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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to put in light”. Compare French mettre en lumière.
Verb
méttere in luce (first-person singular present métto in luce, first-person singular past historic mìsi in luce, past participle mésso in luce, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to highlight; to emphasize
- Synonyms: fare notare, fare risaltare; see also Thesaurus:evidenziare
2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa , Garzanti Libri:... un'analisi ragionata e stringente in cui mette in luce la debolezza della risposta americana ai casi di genocidio e la necessità di una leadership globale più forte per prevenire le atrocità di massa.- ... a moving, tightly reasoned discussion of America's lackluster response to genocide and the need for stronger global leadership in preventing mass atrocities.
- (literally, “... a reasoned and cogent analysis in which she highlights the weakness of the American response to cases of genocide and the necessity for a stronger global leadership to prevent mass attrocities.”)