mettere in luce

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to put in light”. Compare French mettre en lumière.

Verb

méttere in luce (first-person singular present métto in luce, first-person singular past historic mìsi in luce, past participle mésso in luce, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to highlight; to emphasize

   Synonyms: fare notare, fare risaltare; see also Thesaurus:evidenziare

   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     ... un'analisi ragionata e stringente in cui mette in luce la debolezza della risposta americana ai casi di genocidio e la necessità di una leadership globale più forte per prevenire le atrocità di massa.

     ... a moving, tightly reasoned discussion of America's lackluster response to genocide and the need for stronger global leadership in preventing mass atrocities.

     (literally, “... a reasoned and cogent analysis in which she highlights the weakness of the American response to cases of genocide and the necessity for a stronger global leadership to prevent mass attrocities.”)