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highlighting

UK
/ˈhaɪ.laɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪ.laɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

highlightingnoun
highlightings
pl
The student used highlighting to mark the key points in the textbook.
L’étudiant a utilisé du surlignage pour marquer les points clés du manuel.
mèchesPour la coloration partielle des cheveux.
She decided to get some highlighting done to add dimension to her hair.
Elle a décidé de se faire faire des mèches pour donner plus de relief à ses cheveux.
Additional translations
rehautsEn arts plastiques, pour les zones claires qui accrochent la lumière.
Synonyms
illumination
emphasis
accentuation
stress
spotlighting
showcasing
focusing
underscoring
highlightinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhaɪˌlaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈhaɪˌlaɪ.tɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that serves to highlight or emphasize.
surlignantEmploi adjectival, pour ce qui sert à mettre en évidence.
She bought a highlighting marker to draw attention to key passages.
Elle a acheté un marqueur surlignant pour attirer l’attention sur les passages clés.
Synonyms
illuminating
calling attention to
drawing attention to
pointing up
bringing out
making prominent
emphasizing
accentuating
underscoring
spotlighting
stressing
featuring
showcasing
highlightverb

highlighting

Gerund

highlighted
Past Simple
highlighted
Past Participle
highlighting
Gerund
UK
/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
US
/ˈhaɪ.laɪt/
soulignerAu sens de mettre en évidence ou d'insister sur.
The teacher highlighted the key points of the lecture to ensure students understood the main concepts.
Le professeur a souligné les points clés du cours afin de s'assurer que les étudiants comprenaient les notions principales.
surlignerPour marquer un texte avec une couleur vive.
She highlighted the important passages in the book to review them later.
Elle a surligné les passages importants du livre pour les revoir plus tard.
Additional translations
faire des mèchesPour les cheveux, dans le sens de les éclaircir partiellement.
Synonyms
underscore
spotlight
bring to light
emphasize
accentuate
stress
point out
feature

Definitions

highlightingnoun
The action of emphasizing something important in a text by marking it with a bright color.
The student used highlighting to mark the key points in the textbook.
A bright or reflective area on a surface, often used in art to indicate where light hits.
The artist added highlighting to the painting to give the illusion of sunlight.
A strand or section of hair that is lighter than the rest, often achieved through dyeing.
She decided to get some highlighting done to add dimension to her hair.
highlightinggerund / present participle
Serving to make something stand out or emphasize it by adding colour, brightness, or contrast.
She bought a highlighting marker to draw attention to key passages.
highlightverb
To emphasize or make something stand out.
The teacher highlighted the key points of the lecture to ensure students understood the main concepts.
To mark text with a bright color to draw attention to it.
She highlighted the important passages in the book to review them later.
To lighten selected strands of (hair) with dye or bleach so that they become a different, usually lighter, colour.
She decided to highlight her hair with golden streaks before the holiday.
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