destaca, destaca y destaca
English translation: noteworthy / newsworthy / of special importance / of note
| 12:50 Jan 3, 2003 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] / Y encima destacan tropas | |||||||
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| 5 +1 | noteworthy / newsworthy / of special importance / of note |
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| 5 | Attention has been caught by |
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| 3 | Two options for the examples above |
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| 1 | To be noted... |
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Two options for the examples above Explanation: 1.- The highlight this week was ... 2.- We have to mention the ... |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Deploying my suggestions... Explanation: point out / underline stand out / predominate -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-03 13:08:14 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the first two referring to what somebody has said, the second pair reporting events (creo que estaba claro) |
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12 mins confidence:
Variants Explanation: Stands out (for).... The highlight has been... The feature has been.... The spotlight has been on.... Also focus, emphasis, stress, attention etc. |
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1noteworthy / newsworthy / of special importance / of note Explanation: and we could go on and on and on.... Parrot - if I were you, I would play with all the possibilities - distancing them as much as possible in order not to sound repetitive. It's called good writing, something most journalists have at the bottom of their scale of values nowadays. Good luck! |
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19 mins confidence:
Attention has been caught by Explanation: Yes, I sympathize. I translate books about cathedrals and the like and whenever the author gets to the museum section, destacar is used in just about every sentence. Anyway, it is usually necessary to recast the sentence: Worth of note is....Also noteworthy is...The world's eyes have been on... Outstanding among... A fine example of... We were all surprised by, etc. The amazing thing is that Spanish writers eschew repetition much more than we do, but you wouldn't notice! |
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28 mins confidence:
To be noted... Explanation: (Hola, Cecilia...) is the typical formula I start with. Worth mentioning... The attention-grabber... Blabbity-bla-bla Spanish, the docs I get are also infested with the "destaca" virus. :-)) Superlex and Roget follow. They might help with inspiration. HTH and Happy New Year. ---------------------- destacar ÞA2 vt 1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress; destacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situation 2 (Art) to highlight, bring out 3 a (enviar) ‹ tropas › to post; fueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge b ‹ periodista/fotógrafo › to send destacar vi to stand out; el trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originality; el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture; destacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwright; a lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distance; nunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a student; destaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his height destacarse v pron Þdestacar vi -------------------------- noteworthy, notable, remarkable, extraordinary, unusual fabulous, wonderful of mark, of distinction, distinguished, distingué(e), important conspicuous, prominent, public, in the public eye, in the limelight, obvious eminent, preeminent, supereminent peerless, nonpareil, foremost, in the forefront, superior ranking, starring, leading, commanding brilliant, bright, lustrous, luminous illustrious, splendid, glorious, ostentatious Other Forms remarkable: remarkable, signal, noticeable, worth looking at, noteworthy superior: outstanding, marked, distinguished, noteworthy special: distinctive, uncommon, marked, noteworthy, out-of-the-ordinary, unusual unusual: noteworthy, remarkable, surprising, astonishing, miraculous, wonderful notable: conspicuous, prominent, eminent, distinguished, exalted, august, noteworthy wonderful: remarkable, noteworthy renowned: of note, noted (see noteworthy) |
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