highlight

moment fort, meilleur moment

L’un des moments les plus réussis ou agréables d’une expérience ou d’un événement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : the highlight of something (The boat ride was the highlight of our holiday.)

Synonymes : high point, best part

Contraires : low point

Expressions courantes : highlight of something, the main highlight, a real highlight, career highlight

rehaut, mèche claire

Partie plus claire ou lumineuse d’une surface, d’une image ou d’une chevelure.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bright spot, light area

Contraires : shadow

Expressions courantes : blonde highlight, bright highlight, highlight in something

souligner, mettre en évidence

Faire ressortir quelque chose pour attirer l’attention dessus ou montrer son importance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : highlight that… (The report highlights that many families still need support.); highlight how… (Her story highlights how difficult moving can be.)

Synonymes : emphasize, draw attention to, stress

Contraires : downplay

Expressions courantes : highlight a problem, highlight the importance, highlight the need

surligner

Marquer des mots d’une couleur vive pour les remarquer ou les retrouver plus facilement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : mark

Expressions courantes : highlight a passage, highlight important words, highlight the text

faire des mèches

Donner une couleur plus claire à certaines mèches de cheveux.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : highlight someone's hair, highlight your hair