ressaltar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ saltar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.səlˈta]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.salˈtaɾ]
Homophone: ressaltà
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

ressaltar (first-person singular present ressalto, first-person singular preterite ressaltí, past participle ressaltat)

(intransitive) to stick out, stand out

Conjugation

Conjugation of ressaltar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			ressaltar
gerund			ressaltant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ressaltat		ressaltada
		plural		ressaltats		ressaltades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ressalto	ressaltes	ressalta	ressaltem	ressalteu	ressalten
	imperfect	ressaltava	ressaltaves	ressaltava	ressaltàvem	ressaltàveu	ressaltaven
	future	ressaltaré	ressaltaràs	ressaltarà	ressaltarem	ressaltareu	ressaltaran
	preterite	ressaltí	ressaltares	ressaltà	ressaltàrem	ressaltàreu	ressaltaren
	conditional	ressaltaria	ressaltaries	ressaltaria	ressaltaríem	ressaltaríeu	ressaltarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ressalti	ressaltis	ressalti	ressaltem	ressalteu	ressaltin
	imperfect	ressaltés	ressaltessis	ressaltés	ressaltéssim	ressaltéssiu	ressaltessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	ressalta	ressalti	ressaltem	ressalteu	ressaltin
	negative (no)	—	no ressaltis	no ressalti	no ressaltem	no ressalteu	no ressaltin

Derived terms

ressalt

Further reading

“ressaltar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“ressaltar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“ressaltar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“ressaltar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.sawˈta(ʁ)/ [he.saʊ̯ˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.sawˈta(ɾ)/ [he.saʊ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.sawˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.saʊ̯ˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.sawˈta(ɻ)/ [he.saʊ̯ˈta(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.salˈtaɾ/ [ʁɨ.saɫˈtaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.salˈta.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.saɫˈta.ɾi]

Hyphenation: res‧sal‧tar

Verb

ressaltar (first-person singular present ressalto, first-person singular preterite ressaltei, past participle ressaltado)

(transitive) to highlight; to emphasise (make prominent)
Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, realçar

Conjugation

Conjugation of ressaltar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ressaltar
Personal	ressaltar	ressaltares	ressaltar	ressaltarmos	ressaltardes	ressaltarem
Gerund
	ressaltando
Past participle
Masculine	ressaltado			ressaltados
Feminine	ressaltada			ressaltadas
Indicative
Present	ressalto	ressaltas	ressalta	ressaltamos	ressaltais	ressaltam
Imperfect	ressaltava	ressaltavas	ressaltava	ressaltávamos	ressaltáveis	ressaltavam
Preterite	ressaltei	ressaltaste	ressaltou	ressaltamos¹, ressaltámos²	ressaltastes	ressaltaram
Pluperfect	ressaltara	ressaltaras	ressaltara	ressaltáramos	ressaltáreis	ressaltaram
Future	ressaltarei	ressaltarás	ressaltará	ressaltaremos	ressaltareis	ressaltarão
Conditional	ressaltaria	ressaltarias	ressaltaria	ressaltaríamos	ressaltaríeis	ressaltariam
Subjunctive
Present	ressalte	ressaltes	ressalte	ressaltemos	ressalteis	ressaltem
Imperfect	ressaltasse	ressaltasses	ressaltasse	ressaltássemos	ressaltásseis	ressaltassem
Future	ressaltar	ressaltares	ressaltar	ressaltarmos	ressaltardes	ressaltarem
Imperative
Affirmative		ressalta	ressalte	ressaltemos	ressaltai	ressaltem
Negative (não)		não ressaltes	não ressalte	não ressaltemos	não ressalteis	não ressaltem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.