| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | a faint trace of an accent | un zeste d'accent |
| gen. | a hint trace of an accent | un zeste d'accent |
| gen. | a southern French accent | l'accent du midi |
| gen. | a very strong accent | un accent à couper au couteau |
| phonol. | accent-bearing syllable | syllabe accentogène |
| comp., MS | accent color | couleur d'accentuation (A color that affects the background and system controls throughout the new Windows user interface) |
| comp., MS | accent color | couleur de thème (A color that affects the background and system controls throughout the new Windows user interface) |
| ed., el. | accent lighting | Eclairage "décrochage" |
| comp., MS | Accent Process | Processus accentué (A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression, a timeline, or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow. Works well for illustrating both Level 1 and Level 2 text) |
| comp., MS | acute accent | accent aigu (The ´ character) |
| comp., MS | Bending Picture Accent List | Liste accentuée en lacet avec images (A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non-sequential or grouped blocks of information. The small circular shapes are designed to contain pictures. Works well for illustrating both Level 1 and Level 2 text. Maximizes both horizontal and vertical display space for shapes) |
| ling. | circumflex accent | accent circonflexe |
| archit. | compositional accent | accent de composition |
| comp., MS | Design Accents | objets de décoration (A gallery of design elements that can be used to embellish publications) |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent expiratoire |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent tonique |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent dynamique |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent d'intensité |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent d'énergie |
| phonol. | dynamic accent | accent |
| gen. | "e" takes an accent | on met un accent sur le "e" |
| phonol. | fixed accent | accent lié |
| phonol. | fixed accent | accent fixe |
| IT, tech. | floating accent | accent séparé |
| IT, tech. | floating accent | accent superposé |
| IT, tech. | floating accent | accent flottant |
| ling. | foreign accent | accent étranger |
| gen. | forgetting to put an accent on a word will lose you one point | l'oubli d'un accent sur un mot coûte un point |
| comp., MS | grave accent | accent grave (The ` character) |
| comp., MS | GRAVE ACCENT | accent grave (The ` character) |
| gen. | have an accent | avoir un accent |
| gen. | he doesn't have an accent | il n'a pas d'accent |
| gen. | he had a wonderfully earthy accent | son accent sentait bon le terroir |
| gen. | he has retained his rural accent | il a gardé l'accent du terroir |
| gen. | he hasn't got the slightest trace of an accent | il n'a pas une pointe d'accent |
| gen. | he speaks very well, but with a slight accent | il parle très bien, avec un léger accent cependant |
| gen. | her accent was so good that she could have passed for a native | elle avait un si bon accent qu'un autochtone ne l'aurait pas désavouée |
| gen. | he's got a slight accent | il a une pointe d'accent |
| gen. | it's a typical local accent | c'est un accent bien de chez nous |
| gen. | lack of accent | manque d'accent |
| gen. | neglecting to put an accent on a word will lose you one point | l'oubli d'un accent sur un mot coûte un point |
| phonol. | non-rhotic accent | accent non-rhotique |
| comp., MS | Picture Accent List | Liste accentuée avec images (A SmartArt graphic layout used to show grouped or related information. The small shapes on the upper corners are designed to contain pictures. Emphasizes Level 2 text over Level 1 text, and is a good choice for large amounts of Level 2 text) |
| comp., MS | Picture Accent Process | Processus accentué avec images (A SmartArt graphic layout used to show sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow. The rectangular shapes in the background are designed to contain pictures) |
| phonol. | pitch accent | accent musical |
| phonol. | pitch accent | hauteur mélodique |
| phonol. | pitch accent | tonalité |
| phonol. | pitch accent | hauteur musicale |
| phonol. | pitch accent | hauteur |
| phonol. | pitch accent | accent mélodique |
| phonol. | pitch accent | accent tonal |
| phonol. | pitch accent | accent de hauteur |
| phonol. | pitch accent | accent chromatique |
| phonol. | primary accent | accent primaire |
| phonol. | regional accent | accent régional |
| phonol. | rhotic accent | accent rhotique |
| phonol. | sentence accent | accent de phrase |
| gen. | sentence accent | accent de la phrase |
| gen. | she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart! | elle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! |
| gen. | she's got a slight accent | elle a un petit accent |
| gen. | southern French accent | l'accent du Midi |
| gen. | speak with an accent | avoir un accent |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent d'énergie |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent d'intensité |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent dynamique |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent expiratoire |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent tonique |
| phonol. | stress accent | accent |
| ling. | the accent falls on the second syllable | l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe |
| gen. | there is all the flavour of Italy in his accent | il y a toute la saveur de l'Italie dans son accent |
| comp., MS | Vertical Picture Accent List | Liste verticale avec images (A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non-sequential or grouped blocks of information. The small circles are designed to contain pictures) |
| phonol. | word accent | accent de mot |
| gen. | working-class accent | accent faubourien |
