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Nachdruck

emphasis, stress

noun NAKH-druk Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

reprint (publishing sense)

Usage Note

Nachdruck in the communicative sense means emphasis or forcefulness: mit Nachdruck sagen (to say with emphasis/force) and etwas mit Nachdruck fordern (to demand something emphatically) are very common collocations.

Examples

"Sie betonte ihren Standpunkt mit großem Nachdruck."

Natural Translation

She stressed her position with great emphasis.

Literal Translation

She emphasized her standpoint with great after-press.

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