emphasis

em·pha·sis  (mf-ss)

n. pl. em·pha·ses (-sz)

1. Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress: a lecture on housekeeping with emphasis on neatness; paused for emphasis, then announced the winner's name.

2. Special attention or effort directed toward something: a small-town newspaper's emphasis on local affairs.

3. Prominence given to a syllable, word, or words, as by raising the voice or printing in italic type.

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[Latin, from Greek, from emphainein, to exhibit, display : en-, in; see en-² + phainein, to show; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: emphasis, accent, stress
These nouns mean special weight placed on something considered important: an education with an emphasis on science; will study music with an accent on jazz; laid heavy stress on law and order.

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emphasis [ˈɛmfəsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

1. special importance or significance

2. an object, idea, etc., that is given special importance or significance

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking

4. force or intensity of expression he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights

5. sharpness or clarity of form or outline the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain

[via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see emphatic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	emphasis - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" accent grandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance" stress, focus - special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
	2.	emphasis - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" vehemence intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense overemphasis - too much emphasis
	3.	emphasis - special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. topicalization - (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English; "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization" rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
	4.	emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" stress, accent prosody, inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language accentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance pitch accent, tonic accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness word accent, word stress - the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word sentence stress - the distribution of stresses within a sentence

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emphasis

noun

1. importance, attention, weight, significance, stress, strength, priority, moment, intensity, insistence, prominence, underscoring, pre-eminence Too much emphasis is placed on research.

2. stress, accent, accentuation, force, weight The emphasis is on the first syllable of the word.

Translations

emphasis [ˈemfəsɪs] N (emphases (pl)) [ˈemfəsiːz]

1. (in word) → acento m; (in sentence) → énfasis m inv
the emphasis is on the first syllable → el acento(re)cae en la primera sílaba
to put emphasis on a word → enfatizar una palabra

2. (fig) → énfasis m inv
there has been a change of emphasis → ya no se hace hincapié en lo mismo
he said it twice, for emphasis → lo dijo dos veces, para enfatizar or para recalcar
the emphasis is on sport → se da más énfasis al deporte
this year the emphasis is on femininity → este año se resalta la feminidad
to place or put or lay emphasis on sth → hacer hincapié en algo, poner énfasis en algo
too much emphasis is placed on research → se pone demasiado énfasis en la investigación, se hace demasiado hincapié en la investigación
to put special emphasis on sth → poner especial énfasis en algo
to speak with emphasis → hablar con énfasis

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emphasis [ˈɛmfəsɪs] [emphases] [ˈɛmfəsiːz] (pl) n

(= weight, importance) → force f, insistance f
to put emphasis on sth, to place emphasis on sth → mettre l'accent sur qch, insister sur qch
the emphasis is on reading → la lecture tient une place primordiale, on accorde une importance particulière à la lecture

(= vocal stress) → accent m

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emphasis

n

(= vocal stress) → Betonung f; the emphasis is on the first syllable → die Betonung or der Ton liegt auf der ersten Silbe; to lay or put emphasis on a word → ein Wort betonen; to say something with emphasis → etw mit Nachdruck or nachdrücklich betonen

(= importance) → Betonung f, → (Schwer)gewicht nt; to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on something → etw betonen; to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on doing something → Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun; this year the emphasis is on femininity → dieses Jahr liegt der Akzent or die Betonung auf Weiblichkeit; there is too much emphasis on research → die Forschung steht zu sehr im Vordergrund; a change of emphasis → eine Akzentverschiebung

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emphasis [ˈɛmfəsɪs] n (emphases (pl)) [ˈɛmfəsiːz] → enfasi f inv; (in word, phrase) → accento
to speak with emphasis → parlare con enfasi
to lay or place emphasis on sth (fig) → mettere in risalto or in evidenza qc
the emphasis is on sport → si dà molta importanza allo sport

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emphasis [ˈɛmfəsɪs] n (emphases (pl)) [ˈɛmfəsiːz] → enfasi f inv; (in word, phrase) → accento
to speak with emphasis → parlare con enfasi
to lay or place emphasis on sth (fig) → mettere in risalto or in evidenza qc
the emphasis is on sport → si dà molta importanza allo sport

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emphasis

n emphasis [ˈemfəsis]

1 stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis. klem تَوْكيد подчертаване důraz tryk; eftertryk; betoning die Betonung έμφαση énfasis tunderõhk تکیه؛ تکیه کلام painotus accent, accentuation הַטעָמָה जोर naglašavanje hangsúly penekanan áhersla accento 強調 강조 pabrėžimas, akcentavimas uzsvars; akcents penekanan nadruk vekt, ettertrykk emfaza ênfase accent(uare) ударение; эмфаза dôraz poudarek naglasak betoning ความสำคัญ vurgu 加重語氣 наголос, акцент توجہ دلانے کے لۓ الفاظ پر خاص زور sự nhấn giọng 加重语气

2 force; firmness I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis. nadruk توكيد، تَشْديد наблягане důraz eftertryk der Nachdruck έμφαση énfasis rõhutatus تاکید؛ پافشاری painokkuus force דָגֶש जोर, मजबूती jačina, žestina nyomaték tegas áhersla forza 強さ 힘참, 박력 tvirtumas uzsvērums ketegasan nadruk ettertrykk nacisk ênfase fermitate выразительность dôraz poudarek naglašavanje eftertryck, emfas ความหนักแน่น kararlılık 強調 виразність سختی sự nhấn mạnh 强调

3 importance given to something He placed great emphasis on this point. nadruk تَوكيد، أهَمِّيّه ударение důraz vægt das Gewicht έμφαση importancia, énfasis rõhk تاکید painoarvo insistance, importance דָגֶש महत्व važnost hangsúly penekanan áhersla enfasi, importanza, rilievo 重点 강조 svoris, svarumas svars; svarīgums penekanan nadruk vekt, hovedvekt nacisk ênfase accent, impor­tanţă особое внимание dôraz poudarek naglasak betoning, tonvikt การเน้นย้ำ önem, ağırlık 重要性 особливе значення خصوصی اہمیت tầm quan trọng 重要性

v emphasize, ˈemphasise

to lay or put emphasis on You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard. beklemtoon يُؤَكِّد، يُشَدِّد подчертавам zdůraznit lægge vægt på; fremhæve; pointere betonen τονίζω, δίνω έμφαση σε κτ. enfatizar, subrayar rõhutama تاکید کردن؛ تکیه گذاشتن painottaa souligner לְהָדגִיש जोर देकर कहना naglasiti (ki)hangsúlyoz menekankan leggja áherslu á enfatizzare, sottolineare 強調する 강조하다 pabrėžti, akcentuoti uzsvērt; akcentēt menekankan benadrukken betone, legge vekt på, understreke położyć nacisk, podkreślić dar ênfase a accentua, a pune accentul pe делать упор; подчёркивать zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti betona เน้น vurgulamak 強調 робити наголос, підкреслювати کسی بات کو خصوصی طور پر نمایاں کرنا nhấn mạnh 强调

adj emˈphatic [-ˈfӕ-]

(negativeunemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time. nadruklik تَوْكيدي подчертан důrazný; rozhodný bestemt nachdrücklich εμφατικός enfático, enérgico rõhutatud مصر؛ قاطع؛ موکد painokas catégorique מוּדגָש जोरदार, सशक्त posebno naglašen nyomatékos tegas áherslumikill, eindreginn risoluto, netto 断固とした 강조된 ryškus, atkaklus uzsvērts tegas nadrukkelijk ettertrykkelig, kraftig, bestemt stanowczy enfático cate­goric, total категорический; настойчивый dôrazný poudarjen izrazit eftertrycklig, bestämd, emfatisk ที่หนักแน่น üzerine basa basa söyleme 強調的 виразний; категоричний پر زور dứt khoát 强调的

adv emˈphatically

uitdruklik بِتَوكيد، مُشَدِّدا натъртено důrazně eftertrykkeligt; udtrykkeligt; bestemt nachdrücklich εμφατικά enérgicamente, en tono enfático rõhutatult اکیداً؛ بطور قاطع painokkaasti catégoriquement בְּתוֹקֶף सशक्त तरह से naglašeno nyomatékosan dengan tegas með áherslu, eindregið enfaticamente, energicamente 断固として 강조하여 atkakliai, ryžtingai uzsvērti dengan tegas nadrukkelijk med ettertrykk zdecydowanie enfaticamente categoric категорически; настойчиво dôrazne poudarjeno izrazito eftertryckligt, emfatiskt อย่างหนักแน่น üstüne basa basa 強調地 виразно; категорично شدّت سے một cách dứt khoát 强调地

to emphasize (not emphasize on ) a point.