annotate

• Verbo que significa añadir notas, comentarios o anotaciones a un texto o documento para explicarlo, aclararlo o criticarlo; también puede referirse a registrar o señalar algo por escrito.

A verb meaning to add notes or comments to a text or document for explanation or criticism.

1. B2formal

   To add explanatory notes or critical comments to a text or document.

   anotar con comentarios

   • The professor asked us to annotate the poem for our assignment.
   • She annotated the manuscript with detailed comments in the margins.
   • Historians often annotate ancient texts to clarify their meaning.

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2. Provide interlinear explanationsC1formal

   To provide explanations for words or phrases, often written between lines of text.

   Anotar entre líneas

   • The translator annotated the foreign phrases with English equivalents.
   • In medieval manuscripts, scribes would annotate difficult words.
   • The teacher annotated the student's essay with helpful suggestions.

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