No. 771 in Finnish
painottaa
To emphasize or stress.
In a sentence
Opettaja painotti oppilaille, kuinka tärkeää on lukea huolellisesti.
The teacher emphasized to the students how important it is to read carefully.
Here, 'painotti' means 'emphasized,' indicating the act of underlining or giving importance to something during an explanation.
Mainos painottaa tuotteen edullisuutta ja laatua samanaikaisesti.
The advertisement emphasizes the affordability and quality of the product simultaneously.
In this context, 'painottaa' highlights the feature of stress or focus directed towards specific qualities in advertising.
Puheessaan poliitikko painotti yhteistyön merkitystä.
In their speech, the politician emphasized the importance of cooperation.
Here, 'painotti' is used to describe the act of stressing or calling attention to a particular idea or principle during a speech.
Opettaja painotti kokeen tärkeitä aiheita oppitunnin aikana.
The teacher emphasized the important topics of the exam during the lesson.
Here, 'painottaa' is used to signify that the teacher drew attention to or stressed the importance of the exam topics.
Hän painotti sanoissaan rehellisyyden merkitystä, kun keskustelimme arvoista.
He emphasized the importance of honesty in his words when we talked about values.
In this sentence, 'painottaa' describes highlighting a concept, specifically honesty, during a discussion.
Painottamalla terveellistä ruokavaliota, voimme parantaa hyvinvointiamme.
By emphasizing a healthy diet, we can improve our well-being.
Here, 'painottamalla' (the -malla form of 'painottaa') is used to indicate the action of stressing or giving importance to something as part of a statement about improving well-being.
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