destacar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note
  2. (transitive) to detach troops
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) to stand out, to excel, to shine (to make oneself stand out, to distinguish oneself)
  4. (reflexive) to stand out, to jump out at (+ a) (i.e., to be highly noticeable to)
  5. (reflexive) to be highlighted, emphasized, stressed, underlined, underscored, pointed out

Frequency

22k
Hyphenated as
des‧ta‧car
Pronounced as (IPA)
/destaˈkaɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French détacher. Compare English detach.

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