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surligner

English translation of surligner

highlight

The French word for 'highlight' is 'surligner'. It is used in the same way as the English word, to draw attention to a particular piece of text or information. For example, you might say 'J'ai surligné les passages importants du livre' (I highlighted the important passages in the book).


Example sentences using: surligner

Il faut surligner le texte important.

English translation of Il faut surligner le texte important.

You need to highlight the important text.

In this sentence, the verb 'surligner' is used to convey the idea of selecting or marking certain parts of the text as important. This is a common activity when studying or reading a long document.

Il a oublié de surligner quelques points dans le document.

English translation of Il a oublié de surligner quelques points dans le document.

He forgot to highlight some points in the document.

This usage indicates that the subject 'he' neglected to mark or draw attention to certain elements within a document. 'Surligner' is used here to indicate the act of marking with a highlighter for later reference or to draw attention to those elements.

Comment surligner dans Adobe Reader?

English translation of Comment surligner dans Adobe Reader?

How to highlight in Adobe Reader?

This is a question that seeks information about how to use the 'surligner' or 'highlight' function in Adobe Reader, a digital document viewing platform. It implies an action of visually marking selections of text within a digital document.

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