Usage examples of "accent fixe" in French with translation to English

<>
Le syndrome de l'accent étranger est une maladie jusqu'à présent inexpliquée, dans laquelle le patient ne peut plus prononcer sa langue maternelle correctement et semble avoir un accent étranger. Foreign accent syndrome is an as-yet unexplained medical condition where the patient can no longer pronounce his mother tongue correctly and seems to have a foreign accent.
Nous n'avons plus de ligne fixe. We don't have a landline any more.
Elle a un accent anglais différent. She has a distinct English accent.
Les magazines permettent aux éditeurs de rédiger ce qu'ils veulent et de décider comment le mettre en page par la suite, mais ce magazine donne la priorité à la mise en page et il fixe donc une limite prédéterminée au nombre de mots qu'il contient. Magazines let writers write what they want and decide how to lay it out afterward, but that magazine prioritizes its design, so it sets a predetermined limit on how many words are in it.
Il était Français, comme je le découvris par son accent. He was a Frenchman, as I discovered from his accent.
J'ai appelé le téléphone fixe de mon oncle hier. I called at my uncle's house yesterday.
Les autres enfants à l'école se moquaient de lui à cause de son étrange accent. The other kids at school made fun of him because of his strange accent.
Ne me fixe pas ainsi. Don't stare at me like that.
À son accent, je peux dire qu'il est allemand. I can tell by his accent that he is German.
J'ai appelé le fixe de mon oncle hier. I called at my uncle's house yesterday.
À en juger par son accent, il doit être de Kyushu. Judging from his accent, he must be from Kyushu.
Il prononce l'anglais avec un accent espagnol parce qu'il est mexicain. He pronounces English words in Spanish fashion because he is a Mexican.
Il vient d'Osaka, comme le montre son accent. He is from Osaka, as is shown by his accent.
Il était français. Je pouvais le deviner d'après son accent. He was a Frenchman. I could tell by his accent.
Elle virevoltait à la fête en affectant un accent anglais vraiment énervant. She flitted about the party affecting a really annoying English accent.
Il parle anglais avec un fort accent allemand. He speaks English with a strong German accent.
D'après son accent, il est originaire de Kansai. Judging from his accent, he is from Kansai.
Il parle anglais avec un accent allemand. He speaks English with a German accent.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download