emphasis

Signification (Anglais)

1. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
2. Special attention or prominence given to something.
3. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
4. The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
5. The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.

Concepts

emphase

insistance

accent

accentuation

graisse

balisage

mise en valeur

mise en relief

affirmation

insister sur

mettre l’accent sur

souligner

centre

cœur

noyau

pivot

point d’équilibre

point milieu

importance

poids

fermeté

véhémence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I present, I indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

Phrases

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

Malgré son accent musical renouvelé, la carrière de Deckers n'a pas réussi à prospérer.