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1 emphatic
emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk]a. [person] catégorique ; [denial, statement] énergique• to be emphatic that... affirmer catégoriquement que...b. [tone, gesture, nod] emphatique* * *[ɪm'fætɪk]adjective [statement] catégorique; [voice, manner] énergique; [tone, style] vigoureux/-euseto be emphatic about/that — insister sur/pour que
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2 emphatic
emphatic [ɪm'fætɪk]∎ to be emphatic insister;∎ she was emphatic that they must not be late elle a bien insisté sur le fait qu'ils ne devaient pas être en retard;∎ he was quite emphatic on that point il s'est montré très catégorique sur ce point;∎ to be emphatic in one's denials nier catégoriquement;∎ an emphatic gesture un grand geste(b) Linguistics emphatique -
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1 (insistent, firm) [statement, refusal, denial] catégorique ; [voice, manner] énergique ; [tone, style] vigoureux/-euse ; to be emphatic about insister sur, être formel/-elle sur ; to be emphatic that insister pour que (+ subj) ; he was most emphatic that I should go il a insisté pour que j'y aille ;2 ( clear) [victory] écrasant ;3 Ling ( with emphasis) emphatique.
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emphatic — em*phat ic, emphatical em*phat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. emphatique. See {Emphasis}.] 1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tone — n. style, trend 1) to set the tone sound 2) dulcet, sweet; harsh; strident tone(s) manner of speaking that reveals the speaker s feelings 3) an abusive; angry; apologetic; arrogant; businesslike; condescending, patronizing; decisive; emphatic;… … Combinatory dictionary
tone down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dim] Syn. darken, deepen, cloud; see shade 2 . 2. [To soften] Syn. subdue, moderate, temper; see soften 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. quiet down, moderate, temper, soften, mute, dampen. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I … English dictionary for students
emphatic — adj. 1 (of language, tone, or gesture) forcibly expressive. 2 of words: a bearing the stress. b used to give emphasis. 3 expressing oneself with emphasis. 4 (of an action or process) forcible, significant. Derivatives: emphatically adv. Etymology … Useful english dictionary
emphatical — emphatic em*phat ic, emphatical em*phat ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. emphatique. See {Emphasis}.] 1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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