Meaning of akcentēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to accentuate, to stress (to pronounce a word or syllable with more emphasis)
   transitive
2. to accentuate, to stress (to emphasize a part of a melody)
   transitive
3. to stress, to accentuate (to highlight a thought, an idea, a formal element, etc.)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“akcentēt vārda pirmo zilbi”

to stress a word's first syllable

“loģiski akcentēts vārds”

a logically stressed word

“ar pēkšņiem elpas sitieniem izveidojas akcentēts dziedājums”

accented singing is formed with sudden breath pulses

“akcentēt savu domu”

to stress his thought

“asi akcentēts ritms”

a sharply stressed rhythm

“akcentēt mācību vielā svarīgāko”

to highlight the most important (part) in the teaching material

“akcentēt gleznā kompozīcijas centru”

to highlight the composition center in a painting

“partikulu kopas “nu gan” un “gan nu” akcentē gan atsevišķas teikuma daļas, gan arī visa teikuma saturu”

the particle combinations “nu gan” and “gan nu” highlight both a specific part and the whole content of a sentence

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