destacar

Asturian

Verb

destacar (first-person singular indicative present destaco, past participle destacáu)

  1. to state, mention
  2. to emphasize

Conjugation


Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /dəs.təˈka/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /des.taˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

destacar (first-person singular present destaco, past participle destacat)

  1. to stand out
  2. to emphasize

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish destacar, from French détacher, from Old French destachier (detach).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tɐ.ˈkaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dʒis.ta.ˈkaɾ/, /dʒiʃ.ta.ˈkaɾ/, /diʃ.ta.ˈkaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: des‧ta‧car

Verb

destacar (first-person singular present indicative destaco, past participle destacado)

  1. to detach (or send on detachment)
    Por favor, destaque o adesivo.Please detach the sticker.
    Synonyms: separar, tirar
  2. to highlight, to underline
    A frase a qual nos referimos está destacada.The sentence we refer to is highlighted.
    Synonyms: marcar, sublinhar
  3. (reflexive) to stand out (to be noticeable among many)
    Destacava-se pelo seu trabalho excepcional.He stood out because of his exceptional work.
    Synonyms: sobressair, brilhar, fulgurar
  4. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of destacar
  5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of destacar
  6. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of destacar
  7. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of destacar

Conjugation

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French détacher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /destaˈkaɾ/, [d̪est̪aˈkaɾ]

Verb

destacar (first-person singular present destaco, first-person singular preterite destaqué, past participle destacado)

  1. (transitive) to emphasize, to highlight
  2. (military, transitive) to detach troops
  3. (intransitive) to stand out
    Synonym: sobresalir

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

    Descendants


    Venetian

    Etymology

    Compare Italian staccare.

    Verb

    destacar

    1. to remove, separate, etc.
    2. to unhook, uncouple, disconnect etc.

    Conjugation

    • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
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