underline
subrayar
definition
verb
Copy the articles or excerpts by hand underlining those words and phrases that you think are significant in the creation of mood and/or atmosphere.
draw a line under (a word or phrase) to give emphasis or indicate special type.
noun
That last sentence has a green underline on my word processor, and when I right click to see what grammatical snafu I've made, it says ‘Wordiness.’
a line drawn under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis.
the line of the lower part of an animal's body.
translation of 'underline'
verb
subrayar,
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example
These are impressive figures by any standard and 'underline' the overall importance of this sector.
These shocking figures 'underline' the need for the public to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Some designers will change the color of links and remove the 'underline' .
I don't think the problem is the color, the problem is the highlighting as opposed to an 'underline' .
If you 'underline' text to emphasize something but it is not an actual link, your readers will almost certainly be confused.
Will I be able to catch my own passive voice without the green 'underline' ?
He used the occasion of the completion of reform to 'underline' the broader implications for world trade.
It served, however, to 'underline' his credentials as the most dynamic figure in the new generation of Conservative politicians.
Take this familiar experience: spell a word wrongly in your word processor and you see a wavy red 'underline' appear under the word.
she has a white tail and 'underline'
These figures 'underline' the fact that we are in the great boom in advertising for years, much greater than anything seen in 1999-2000.
I have also written to the head of the record company to convey my disgust and to 'underline' that material like this must not be put on sale again.
These figures 'underline' the ineffectiveness of prison as a deterrent and a reformer.
Nevertheless, the sale seemed to 'underline' their minor status.
I pick up my pen to 'underline' some important points.
The television figures 'underline' the sustained popularity of the annual broadcasts from the festival and this year's programme attracted over 56 per cent of the Irish audience at its peak.
That last sentence has a green 'underline' on my word processor, and when I right click to see what grammatical snafu I've made, it says ‘Wordiness.’
Sometimes she would 'underline' words, sentences, or passages.
When taking tests, students should be encouraged to 'underline' key words essay or short answer questions as this may help in focusing on critical pieces of a question.
sub-headings have an 'underline' in blue
For some that meant moving from writing each idea on a separate line to using headers and 'underlining' vocabulary words.
It also 'underlines' the Government's objective to maintain farming as the backbone of a vibrant rural economy, and as the basis for a quality food industry capable of competing worldwide.
It is just completely wrong, this, and it indicates and 'underlines' I am afraid how much some of those places need reform themselves.
‘No more going home to an empty flat and no more dinners for one,’ he said, 'underlining' his delight at being based at home again with his wife and two sons.
I think that it's important to start by 'underlining' the important distinction between practice at the society scale and at the individual scale.
Anybody notice as your surfing around blogs that there are some words 'underlined' ?
My computer is, at this very moment, giving those two words angry red 'underlines' telling me that the words don't exist.
A recent poll in the magazine 'underlines' this, claiming that 75 per cent of under-25s aspire to a job in the state sector.
Do you find yourself avoiding the use of 'underlines' in real life because they look like hyperlinks?
Then this morning the 'underlines' were gone and hyperlinks were in a bright blue.
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