mark

la marca

noun

mark
[mɑːk]
sustantivo
1marco (m) (alemán) (German currency)
sustantivo
1marca (f) (scratch, stain, symbol)
2signo (m) señal (f) (sign, proof)
  • as a mark of respect -> en señal de respeto
  • years of imprisonment had left their mark on him -> había quedado marcado por años de reclusión
  • to make one's mark -> dejar huella, hacerse famoso(a) (succeed)
3(target)
  • his comments hit the mark -> dio en el blanco con sus comentarios
  • unemployment has passed the three million mark -> el número de desempleados or desocupados ha rebasado la barrera de los tres millones (Am)
  • her accusation was wide of the mark -> su acusación estaba lejos de ser cierta
  • he's not up to the mark -> no está a la altura de las circunstancias
4nota (f) calificación (f) (escuela) (score); punto (m) (point)
  • to get good or high marks -> sacar buenas notas
  • full marks -> nota (f) (m) áxima
  • full marks for observation! -> no se te escapa una, ¿eh?
5(in race)
  • on your marks! get set! go! -> preparados, listos, ¡ya!
  • to be quick/slow off the mark -> salir rápidamente/lentamente; (in race) reaccionar con rapidez/lentitud (sentido figurado)
6(of machine)
  • mark II/III -> versión (f) II/III
7(on cooker)
  • cook at (gas) mark 4 -> cocínese con el mando en el 4
verbo transitivo
8marcar (scratch, stain)
9corregir, calificar (homework, exam)
  • to mark something right/wrong -> dar/no dar algo por bueno(a)
  • it's marked out of ten -> está puntuado(a) sobre diez
10marcar (indicate)
  • this decision marks a change in policy -> esta decisión marca un cambio de política
  • to mark time -> marcar el compás; (musician) hacer tiempo (sentido figurado) (wait)
11marcar, caracterizar (characterize)
  • his comments were marked by their sarcasm -> sus comentarios se caracterizaban por el sarcasmo
12marcar (Sport) (opponent) (británico)
13(pay attention to)
  • mark my words -> fíjate en lo que te digo

mark [mark-taim]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Advertir, notar, reparar. (n)
  • To mark down -> anotar, poner por escrito, marcar a un precio más bajo
  • To mark off -> dividir, separar; diferenciar, distinguir
  • To mark out -> mostrar, señalar; elegir, escoger; cancelar, borrar
  • To mark up -> apuntar; sobrecargar (price)
va. Marcar, señalar; notar, advertir observar; mirar como válido o importante.

mark [mɑːk]
noun
1 (stain, spot etc) mancha; (f)
the marks of violence las señales de violencia; he left the ring without a mark on his body salió del cuadrilátero sin llevar señal alguna en el cuerpo
2 (written symbol on paper etc) señal; (f) marca; (f) (instead of signature) signo; (m) cruz; (f) (imprint, trace) huella; (f)
to make one's mark firmar con una cruz; dejar huella; distinguirse
to make/leave one's mark on sth dejar huella en algo
he has certainly made his mark on British politics no cabe duda de que ha dejado huella en la política británica
to leave one's mark to leave one's mark on sth
3 (indication) señal; (f) (proof) prueba; (f)
as a mark of my disapproval en señal de mi desaprobación; as a mark of our gratitude en señal de nuestro agradecimiento; it's the mark of a gentleman es señal de un caballero; it bears the mark of genius lleva la marca de un genio
4 (in exam) nota; (f) calificación; (f)
52 marks 52 puntos; 52 por cien; to get high marks in French sacar buena nota en francés; to get no marks at all as a cook ser un desastre como cocinero; there are no marks for guessing las simples conjeturas no merecen punto alguno
5 (target) blanco; (m)
to hit the mark alcanzar el objetivo; acertar; dar en el clavo; to be wide of the mark errar el tiro; estar lejos de la verdad
he's way off the mark no acierta ni con mucho
he's on the mark ha dado en el blanco; está en lo cierto
6 (Dep) (line) raya; (f)
to be quick/slow off the mark ser rápido/lente al salir; ser muy vivo/parado; on your marks, get set, go! ¡preparados, listos, ya!
7 (level, standard)
to hit the £1000 mark alcanzar el total de 1000 libras; gas mark 1 (Cookery) número 1 del gas
to be up to the mark [+person] estar a la altura de las circunstancias; [+work] alcanzar el nivel necesario
to come up to the mark alcanzar el nivel que era de esperar
8 (model)
a Spitfire Mark 1 un Spitfire (de) primera serie
9 (Comm) (label) marca; (f)
10 (distinction)
of mark de categoría; de cierta distinción
verb:transitive
1 (make a mark on) marcar
mark it with an asterisk ponga un asterisco allí
2 (stain) manchar
he wasn't marked at all no mostraba señal alguna de golpe
3 [+bird, animal]
a bird marked with red un pájaro manchado de rojo; un pájaro con manchas rojas
4 (label) rotular; (price) indicar el precio de
this exhibit is not marked este objeto no lleva rótulo; the chair is marked at £12 la silla tiene un precio de 12 libras
5 (indicate) señalar; indicar; (characterize) señalar; distinguir; [+anniversary etc] señalar; celebrar; [+birthday] festejar
stones mark the path unas piedras señalan el camino; this marks the frontier esto marca la frontera; it marks a change of policy indica un cambio de política; this marks him as a future star esto le señala como un as futuro; it's not marked on the map no está indicado en el mapa; we must do something special to mark the occasion tenemos que hacer algo especial para celebrarlo
6 (note down) apuntar; (notice) advertir; observar; (heed) prestar atención a
did you mark where it fell? (formal) ¿has notado dónde cayó?; mark what I say escucha lo que te digo; mark my words! ¡fíjese acuérdese bien de lo que le digo!;or ¡te lo advierto!; mark you ahora (bien)
7 [+exam] calificar; [+candidate] dar nota a
to mark sth right aprobar algo; to mark sth wrong rechazar reprobar algo;or (LAm) we marked him (as) first class le dimos nota de sobresaliente
8 (Ftbl) marcar; doblar
9 (Mús) [+rhythm] marcar
to mark time (Mil) marcar el paso; estancarse
verb:intransitive
mancharse
modifier
mark reader mark scanner (n) lector de marcas; (m)
mark reading mark scanning (n) lectura de marcas; (f)
mark [mɑːk]
noun
(currency) marco; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "mark"

Imperative
  • mark
  • you mark
  • he/she marks
  • we mark
  • you mark
  • they mark
Preterite
  • I marked
  • you marked
  • he/she marked
  • we marked
  • you marked
  • they marked
Present Continuous
  • I am marking
  • you are marking
  • he/she is marking
  • we are marking
  • you are marking
  • they are marking
Present Perfect
  • I have marked
  • you have marked
  • he/she has marked
  • we have marked
  • you have marked
  • they have marked
Past Continuous
  • I was marking
  • you were marking
  • he/she was marking
  • we were marking
  • you were marking
  • they were marking
Past Perfect
  • I had marked
  • you had marked
  • he/she had marked
  • we had marked
  • you had marked
  • they had marked
Future
  • I will mark
  • you will mark
  • he/she will mark
  • we will mark
  • you will mark
  • they will mark
Future Perfect
  • I will have marked
  • you will have marked
  • he/she will have marked
  • we will have marked
  • you will have marked
  • they will have marked
Future Continuous
  • I will be marking
  • you will be marking
  • he/she will be marking
  • we will be marking
  • you will be marking
  • they will be marking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been marking
  • you have been marking
  • he/she has been marking
  • we have been marking
  • you have been marking
  • they have been marking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been marking
  • you will have been marking
  • he/she will have been marking
  • we will have been marking
  • you will have been marking
  • they will have been marking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been marking
  • you had been marking
  • he/she had been marking
  • we had been marking
  • you had been marking
  • they had been marking
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