souligner
French → English
verb//sulyɲe//
(general) To underline: to draw a line under a word to draw attention.
On souligne les mots sur lesquels on veut attirer l’attention.
(English) We underline the words we want to draw attention to.
N'oubliez pas de souligner le titre de votre dissertation.
(English) Don't forget to underline the title of your essay.
verb//sulyɲe//
(general) To emphasize: to stress or highlight a point in a speech or text.
Il faut souligner que ces métaux sont rares.
(English) It must be emphasized that these metals are rare.
Les effigies de lui soulignaient son immense moustache noire.
(English) The effigies of him highlighted his huge black mustache.
Entry ID: fr:en:souligner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary