English-Danish translations for emphasis

• betoning
  Det drejer sig mere om påskønnelse, drejer sig mere om betoning. It is more a matter of appreciation, of emphasis.
• emfase
• vægt
  Vi må lægge særlig vægt på livsstil. Ca. Our emphasis must be on lifestyle.
  Der skal her lægges vægt på ordet trinvis. The emphasis here is on step by step.
  Der skal lægges vægt på forbedring af arbejdspladser. An emphasis must be put on better jobs.

Definition of emphasis

• Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
• Special attention or prominence given to something
• Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type
• The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants

Examples

• He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
• Anglia TVs emphasis is on Norwich and district.
• He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.

Related words

• emphasise
• overemphasis
• my emphasis
• shift of emphasis
• put the emphasis on
• main emphasis