No. 310 in French

souligné

Underlined.

In a sentence

Le professeur a souligné l'importance de la lecture quotidienne.
The teacher emphasized the importance of daily reading.
In this sentence, 'souligné' (a verb) is used to signify that the teacher emphasized or highlighted the significance of something.
Le texte imprimé était souligné pour attirer l'attention.
The printed text was underlined to attract attention.
Here, 'souligné' functions as the past participle in the passive voice, indicating that the printed text had been physically underlined.
Son ton souligné montrait son sérieux.
His emphasized tone showed his seriousness.
In this instance, 'souligné' describes the tone, suggesting that it was emphasized or given special stress to convey importance.

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