What does sotaque in Portuguese mean?

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

The word sotaque in Portuguese means accent, sotaque, com sotaque, sotaque irlandês, sotaque rural, sotaque estrangeiro, inglês da Rainha, sotaque pesado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sotaque

accent

substantivo masculino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sotaque

noun (voice: foreign, regional)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Embora viva nos EUA há mais de 20 anos, Pilar ainda fala com sotaque.
Although she has lived in the U.S. for over 20 years, Pilar still speaks with an accent.

com sotaque

adjective (speech: having a regional accent) (fala)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
My French teacher's accented English is rather charming.

sotaque irlandês

noun (accent, esp. Irish)

Padraig answered me in his lovely Irish brogue.

sotaque rural

noun (nonurban accent)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The man spoke with a West Country burr.

sotaque estrangeiro

noun (non-native pronunciation)

Some foreign accents are harder to understand than others.

inglês da Rainha

noun (UK, initialism (Received Pronunciation) (língua inglesa, Pronúncia Padrão)

RP is what newsreaders use on television.

sotaque pesado

noun (figurative (heavy foreign or regional pronunciation) (pronúncia acentuada estrangeira ou regional)

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