sublinhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From sublinha +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.blĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [su.blĩˈj̃a(h)], (prescriptive) /sub.lĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [sub.lĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.blĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [su.blĩˈj̃a(ɾ)], (prescriptive) /sub.lĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [sub.lĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.blĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [su.blĩˈj̃a(χ)], (prescriptive) /sub.lĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [sub.lĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.bliˈɲa(ɻ)/, (prescriptive) /sub.liˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.bliˈɲaɾ/ [su.βliˈɲaɾ], (prescriptive) /sub.liˈɲaɾ/ [suβ.liˈɲaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (most common, but proscribed) /su.bliˈɲa.ɾi/ [su.βliˈɲa.ɾi], (prescriptive) /sub.liˈɲa.ɾi/ [suβ.liˈɲa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: sub‧li‧nhar

Verb

sublinhar (first-person singular present sublinho, first-person singular preterite sublinhei, past participle sublinhado)

  1. to underline (to draw a line beneath text)
  2. to stress (to emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion)
    Synonyms: enfatizar, ressaltar, salientar

Conjugation