poner en evidencia

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poner en evidencia (first-person singular present pongo en evidencia, first-person singular preterite puse en evidencia, past participle puesto en evidencia)

  1. to reveal, to highlight
    Hablar con alguien más inteligente que tú puede poner en evidencia que no sabes tanto.
    Talking to someone smarter than you can reveal that you don't know much.
  2. to show someone up, to embarass
    Synonym: poner en ridículo
    Siempre que trato de hablar otro idioma en público, él me pone en evidencia.
    Whenever I try to speak another language in public, he embarasses me.
  3. (idiomatic, pronominal) to embarass oneself, to make a fool of oneself
    Me puse en evidencia hablando de cosas de las que no sé nada.
    I made a fool of myself talking about things I don't know anything about.