How to Say ‘To highlight a value’ in Portuguese
Para destacar um valor
PAH-ruh desh-tuh-KAR oong vah-LOR
[PAH-ruh desh-tuh-KAR oong vah-LOR]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a purpose phrase: [para] + verb = "to / in order to". You can reuse it easily in work contexts: [para destacar um valor], [para mostrar a diferença].
Phrase Breakdown
Para destacar
PAH-ruh desh-tuh-KAR
To highlight
A purpose phrase meaning to emphasize or make something stand out.
Usamos uma cor diferente para destacar.
We use a different color to highlight.
Words in this phrase
Para
[PAH-ruh]
for / to
Preposition used to show purpose.
Escolhemos outra forma para melhorar a leitura.
We choose another shape to improve readability.
destacar
[desh-tuh-KAR]
highlight / emphasize
Verb meaning to make one item stand out visually.
É útil destacar o ponto mais importante.
It is useful to highlight the most important point.
Um valor
oong vah-LOR
A value
Refers to one specific numeric amount or data point.
Este ponto mostra um valor importante.
This point shows an important value.
Words in this phrase
um
[oong]
a / one
Indefinite article before a masculine singular noun.
Precisamos de um símbolo mais claro.
We need a clearer symbol.
valor
[vah-LOR]
value
A numerical figure represented in the chart.
Este valor está acima da média.
This value is above the average.
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