B1 — Intermediatenoun
accento
accent
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
pronunciacadenzainflessionediacritico (written mark)
Usage note
'Pronuncia' is pronunciation broadly. 'Cadenza' is a rhythmic accent. 'Inflessione' is inflection. 'Accento grafico' is a written accent mark. 'Accento tonico' is word stress.
Example
"Ha un forte accento napoletano quando parla."
"He has a strong Neapolitan accent when he speaks."
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