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em·pha·sis
(ĕm′fə-sĭs)n. pl. em·pha·ses (-sēz′)
1. Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress: a lecture on housekeeping with emphasis on neatness; paused for emphasis, then announced the winner's name.
2. Special attention or effort directed toward something: a small-town newspaper's emphasis on local affairs.
3. Prominence given to a syllable, word, or words, as by raising the voice or printing in italic type.
[Latin, from Greek, from emphainein, to exhibit, display : en-, in; see en-2 + phainein, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: emphasis, accent, stress
These nouns mean special weight placed on something considered important: an education with an emphasis on science; will study music with an accent on jazz; laid heavy stress on law and order.
These nouns mean special weight placed on something considered important: an education with an emphasis on science; will study music with an accent on jazz; laid heavy stress on law and order.
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emphasis
(ˈɛmfəsɪs)n, pl -ses (-siːz)
1. special importance or significance
2. an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance
3. (Rhetoric) stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
4. force or intensity of expression: he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights.
5. sharpness or clarity of form or outline: the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain.
[C16: via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see emphatic]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
em•pha•sis
(ˈɛm fə sɪs)n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)
1. special stress or importance attached to something.
2. something that is given special stress or importance.
3. stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication.
[1565–75; < Latin < Greek émphasis significance, emphasis, derivative (with -sis -sis) of emphaínein to display, indicate =em- em-2 + phaínein to show, reveal]
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emphasis
Particular intensity or force placed on a word, part of a word, clause, or sentence to underline its importance.
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| Noun | 1. |  emphasis - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"grandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance" |
| 2. |  emphasis - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense overemphasis - too much emphasis | |
| 3. | emphasis - special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. topicalization - (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English; "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization" rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | |
| 4. |  emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"prosody, inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language accentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance pitch accent, tonic accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness word accent, word stress - the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word sentence stress - the distribution of stresses within a sentence |
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emphasis
noun
1. importance, attention, weight, significance, stress, strength, priority, moment, intensity, insistence, prominence, underscoring, pre-eminence Too much emphasis is placed on research.
2. stress, accent, accentuation, force, weight The emphasis is on the first syllable of the word.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
emphasis
nounSpecial weight placed upon something considered important:
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Translations
تَوْكيدتَوكيد، أهَمِّيّهتوكيد، تَشْديد
důraz
betoningeftertryktrykvægt
hangsúlynyomaték
áhersla
akcentavimasakcentuotisvarumassvoris
akcentssvarīgumssvarsuzsvarsuzsvērums
poudarek
emphasis
[ˈemfəsɪs] N (emphases (pl)) [ˈemfəsiːz]1. (in word) → acento m; (in sentence) → énfasis m inv
the emphasis is on the first syllable → el acento (re)cae en la primera sílaba
to put emphasis on a word → enfatizar una palabra
the emphasis is on the first syllable → el acento (re)cae en la primera sílaba
to put emphasis on a word → enfatizar una palabra
2. (fig) → énfasis m inv
there has been a change of emphasis → ya no se hace hincapié en lo mismo
he said it twice, for emphasis → lo dijo dos veces, para enfatizar or para recalcar
the emphasis is on sport → se da más énfasis al deporte
this year the emphasis is on femininity → este año se resalta la feminidad
to place or put or lay emphasis on sth → hacer hincapié en algo, poner énfasis en algo
too much emphasis is placed on research → se pone demasiado énfasis en la investigación, se hace demasiado hincapié en la investigación
to put special emphasis on sth → poner especial énfasis en algo
to speak with emphasis → hablar con énfasis
there has been a change of emphasis → ya no se hace hincapié en lo mismo
he said it twice, for emphasis → lo dijo dos veces, para enfatizar or para recalcar
the emphasis is on sport → se da más énfasis al deporte
this year the emphasis is on femininity → este año se resalta la feminidad
to place or put or lay emphasis on sth → hacer hincapié en algo, poner énfasis en algo
too much emphasis is placed on research → se pone demasiado énfasis en la investigación, se hace demasiado hincapié en la investigación
to put special emphasis on sth → poner especial énfasis en algo
to speak with emphasis → hablar con énfasis
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
emphasis
[ˈɛmfəsɪs] [emphases] [ˈɛmfəsiːz] (pl) n (= weight, importance) → force f, insistance f
to put emphasis on sth, to place emphasis on sth → mettre l'accent sur qch, insister sur qch
the emphasis is on reading → la lecture tient une place primordiale, on accorde une importance particulière à la lecture
to put emphasis on sth, to place emphasis on sth → mettre l'accent sur qch, insister sur qch
the emphasis is on reading → la lecture tient une place primordiale, on accorde une importance particulière à la lecture
(= vocal stress) → accent m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
emphasis
n
(= vocal stress) → Betonung f; the emphasis is on the first syllable → die Betonung or der Ton liegt auf der ersten Silbe; to lay or put emphasis on a word → ein Wort betonen; to say something with emphasis → etw mit Nachdruck or nachdrücklich betonen
(= importance) → Betonung f, → (Schwer)gewicht nt; to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on something → etw betonen; to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on doing something → Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun; this year the emphasis is on femininity → dieses Jahr liegt der Akzent or die Betonung auf Weiblichkeit; there is too much emphasis on research → die Forschung steht zu sehr im Vordergrund; a change of emphasis → eine Akzentverschiebung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
emphasis
[ˈɛmfəsɪs] n (emphases (pl)) [ˈɛmfəsiːz] → enfasi f inv; (in word, phrase) → accentoto speak with emphasis → parlare con enfasi
to lay or place emphasis on sth (fig) → mettere in risalto or in evidenza qc
the emphasis is on sport → si dà molta importanza allo sport
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
emphasis
(ˈemfəsis) noun – plural ˈemphases (-siːz) –1. stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable. In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.
2. force; firmness. `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.
3. importance given to something. He placed great emphasis on this point.
ˈemphasize, ˈemphasise verb to lay or put emphasis on. You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.
emˈphatic (-ˈfӕ-) adjective (negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite. an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.
emˈphatically adverb to emphasize (not emphasize on) a point.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
emphasis
n. énfasis; acentuación.
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