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«Is unpardonable-I see it-I feel it," cried he, in the accent of despair; "yet Emily-Emily may relent-you will at least give her my letter.
– Est impardonnable… je le vois…, je le sens ! s’écria-t-il avec l’accent du désespoir. Cependant Émilie ne sera peut-être pas insensible… : ayez la bonté de lui remettre ma lettre…
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
He speaks to me, and though I am quite familiar with the singsong accent of the North, I discover that he is singing.
Il me parle, et moi qui suis bien habitué pourtant à son accent du Nord qui chante, je découvre qu’il chante.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I had no difficulty about the accent.
Je n’eus aucune difficulté quant à l’accent.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
So sincere was the accent in which that appeal to Death was raised, to such a point was hatred magnified by a real desire to save the Deity imperilled here below, that a great shudder swept through Pierre also.
Et cet appel à la mort prenait un accent si sincère, il y avait là une haine grandie par un si réel désir de sauver Dieu en péril ici-bas, que Pierre fut traversé lui aussi d’un grand frisson.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Her harsh accent, into which she strove to infuse a little warmth of endearment, and the cordial attitude of her enervated body, made her a disgusting, unbearable object.
Son accent canaille, qu’elle cherchait à rendre caressant, l’attitude cordiale de son corps amolli, en faisaient un spectacle infâme, insoutenable.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Marie, however, on the very threshold called out in her calm voice, to which she strove to impart a gay and cheering accent: "Children!
Mais Marie avait crié, de sa voix calme, qu’elle s’efforçait de rendre rassurante et joyeuse : « Les enfants !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
But since his return, it had become brisk again, and Madeleine, by living continually in thought and dread of her first lover, was assuming again, under the influence of this one idea, her attitudes, accent and features of former days.
Mais depuis qu’il était de retour, ce sang se réveillait, Madeleine, vivant continuellement dans la pensée et dans la terreur de son premier amant, retrouvait malgré elle, poussée par son idée fixe, ses attitudes, ses accents, son visage de jadis.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Her accent, her affectionate manner to him seemed to me to take the feelings that bound us together and immolate them to the sick man.
Et par son accent, par ses manières affectueuses, elle cherchait à insulter aux sentiments qui nous liaient, en les immolant au malade.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Madame de Mortsauf was always composed, able to feel my soul in an accent or a glance. Lady Dudley was never affected by a look, or a pressure of the hand, nor yet by a tender word.
Madame de Mortsauf était toujours rassurée et sentait mon âme dans une accentuation ou dans un coup d’œil, tandis que la marquise n’était jamais accablée par un regard, ni par un serrement de main, ni par une douce parole.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
In swing and bebop, drummers added more cymbals and expanded their role, keeping steady time or adding crashes to accent emotional high points.
Les batteurs de swing et de be-bop ajoutèrent à leur batterie de nombreuses autres cymbales qu'ils utilisaient pour marquer la mesure, ponctuer les différentes parties d'un morceau, ou renforcer l'intensité d'un passage.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
There came but a faint breath, a voice from far away, which distantly murmured in an accent of intense grief: "She did not cure me."
Ce ne fut plus qu’un léger frisson de l’air, une voix de l’Au-delà qui balbutiait, lointaine, avec une désolation immense. « Elle ne m’a pas guérie. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"Madame!" said George, with a strong accent of surprise.
–  Madame! se récria George.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"Oh! sartinly, wid all the plizyer of life," replied the hunter, imitating Barney's accent, at the same time severing the scalp, and handing it to him.
– Oh! certainement, avec beaucoup de plaisir, reprit le chasseur, imitant l'accent de Barney, séparant en même temps le scalp et le lui présentant.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
She uttered these words with an accent of indomitable pride, and with deep conviction, for she looked upon Madeleine as a thief, who had stolen by surprise into La Noiraude, and sought to filch respect and peace.
Elle prononçait ces paroles avec un orgueil indomptable, une conviction profonde, car elle considérait Madeleine comme une voleuse qui se serait introduite par surprise à la Noiraude et qui aurait cherché à y voler l’estime et la paix.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
James was struck with the despairing accent of her voice.
Jacques fut frappé du désespoir qu’il y avait dans son accent.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

acute accent
accent aigu
circumflex accent
accent circonflexe
grave accent
accent grave
accented character
caractère accentué
accented letter
lettre accentuée

Word forms

accent

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseaccentaccents
Possessive caseaccent'saccents'

accent

verb
Basic forms
Pastaccented
Imperativeaccent
Present Participle (Participle I)accenting
Past Participle (Participle II)accented
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I accentwe accent
you accentyou accent
he/she/it accentsthey accent
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am accentingwe are accenting
you are accentingyou are accenting
he/she/it is accentingthey are accenting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have accentedwe have accented
you have accentedyou have accented
he/she/it has accentedthey have accented
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been accentingwe have been accenting
you have been accentingyou have been accenting
he/she/it has been accentingthey have been accenting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I accentedwe accented
you accentedyou accented
he/she/it accentedthey accented
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was accentingwe were accenting
you were accentingyou were accenting
he/she/it was accentingthey were accenting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had accentedwe had accented
you had accentedyou had accented
he/she/it had accentedthey had accented
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been accentingwe had been accenting
you had been accentingyou had been accenting
he/she/it had been accentingthey had been accenting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will accentwe shall/will accent
you will accentyou will accent
he/she/it will accentthey will accent
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be accentingwe shall/will be accenting
you will be accentingyou will be accenting
he/she/it will be accentingthey will be accenting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have accentedwe shall/will have accented
you will have accentedyou will have accented
he/she/it will have accentedthey will have accented
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been accentingwe shall/will have been accenting
you will have been accentingyou will have been accenting
he/she/it will have been accentingthey will have been accenting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would accentwe should/would accent
you would accentyou would accent
he/she/it would accentthey would accent
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be accentingwe should/would be accenting
you would be accentingyou would be accenting
he/she/it would be accentingthey would be accenting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have accentedwe should/would have accented
you would have accentedyou would have accented
he/she/it would have accentedthey would have accented
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been accentingwe should/would have been accenting
you would have been accentingyou would have been accenting
he/she/it would have been accentingthey would have been accenting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am accentedwe are accented
you are accentedyou are accented
he/she/it is accentedthey are accented
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being accentedwe are being accented
you are being accentedyou are being accented
he/she/it is being accentedthey are being accented
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been accentedwe have been accented
you have been accentedyou have been accented
he/she/it has been accentedthey have been accented
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was accentedwe were accented
you were accentedyou were accented
he/she/it was accentedthey were accented
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being accentedwe were being accented
you were being accentedyou were being accented
he/she/it was being accentedthey were being accented
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been accentedwe had been accented
you had been accentedyou had been accented
he/she/it had been accentedthey had been accented
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be accentedwe shall/will be accented
you will be accentedyou will be accented
he/she/it will be accentedthey will be accented
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been accentedwe shall/will have been accented
you will have been accentedyou will have been accented
he/she/it will have been accentedthey will have been accented