Unaccent
Translation of "unaccent" into Russian
unaccent
NounUK
/ʌnˈæksənt/
US
/ʌnˈækˌsɛnt/
unaccent
unaccents pl
The unaccent of the syllable made it less prominent in the word.
Безударность слога сделала его менее заметным в слове.
unaccent
VerbUK
/ʌnˈæksənt/
US
/ʌnˈæksɛnt/
unaccent
unaccents
unaccented Past Simple / Past Participle
unaccenting Gerund
снимать акцент
She tried to unaccent her speech to fit in better.
Она пыталась снимать акцент в своей речи, чтобы лучше вписаться.
Definitions
unaccent
NounUK
/ʌnˈæksənt/
US
/ʌnˈæksɛnt/
The state or condition of lacking stress; the absence of accent on a syllable or word.
In poetry, an unaccent at the end of the line softens the cadence.
A syllable or metrical position in verse that carries no stress.
Scansion marks each accent and unaccent to reveal the poem’s rhythm.
unaccent
VerbUK
/ʌnˈæksənt/
US
/ʌnˈæksɛnt/
To remove or reduce the emphasis or stress on a syllable or word.
The teacher asked the student to unaccent the first syllable to improve pronunciation.