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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubrayado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su-βɾaˈʝa.ðo
"El subrayado facilita la lectura rápida del documento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line drawn underneath a word or phrase for emphasis, styling, or indication of importance.
"The teacher used red ink for the underlining of key terms in the essay."
- 1
Present participle of underline; drawing a line under a word in text to give emphasis.
"She was underlining important sentences while reading the textbook."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'underline', combining the Old English prefix 'under-' meaning beneath and the Germanic base 'line' from Latin 'linea'. Historically developed in printing and handwriting contexts to denote emphasis or significance by drawing a horizontal line beneath text.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underlining" is said worldwide
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soulignement
Transliteration: sul-nyɛn-mɑ̃
"Le soulignement des mots importants aide à mieux mémoriser."
Unterstreichung
Transliteration: ˈʊntɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯çʊŋ
"Die Unterstreichung wichtiger Textstellen ist sehr hilfreich."
sottolineatura
Transliteration: sotto-linea-tura
"La sottolineatura evidenzia le parti più importanti del testo."
subrayado
Transliteration: su-βɾaˈʝa.ðo
"El subrayado facilita la lectura rápida del documento."
sublinhado
Transliteration: su-bʎiˈɲa.du
"O sublinhado ajuda a memorizar os pontos principais."
रेखांकन
Transliteration: rekhankan
"महत्वपूर्ण शब्दों का रेखांकन करना आवश्यक है।"
下划线
Transliteration: xià huá xiàn
"请在重点词语下面加上下划线。"
밑줄 긋기
Transliteration: mitjul geot-gi
"중요한 문장에 밑줄 긋기를 하세요."
下線
Transliteration: kasen
"重要な部分に下線を引いてください。"
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