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• Ligne tracée sous un mot ou une phrase pour le mettre en évidence ou en souligner l'importance.

A noun referring to a line drawn under a word or phrase to emphasize it or indicate its importance.

1. Typographic lineA2formal

   A line drawn under a word or phrase to emphasize it or indicate a hyperlink.

   Soulignement

   • Please add an underline to the title of the report.
   • The underline indicates that the text is a link.
   • She used a red underline to mark the important words.

   Synonymesruleunderscore

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de souligner un mot ou une phrase pour le mettre en valeur, ou pour mettre en relief ou insister sur quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of drawing a line under a word or phrase for emphasis, or to emphasize or stress something.

1. A2formal

   To draw a line under a word or phrase to emphasize it or indicate importance.

   Souligner (tracer un trait sous)

   • Please underline the key terms in the paragraph.
   • She underlined the title of the book in her notes.
   • The teacher asked us to underline the correct answer.

   Synonymesunderscore

2. Emphasize or stressB2formal

   To emphasize or highlight the importance of something.

   souligner, mettre l'accent sur

   • The report underlines the need for better safety measures.
   • His speech underlined the company's commitment to innovation.
   • The incident underlines the risks involved in the project.

   Synonymesaccentuateemphasizehighlightplay uppoint upstressunderscore

   Antonymesde-emphasizedownplayminimizesoftenunderstate