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.
Il a un bon accent.
He has a good accent.
J'adore cet accent.
I love that accent.
J'adore son accent.
I love his accent.
Votre accent vous trahit.
Your accent gives you away.
Il avait un accent kabyle.
His accent was Kabyle.
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.
Tom se moqua de l'accent de Maria.
Tom laughed at Mary's accent.
Il parle anglais avec un accent allemand.
He speaks English with a German accent.
L'entreprise met l'accent sur l'innovation.
The company places its main focus on innovation.
Son accent trahit le fait qu'il est français.
His accent betrays him to be a Frenchman.
L’accent est mis sur les quantités plutôt que sur les qualités.
Emphasis is placed on the quantities rather than the qualities.