destacar
Spanish
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note
- (military) to detach troops
- (intransitive) to stand out, to excel, to shine to make oneself stand out, to distinguish oneself
- (reflexive) to stand out, to jump out at + a i.e., to be highly noticeable to
- (reflexive) to be highlighted, emphasized, stressed, underlined, underscored, pointed out
Etymology
Borrowed from French détacher (detach).
Origin
French
détacher
Gloss
detach
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- detacheren Dutch, Flemish
- détachable French
- détachement French
- détacher French
- tacher French
- destacamento Portuguese
- destacar Portuguese
- destachier Old French
- détaché Louisiana Creole French