had been earmarking
-había estado destinando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofearmark.There are other translations for this conjugation.

earmark

earmark
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. destinar
The city council has earmarked a million dollars for the project.El concejo municipal ha destinado un millón de dolares al proyecto.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la marca en la oreja
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The earmark on the cattle is used for identification.La marca en la oreja del ganado se utiliza para su identificación.
a. la característica
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Despite having all the earmarks of a bestseller, the book didn't sell well.A pesar de tener todas las características de un besteller, el libro no se vendió bien.
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