marca-texto

[ˈmaɾ.kɐ ˈtɛʃ.tu]

nounfemininepl: marcas-texto

highlighter

1. A felt-tipped pen with translucent colored ink used to mark or highlight text in documents

She used a yellow highlighter to mark the important passages in her textbook.

Ela usou uma marca-texto amarela para destacar as passagens importantes no seu livro.

2. The act or action of highlighting text

The mark-text feature in the software helps organize information.

A função de marca-texto no software ajuda a organizar informações.

NYC Slang

highlighter

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

marca-texto

Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese

São Paulo

marca-texto

Standard usage

Portugal

marcador de texto

More common in European Portuguese; marca-texto also used

passar marca-texto em algo (to highlight something)

destacar com marca-texto (to mark with a highlighter)

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