1 (noticeable) [+improvement, increase, deterioration, reduction] marcado; notable; [+difference, change] acusado; marcado; [+contrast] acusado; fuerte her behaviour showed a marked contrast to the fits of temper she displayed before
[+accent] marcado; fuerte; [+effect] acusado; notable; [+reluctance] notable; evidente the difference has become more marked la diferencia se ha vuelto más acusada marcada;or la diferencia se acusa cada vez más; he was a quiet boy, in marked contrast to his raucous brothers era un chico callado, muy diferente a sus escandalosos hermanos
His programme, in marked contrast to that of 1981, contained few specific commitments few people were on the streets in marked contrast to February 28th, when allied troops pushed into the town ...a marked increase in the use of drugs He has shown marked improvements in spelling and writing Tests on 33 patients showed a marked improvement in their condition ...a marked decline in living standards For the past 18 months Dave had found a marked reduction in his sex There has been a marked deterioration in living conditions ...a marked difference in taste between British andAmerican chocolate there was a marked variation in the number of exam passes The year 1953 brought a marked change in the political climate there has been a marked change in attitude on the part of the French he had a marked Yorkshire accent The effect of oil pollution will become more marked Physical exercise can have a quite marked effect on thebody's immune The overall quality of her work has shown a markedimprovement there has been a marked decline/increase in the number of people out of work There is a marked reluctance to confront racism a marked lack of enthusiasm/understanding He greeted the proposal with a marked lack of enthusiasm Mr Deer's comments showed a marked lack of understanding of the issues There was reported to be marked lack of public support for thescheme
2 (targeted) to be a marked man ser un hombre marcado
They've told me I'm a marked man and if they don't get me in court then I'll be done away with they spent up to 35 years in Siberian forced-labour camps, and if they survived to become `free" again they still remained marked men or women
