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remarcar

to emphasise

verb rreh-mahr-KAHR Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

to highlight

Usage Note

Remarcar is used in Spain and the Americas to mean 'to emphasise' or 'to point out strongly', roughly synonymous with subrayar or recalcar. It comes from French remarquer; purists sometimes flag it as a Gallicism and prefer recalcar or destacar, but remarcar is widely accepted in current journalism and formal speech.

Examples

"El ministro remarcó la importancia del acuerdo."

Natural Translation

The minister emphasised the importance of the agreement.

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