Grammatical class

Verb

accentuer

to accentuate (emphasize)

Details

Syllables

ac-cen-tuer

Phonetics

ak.sɑ̃.tɥe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

17460

Freq. (movies)

22416

Freq. (news)

9003

Sentences

Je voulais accentuer cela.

I wanted to emphasize that.

A1

La douceur va encore s'accentuer dans toute la France pour les prochains jours.

The mild weather is set to continue across France for the next few days.

B1

Grishkin est belle : son œil russe est souligné pour l'accentuer ; décorsetée, sa poitrine accueillante promet une félicité pneumatique.

Grishkin is nice: her Russian eye is underlined for emphasis; uncorseted, her friendly bust gives promise of pneumatic bliss.

C2