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Translate emphasis from English to Dutch

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emphasis:
- nadruk; accent; hoofdtoon; klemtoon
Wiktionary:
- emphasis → beklemtoning, klemtoon, benadrukking, nadruk
- emphasis → klem, nadruk, bombast, accent, klemtoon

English

Detailed Translations for emphasis from English to Dutch

emphasis:

emphasis [the ~] noun

the emphasis (accent)
de nadruk; het accent; de hoofdtoon; de klemtoon
- nadruk [de ~ (m)] noun
- accent [het ~] noun
- hoofdtoon [de ~ (m)] noun
- klemtoon [de ~ (m)] noun

Translation Matrix for emphasis:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
accent	accent; emphasis	accent; dialect
hoofdtoon	accent; emphasis
klemtoon	accent; emphasis
nadruk	accent; emphasis
-	accent; stress; vehemence

Related Words for "emphasis":

emphases

Synonyms for "emphasis":

accent; importance; grandness
vehemence; intensity; intensiveness
rhetorical device
stress; prosody; inflection

Related Definitions for "emphasis":

intensity or forcefulness of expression¹
- his emphasis on civil rights¹
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)¹
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.¹
special importance or significance¹
- the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis¹

Wiktionary Translations for emphasis:

emphasis

noun

prominence given to a syllable or words
- emphasis → beklemtoning; klemtoon
special attention or prominence given to something
- emphasis → benadrukking
special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
- emphasis → nadruk

emphasis

noun

een bijzondere aandacht die besteed wordt
- nadruk → emphasis

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• emphasis	→ klem; nadruk; bombast	↔ emphase — affectation pompeux dans le discours ou dans le débit.
• emphasis	→ accent; klemtoon; nadruk	↔ insistance — action d’insister.

Related Translations for emphasis

with emphasis

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