What does acento in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word acento in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acento in Portuguese.

The word acento in Portuguese means accent, stress, acento, acento, acento, acento agudo, acento grave, acento principal, acento tônico. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acento

accent, stress

acento

noun (written: diacritical mark) (ortografia, sinal diacrítico)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Às vezes usam-se acentos em algumas vogais em francês.
Accents are sometimes used over some vowels in French.

acento

noun (phonetics: accent on syllable) (fonética: acento tônico)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O acento vai na segunda sílaba.
The stress goes on the second syllable.

acento

noun (music: accented beat) (música)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Há um acento aqui no si bemol.
There is a stress here on the B flat.

acento agudo

noun (diacritical mark)

In the word passé, we put an acute accent over the "e".

acento grave

noun (diacritical mark) (sinal diacrítico)

Grave accents are extremely rare in English, but quite common in French.

acento principal

noun (emphasis) (gramática)

The main accent of the Prime Minister's speech was on the economy.

acento tônico

noun (stronger than usual pronunciation)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Em inglês, o acento tônico às vezes cai em uma palavra para enfatizar a importância.
In English, stress is sometimes put on a word to emphasise its importance.

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