destacar

Asturian

Verb

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

1. to state, mention
2. to emphasize

Conjugation

Conjugation of destacar

infinitive		destacar
gerund		destacando
past participle		m destacáu, f destacada, n destacao, m pl destacaos, f pl destacaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	destaco	destaques	destaca	destacamos	destacáis	destaquen
	imperfect	destacaba	destacabes	destacaba	destacábemos, destacábamos	destacabeis, destacabais	destacaben
	preterite	destaqué	destacasti, destaquesti	destacó	destaquemos	destacastis, destaquestis	destacaron
	pluperfect	destacare, destacara	destacares, destacaras	destacare, destacara	destacáremos, destacáramos	destacareis, destacarais	destacaren, destacaran
	future	destacaré	destacarás	destacará	destacaremos	destacaréis	destacarán
	conditional	destacaría	destacaríes	destacaría	destacaríemos, destacaríamos	destacaríeis, destacaríais	destacaríen
subjunctive	present	destaque	destaques, destacas	destaque	destaquemos	destaquéis	destaquen, destacan
	imperfect	destacare, destacara	destacares, destacaras	destacare, destacara	destacáremos, destacáramos	destacareis, destacarais	destacaren, destacaran
imperative		—	destaca	—	—	destacái	—

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəs.təˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.taˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

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

1. to stand out
2. to emphasize

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish destacar, from French détacher, from Old French destachier (“detach”). Cognate with English detach.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

1. to highlight, to underline

   A frase a qual nos referimos está destacada. ― The sentence we refer to is highlighted.

   Synonyms: marcar, sublinhar

2. to detach (or send on detachment)

   Por favor, destaque o adesivo. ― Please detach the sticker.

   Synonyms: separar, tirar

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

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Derived terms

• destaque

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French détacher. Compare English detach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /destaˈkaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪aˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note
2. (military, transitive) to detach troops
3. (intransitive, reflexive) to stand out, to excel, to shine (to make oneself stand out, to distinguish oneself)

   Synonym: sobresalir

4. (reflexive) to stand out, to jump out at (+ a) (i.e., to be highly noticeable to)
5. (reflexive) to be highlighted, emphasized, stressed, underlined, underscored, pointed out

Descendants

• → Portuguese: destacar

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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.

Conjugation of destacar (first conjugation)

infinitive	destacar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		destacando
past participle		destacà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	destaco	(te) destachi	(el/ła) destaca	destachémo, destacòn	destaché	(i/łe) destaca
imperfect	destacava	(te) destacavi	(el/ła) destacava	destacàvimo	destacavi	(i/łe) destacava
future	destacarò	(te) destacarè	(el/ła) destacarà	destacarémo	destacarè	(i/łe) destacarà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	destacarìa	(te) destacarisi	(el/ła) destacarìa	destacarìsimo	destacarisi	(i/łe) destacarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	destache, destaca	(te) destachi	(el/ła) destache, (el/ła) destaca	destachémo, destacone	destaché	(i/łe) destache, (i/łe) destaca
imperfect	destacase	(te) destacasi	(el/ła) destacase	destacàsimo	destacasi	(i/łe) destacase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) destaca	(el/ła) destaca, (el/ła) destache	destachémo	destaché	(i/łe) destaca, (i/łe) destache