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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessublinhado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soo-blee-nya-doo
"O sublinhado da gravidade da situação foi claro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of emphasizing or giving extra importance to something.
"The report's underscoring of economic risks caught the attention of policymakers." - 2
Background music in a film, television program, or theatrical production used to create atmosphere or enhance emotion.
"The subtle underscoring heightened the tension during the final suspenseful scene."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'underscore', combining 'under-' (prefix meaning beneath) and 'score' (from Old Norse 'skor', meaning a notch or tally). Historically rooted in the practice of drawing a line beneath text for emphasis, the term evolved to encompass both literal marking and figurative accentuation, as well as musical accompaniment in film and theater.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underscoring" is said worldwide
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soulignement
Transliteration: soolign-mawn
"Le soulignement de ce problème est essentiel."
Unterstreichung
Transliteration: Oon-ter-shtry-choong
"Die Unterstreichung dieser Tatsachen ist wichtig."
sottolineatura
Transliteration: sotto-linea-tura
"La sottolineatura del testo attira l'attenzione."
subrayado
Transliteration: soo-bra-yah-do
"El subrayado de los puntos clave ayudó a entender el texto."
sublinhado
Transliteration: soo-blee-nya-doo
"O sublinhado da gravidade da situação foi claro."
रेखांकन
Transliteration: rekhaankan
"इस बात का रेखांकन करना आवश्यक है।"
强调
Transliteration: qiángdiào
"报告对风险的强调引发了讨论。"
강조
Transliteration: gangjo
"이 문제에 대한 강조가 필요하다."
強調
Transliteration: kyōchō
"その点についての強調が重要です。"
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