Смысл: accents

accent1. [ʹæks(ə)nt] n
<Í> 1. 1) ударение
to put the accent on the first [last] syllable - делать ударение на первом [последнем] слоге
2) знак ударения (тж. accent mark)
2. 1) произношение; акцент
to speak with a foreign [slight, strong] accent - говорить с иностранным [лёгким, сильным] акцентом
to speak with a perfect accent - а) прекрасно говорить, иметь хорошее произношение; б) говорить без всякого акцента
2) иностранный акцент
3) обыкн. pl индивидуальные речевые особенности (картавость, построение фразы и т. п.); выговор
3. pl поэт. слова; язык
in the tender accents of love - нежным языком любви
4. разг. упор; внимание или интерес (к чему-л.)
to give accent to smth. - подчёркивать /выделять/ что-л.
to put a considerable accent on good manners - придавать особое значение умению вести себя
5. отличительная, главная черта, отличительный признак
the accent of Beethoven - отличительная особенность музыки Бетховена
6. pl отделка
a blue dress with white accents - синее платье с белой отделкой
7. муз. акцент
8. стих. ритмическое ударение
9. спец. штрих, «прим» (при символе)

2. [əkʹsent] v
<Í> 1. делать ударение; произносить с ударением
to accent the first syllable - делать ударение на первом слоге
2. ставить знаки ударения
3. 1) выразительно произносить, выговаривать
2) преим. амер. подчёркивать, акцентировать
the President accented the gravity of the situation - президент подчеркнул серьёзность положения
4. муз. акцентировать, выделять

give (one's) two cents Идиома

two cents

something not important or very small, almost nothing Although his stereo works well I wouldn

two cents worth

something one wants to say, opinion He is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.

two-cents' worth

opinion, comment Want to hear my two-cents' worth? Want my opinion?

put one's two cents worth in

Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in

Theme: OPINION

to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.)
• Can I put in my two cents worth?
• Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.

That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee

(USA) This is used to describe something that is deemed worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."

two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth

n. informal 1. Something not important or very small; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two cents he would quit the team. When John saw that the girl he was scolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Something you want to say; opinion.

Used with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, even though he didn't know much about baseball. If we want your two cents, we'll ask for it.

feel like two cents

feel like two cents
see for two cents.

for two cents

for two cents
For nothing; for a petty sum. For example, For two cents I'd quit the club entirely. Similarly, like two cents, means “of little or no value or importance, worthless,” as in She made me feel like two cents. The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence, which dates from about 1600. The American coin was substituted in the 1800s, along with two bits, slang for 25 cents and also meaning “a petty sum.” Similarly, put in one's two cents or two cents' worth, meaning “to express one's unsolicited opinion for whatever it is worth,” dates from the late 1800s.

put in one's two cents

put in one's two cents
see under for two cents.