highlight

mejor momento, punto culminante

Una de las partes más buenas o agradables de una experiencia o un evento.

En inglés sencillo: One of the best or most enjoyable parts of an experience or event.

• The concert was a highlight.
• Seeing the bears was the highlight of our trip.
• What were the highlights of your weekend?

Cómo se usa: the highlight of something (The boat ride was the highlight of our holiday.)

Sinónimos: high point, best part

Antónimos: low point

Expresiones frecuentes: highlight of something, the main highlight, a real highlight, career highlight

reflejo, mecha, zona clara

Parte más clara o luminosa de una superficie, una imagen o el cabello.

En inglés sencillo: A lighter or brighter area on a surface, in a picture, or in someone's hair.

• Her hair has golden highlights.
• Add a white highlight to each painted eye.
• The photographer softened the brightest highlights in the image.

Sinónimos: bright spot, light area

Antónimos: shadow

Expresiones frecuentes: blonde highlight, bright highlight, highlight in something

destacar, resaltar

Hacer que algo destaque para que la gente lo note o comprenda su importancia.

En inglés sencillo: To make something stand out so that people notice it or understand its importance.

• The report highlights several problems.
• She highlighted the need for better schools.
• These results highlight how much the town has changed.

Cómo se usa: highlight that… (The report highlights that many families still need support.); highlight how… (Her story highlights how difficult moving can be.)

Sinónimos: emphasize, draw attention to, stress

Antónimos: downplay

Expresiones frecuentes: highlight a problem, highlight the importance, highlight the need

resaltar, marcar

Marcar palabras con un color vivo para verlas o encontrarlas de nuevo más fácilmente.

En inglés sencillo: To mark words with a bright colour so they are easier to notice or find again.

• Highlight the new words.
• I highlighted three sentences in yellow.
• Can you highlight the part we need to change?

Sinónimos: mark

Expresiones frecuentes: highlight a passage, highlight important words, highlight the text

hacer mechas

Dar un color más claro a algunos mechones del cabello.

En inglés sencillo: To give some sections of someone's hair a lighter colour.

• She wants to highlight her hair.
• The stylist highlighted a few strands around my face.
• Have you ever had your hair highlighted?

Expresiones frecuentes: highlight someone's hair, highlight your hair