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Hacer hincapié

To emphasise / To stress / To underline

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Formal collocation meaning to emphasise or insist on a point. Very common in academic, professional, and formal speeches.

See It in Context

Quiero hacer hincapié en la importancia de este punto.

I want to emphasise the importance of this point.

El profesor hizo hincapié en que había que estudiar todo.

The teacher stressed that everything needed to be studied.

—¿Qué dijo? —Hizo hincapié en los plazos.

—What did she say? —She emphasised the deadlines.