Grammatical class

Noun

accent

accent, manner or tone of speech

Details

Syllables

ac-cent

Phonetics

ak.sɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1374

Freq. (movies)

3128

Freq. (news)

3985

Sentences

Sami a un accent.

Sami has an accent.

A1

Il a un bon accent.

He has a good accent.

A1

J'adore cet accent.

I love that accent.

A1

J'adore son accent.

I love his accent.

A1

Votre accent vous trahit.

Your accent gives you away.

A2

Il avait un accent kabyle.

His accent was Kabyle.

A2

Aux États-Unis, son accent français ne manque jamais d’attirer l’attention des femmes.

In the United States, his French accent never fails to attract women's attention.

B1

Tom se moqua de l'accent de Maria.

Tom laughed at Mary's accent.

B1

Il parle anglais avec un accent allemand.

He speaks English with a German accent.

B1

L'entreprise met l'accent sur l'innovation.

The company places its main focus on innovation.

B1

Son accent trahit le fait qu'il est français.

His accent betrays him to be a Frenchman.

B1

L’accent est mis sur les quantités plutôt que sur les qualités.

Emphasis is placed on the quantities rather than the qualities.

B2