Examples from texts
Aliens, said the man with the crew cut, as if trying on the word for size; he had a similar accent.–Alienígenas –dijo el hombre del corte de pelo militar, como si estuviese probando la palabra; tenía un acento similar.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
I open them again at the prescribed words, 'So perish all the king's enemies,' barely intelligible in the executioner's French accent.Vuelvo a abrirlos al oír la frase preceptiva, apenas inteligible en boca del verdugo francés: «Así mueren todos los enemigos del rey.»Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
He had an accent and was dark.Hablaba con acento y era moreno.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
It took her a while to work out that he was speaking English: the accent was like none she had ever heard before.Urmila tardó un momento en comprender que hablaba en inglés: el acento no se parecía a ninguno que hubiera oído hasta entonces.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
'Accents can be adopted.– Los acentos se aprenden.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
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Collocations
with an accent
acentuado
circumflex accent
acento circunflejo
grave accent
acento grave
Word forms
accent
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | accent | accents |
Possessive case | accent's | accents' |
accent
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | accented |
Imperative | accent |
Present Participle (Participle I) | accenting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | accented |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I accent | we accent |
you accent | you accent |
he/she/it accents | they accent |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am accenting | we are accenting |
you are accenting | you are accenting |
he/she/it is accenting | they are accenting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have accented | we have accented |
you have accented | you have accented |
he/she/it has accented | they have accented |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been accenting | we have been accenting |
you have been accenting | you have been accenting |
he/she/it has been accenting | they have been accenting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I accented | we accented |
you accented | you accented |
he/she/it accented | they accented |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was accenting | we were accenting |
you were accenting | you were accenting |
he/she/it was accenting | they were accenting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had accented | we had accented |
you had accented | you had accented |
he/she/it had accented | they had accented |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been accenting | we had been accenting |
you had been accenting | you had been accenting |
he/she/it had been accenting | they had been accenting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will accent | we shall/will accent |
you will accent | you will accent |
he/she/it will accent | they will accent |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be accenting | we shall/will be accenting |
you will be accenting | you will be accenting |
he/she/it will be accenting | they will be accenting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have accented | we shall/will have accented |
you will have accented | you will have accented |
he/she/it will have accented | they will have accented |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been accenting | we shall/will have been accenting |
you will have been accenting | you will have been accenting |
he/she/it will have been accenting | they will have been accenting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would accent | we should/would accent |
you would accent | you would accent |
he/she/it would accent | they would accent |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be accenting | we should/would be accenting |
you would be accenting | you would be accenting |
he/she/it would be accenting | they would be accenting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have accented | we should/would have accented |
you would have accented | you would have accented |
he/she/it would have accented | they would have accented |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been accenting | we should/would have been accenting |
you would have been accenting | you would have been accenting |
he/she/it would have been accenting | they would have been accenting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am accented | we are accented |
you are accented | you are accented |
he/she/it is accented | they are accented |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being accented | we are being accented |
you are being accented | you are being accented |
he/she/it is being accented | they are being accented |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been accented | we have been accented |
you have been accented | you have been accented |
he/she/it has been accented | they have been accented |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was accented | we were accented |
you were accented | you were accented |
he/she/it was accented | they were accented |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being accented | we were being accented |
you were being accented | you were being accented |
he/she/it was being accented | they were being accented |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been accented | we had been accented |
you had been accented | you had been accented |
he/she/it had been accented | they had been accented |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be accented | we shall/will be accented |
you will be accented | you will be accented |
he/she/it will be accented | they will be accented |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been accented | we shall/will have been accented |
you will have been accented | you will have been accented |
he/she/it will have been accented | they will have been accented |