emphasis

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

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَرْكِيز (tarkīz) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Bashkir: баҫым (baśım) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Belarusian: на́ціск (nácisk) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Belarusian: акцэ́нт (akcént) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Bulgarian: акце́нт (akcént) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Bulgarian: подчертаване (podčertavane) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Bulgarian: емфа́за (emfáza) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Catalan: èmfasi — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Chinese Mandarin: 強調 /强调 (qiángdiào) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Czech: důraz — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Danish: vægt — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Dutch: nadruk — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Esperanto: akcento — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Finnish: painotus — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Finnish: painottaa — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• French: accent — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• French: emphase — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Galician: énfase — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• German: Nachdruck — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• German: Eindringlichkeit — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• German: Emphase — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Greek: έμφαση (émfasi) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Ancient Greek: ἔμφασις (émphasis) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Hebrew: דָּגֵשׁ (dagésh) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Hungarian: nyomaték — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Ido: emfazo — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Irish: béim — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Italian: enfasi — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Japanese: 強調 (kyōchō) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Korean: 강조 (gangjo) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Luxembourgish: Betounung — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Luxembourgish: Akzent — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Norwegian Bokmål: vektlegging — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vektlegging — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Punjabi: ਜੋਰ (jor) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Persian: تأکید (ta'kid) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Polish: akcent — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Polish: nacisk — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Portuguese: ênfase — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Romanian: emfază — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Russian: подчёркивание (podčórkivanije) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Russian: ударе́ние (udarénije) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Russian: осо́бое внима́ние (osóboje vnimánije) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Russian: акце́нт (akcént) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Scottish Gaelic: cudrom — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Spanish: énfasis — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Spanish: hincapié — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Ukrainian: на́голос (náholos) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Ukrainian: акце́нт (akcént) — special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Bashkir: баҫым (baśım) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Bulgarian: емфа́за (emfáza) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Catalan: èmfasi — special attention or prominence given to something
• Czech: zdůraznění — special attention or prominence given to something
• Dutch: benadrukking — special attention or prominence given to something
• Finnish: painopiste — special attention or prominence given to something
• German: Schwerpunkt — special attention or prominence given to something
• German: Hauptaugenmerk — special attention or prominence given to something
• German: Fokus — special attention or prominence given to something
• Greek: έμφαση (émfasi) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Hungarian: hangsúly — special attention or prominence given to something
• Ido: emfazo — special attention or prominence given to something
• Italian: risalto — special attention or prominence given to something
• Japanese: 注目 (chūmoku) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Japanese: 重点 (jyūten) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Persian: تأکید (ta'kid) — special attention or prominence given to something
• Polish: akcent — special attention or prominence given to something
• Polish: nacisk — special attention or prominence given to something
• Portuguese: ênfase — special attention or prominence given to something
• Romanian: emfază — special attention or prominence given to something
• Spanish: énfasis — special attention or prominence given to something
• Bashkir: баҫым (baśım) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Belarusian: на́ціск (nácisk) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Bulgarian: ударение (udarenie) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Bulgarian: емфа́за (emfáza) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Catalan: èmfasi — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Chinese Mandarin: 強勢 /强势 (qiángshì) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Czech: důraz — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Danish: emfase — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Danish: betoning — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Dutch: klemtoon — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Dutch: beklemtoning — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Esperanto: akcento — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Finnish: paino — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• German: Betonung — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Greek: έμφαση (émfasi) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Hebrew: הטעמה (hat'amá) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Hungarian: hangsúly — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Hungarian: kiemelés — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Italian: enfasi — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Japanese: 強調 (kyōchō) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Japanese: 強勢 (kyōsei) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Kazakh: екпін (ekpın) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Korean: 강세 (gangse) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Persian: تأکید (ta'kid) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Polish: akcent — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Portuguese: ênfase — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Romanian: emfază — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Russian: ударе́ние (udarénije) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Scottish Gaelic: cudrom — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Spanish: énfasis — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Ukrainian: на́голос (náholos) — prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
• Czech: důraz — phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
• Finnish: emfaasi — phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
• Polish: akcent — phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
• Catalan: èmfasi — typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text
• Finnish: lihavointi — typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text
• Japanese: 強調 (kyōchō) — typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text