Polyglot Dictionary

salientar

/saliẽˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
saliento
preterite (eu)
salientei
past participle
salientado

Meaning

  1. to highlight

    • Salientou os pontos-chave.

      He highlighted the key points.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

realçar

realçar and salientar are close synonyms for "to highlight," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

resaltar

resaltar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to highlight."

Practice

1 What does salientar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches salientar?

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