, or the activity of talking

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People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech., his speech became slurred and indistin…

noun

A lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person, especially a performer on stage.

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When the stage is dimmed, spotlights are used to create a tight arc of light in which roberts and c…

verb

Illuminate with a spotlight.

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The dancers are spotlighted from time to time throughout the evening

noun

A circle of strong light that comes from a lamp whose beam can be directed

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Spotlights followed the two dancers around the stage., fig. the incident brought toxic waste into t…

noun

Pressure or tension exerted on a material object.

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The distribution of stress is uniform across the bar

verb

Physiological disturbance or damage caused to an organism by adverse circumstances.

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In many areas irrigation is warranted to avoid plant stress

noun

Worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition

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[ u ] luis is under a lot of stress right now., [ c ] it’s hard to cope with the stresses of raisin…

noun

The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

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Trumpet mutes with different timbres

noun

A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

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They were speaking in hushed tones

verb

Give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle).

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Push-ups help tone your abs

noun

A member of a pygmy people inhabiting parts of burundi, rwanda, and the democratic republic of congo (zaire).

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The maori of new zealand, the inuit of canada, the twa of rwanda - all these and more sent represen…

adjective

Relating to the twa.

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In may 2000, the rwandan national ballet toured the united states with hutu, tutsi, and twa perform…

verb

Draw a line under (a word or phrase) to give emphasis or indicate special type.

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Certain phrases had been underlined

noun

A line drawn under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis.

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Subheadings have an underline in blue

verb

To draw a line under a word

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To underline significant parts of a text, the announcement underlines ibm’s newfound willingness to…

noun

A line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis.

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The import filter offered to replace the hyphen with an underscore character, and other than the na…

verb

Underline (something).

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It was not uncommon for respondents to heavily underscore the words ‘secure job with a pension’ in …

verb

To emphasize the importance something

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The need for fire detectors in cargo bays was underscored by some accidents in the 1980s.

noun

A spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.

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He whispered, as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality

noun

Something that someone says

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The senator's recent utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on monday., she h…