destacar


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destacar
v. distinguish, stand out; draft; class; detach; detail

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destacar
v. detach, contrast; draft; branch

A Spanish-English Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4Download this dictionary
destacar
(v.) = bring into + focus ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; give + prominence ; give + emphasis ; highlight ; make + Posesivo + mark ; single out ; illuminate ; heighten ; stand out in + the text ; play up ; stand out ; foreground ; lay + emphasis on ; be to the fore ; bring to + the fore ; come to + the fore ; give + highlights ; excel ; spotlight ; bring to + the forefront ; place + great store on ; create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile ; have + high profile ; bring + attention to ; stand apart ; shine ; deploy ; flag + Nombre + up ; stand + proud ; make + a statement ; throw + a/the spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on.
Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.
Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.
Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.
Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
Ex: The media's job is to throw the spotlight on what is of interest to the public.
Ex: The article 'Electronic security has put a spotlight on theft' concludes that electronic theft detection systems are the single most effective deterrent to library material loss.
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* conviene destacar que = a point of note.
* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; be head and shoulder (above/over).
* destacar en = pull off on.
* destacar la importancia = underscore + the importance.
* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of ; emphasise + the importance of ; highlight + the importance of.
* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* es de destacar = notably.
* es de destacar que = significantly.
* es importante destacar = importantly.
* hay que destacar = importantly.
* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.
* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.