strong accent

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• strong — W1S1 [strɔŋ US stro:ŋ] adj comparative stronger superlative strongest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to lift heavy things/do hard work)¦ 2¦(not easily damaged)¦ 3¦(able to deal with difficulty)¦ 4¦(powerful)¦ 5¦(feelings/opinions)¦ 6¦(affect/influence)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• strong — [strôŋ] adj. [ME < OE strang, akin to ON strangr, strong, severe, Ger streng, severe < IE base * strenk , *streng , tense, taut > STRING, Gr strangos, twisted, L stringere, to draw taut] 1. a) physically powerful; having great muscular… …   English World dictionary

• strong — [[t]strɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM strɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] ♦ strongest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is strong is healthy with good muscles and can move or carry heavy things, or do hard physical work. I m not strong enough to carry him... I feared I wouldn t be able to… …   English dictionary

• accent — ac|cent1 [ æk,sent ] noun ** 1. ) count a way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class someone comes from: a Brooklyn accent a strong accent: Tom hasn t lost his strong Irish accent. put on an accent: The kids all put on a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• accent — [[t]æ̱ks(ə)nt[/t]] accents 1) N COUNT Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. He had developed a slight American accent …   English dictionary

• strong — Se comete un calco del inglés traduciendo siempre la voz «strong» por fuerte. «Strong» equivale unas veces a intenso, otras a enérgico o marcado. «Estados Unidos mantuvo los últimos años una fuerte presencia naval en el Caribe» («... una intensa… …   Diccionario español de neologismos

• accent — 1. The noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb (meaning ‘to lay stress on, to emphasize’ in various senses) on the second. 2. In general use, an accent is ‘individual, local, or national mode of pronunciation’, as in a Scottish accent …   Modern English usage

• strong — [ strɔŋ ] adjective *** ▸ 1 powerful and healthy ▸ 2 produced with power ▸ 3 not easily damaged ▸ 4 relationship: close ▸ 5 with confidence, etc. ▸ 6 good at doing something ▸ 7 firmly believed/felt ▸ 8 based on reason/fact ▸ 9 high degree/level… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• accent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad (esp. BrE), heavy, marked, pronounced, strong, thick ▪ She had a pronounced Southern accent. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• accent — n. pronunciation 1) to affect, assume, imitate, put on; cultivate an accent 2) to speak with an accent 3) to get rid of an accent 4) a foreign; heavy, noticeable. pronounced, strong, thick; slight accent stress 5) to place, put the accent on (to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• accent — I UK [ˈæks(ə)nt] / US [ˈækˌsent] noun Word forms accent : singular accent plural accents ** 1) [countable] a way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class someone comes from an upper class British accent Tom hasn t lost his …   English dictionary