destacar

Meaning

  1. to highlight, to underline
  2. to detach (or send on detachment)
  3. (reflexive) to stand out (to be noticeable among many)

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
des‧ta‧car
Pronounced as (IPA)
/des.taˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish destacar, from French détacher, from Old French destachier (“detach”). Cognate with English detach.

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Antes   de   entrar   no   assunto é   necessário   destacar   duas   considerações   anteriores .

Before going into the subject, it is necessary to highlight two previous considerations.

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