Souligner
Example: Je veux souligner l'importance de cette réunion demain.
Definition
"Souligner" means to emphasize or highlight something to draw attention to its importance or significance, as in stressing a particular point during a discussion or presentation.
Etymology
The French word "souligner" comes from the combination of 'sous' meaning 'under' and 'ligner' meaning 'to line.' It originally referred to underlining text to highlight it. Did you know that the practice of underlining as emphasis dates back to medieval manuscripts?
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"Souligner" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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