mise en exergue

English translation: Emphasis on

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French term or phrase:Mise en exergue
English translation:Emphasis on

09:41 Feb 10, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
French term or phrase: mise en exergue
La mise en exergue des facteurs institutionnels ne signifie pas que la mobilisation feminine est absente. Au contraire...
hunter keith
emphasis
Explanation:
The emphasis put on institutional factors doesn't mean...
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VBaby
Local time: 01:09
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Many many thanks. Your interpretation of the idiom showed true insight.
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Summary of answers provided
5emphasis
VBaby
4Putting forward
DPolice
4To bring out ...
Pierre POUSSIN
4Underlining
Nerzh
4highlighting
Steven Geller
4to enhance
Sergio Artamonoff


  

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Putting forward


Explanation:
mettre quch en exergue = to put sth forward

DPolice
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To bring out ...


Explanation:
Possible aussi...

Pierre POUSSIN
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Underlining


Explanation:
Emphisizing.

Other possibilities..

Nerzh
Local time: 02:09
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highlighting


Explanation:
to highlight

Harrap's gives:

Figurative expression:

mise une idée en exergue, to highlight an idea

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Here is my take on your sentence...

Highlighting the institutional factors just serves to demonstrate that women are not mobilised. Conversely,...



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Note added at 2002-02-10 11:54:58 (GMT)
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Correction:
Highlighting the institutional factors does not signify that women are not mobilised. On the contrary,...

Steven Geller
Local time: 02:09

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  VBaby: je ne traduirais pas "ne signifie pas" par "just serves to demonstrate" puisque cela signifie le contraire...
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emphasis


Explanation:
The emphasis put on institutional factors doesn't mean...

VBaby
Local time: 01:09
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to enhance


Explanation:
I would say to enhance the institutional factors...

Sergio Artamonoff
Brazil
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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