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| mark n | dated (cross) | croix nf |
| | I need your signature or mark at the bottom. |
| | J'aurais besoin de votre signature ou d'une croix en bas de page. |
| mark n | (badge, brand) | emblème nm |
| | The rising sun is the mark for that brand of floor wax. |
| | Le soleil levant est l'emblème de cette marque de cire pour sol. |
| mark n | (token) | marque nf |
| | | symbole nm |
| | This gift is a mark of my respect for you. |
| | Ce cadeau est la marque du respect que je vous porte. |
| mark n | (target) (milieu d'une cible) | mille nm |
| | He hit the mark on his third shot with the bow and arrow. |
| | Il a mis dans le mille au troisième tir à l'arc. |
| mark n | (landmark) | repère nm |
| | | point de repère nm |
| | St Paul's Cathedral is the most obvious mark in this area of London. |
| | La cathédrale St-Paul est le repère le plus visible dans ce quartier de Londres. |
| mark n | (standard) | borne nf |
| | | score nm |
| | The four-minute mile is the mark that all middle distance runners want to beat. |
| | Le mile en quatre minutes est la borne que tous les coureurs de demi-fond veulent dépasser. |
| mark n | colloquial (dupe, victim) (familier : dupe) | poire nf |
| | (familier : victime) | pigeon nm |
| | The pickpocket looked for a new mark with a full wallet. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Décidément, il ne me raconte que des histoires. Il me prend vraiment pour une poire ! |
| | Le pickpocket cherchait un autre pigeon à détrousser. |
| mark n | (reference point) | balise nf |
| | There are four marks along the trail. |
| | Il y a quatre balises le long de la piste. |
| mark n | (sport: record) (sport) | record nm |
| | The mark to beat is three point two metres. |
| | Le record à battre est de trois mètres vingt. |
| mark n | (competition: record) (compétition) | record nm |
| | Le record absolu est de manger plus de cinquante hot-dogs en cinq minutes. |
| mark n | (identifying stamp) (identification) | sceau nm |
| | They realized that the letter was genuine when they saw the prince's mark. |
| | Ils ont compris que la lettre était authentique en voyant le sceau du prince. |
| mark n | figurative (indication) | gage, signe nm |
| | His involvement in the project is a mark of real quality. |
| | Son implication dans le projet est un gage réel de qualité. |
| mark [sth] vtr | (be a notable characteristic of) | caractériser⇒ vtr |
| | | marquer⇒ vtr |
| | Violence marked each night of the war. |
| | La violence a caractérisé chaque nuit de la guerre. |
| | Durant la guerre, chaque nuit était marquée par des actes de violence. |
| mark [sth] (with [sth])⇒ vtr | (draw, write on) | dessiner⇒ vtr |
| | | gribouiller⇒ vtr |
| | She marked her ballot paper with a cross. |
| | Elle a dessiné une croix sur son bulletin de vote. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Son fils a gribouillé les murs avec ses feutres. |
| mark [sth]⇒ vtr | (attach price tag, label) | indiquer⇒, marquer⇒ vtr |
| | The store marked the goods on sale with red price tags. |
| | Le magasin indiquait (or: marquait) les articles en solde par des prix étiquetés en rouge. |
| mark [sth] vtr | formal (notice) | remarquer⇒ vtr |
| | He marked her displeasure and responded appropriately. |
| | Il a remarqué son mécontentement et a répondu de manière convenue. |
| mark [sth] vtr | (be a sign of, signal) | marquer⇒ vtr |
| | The country's first democratic election marks the start of a new era. |
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| accent mark n | (diacritical mark on letter) | accent, accent écrit nm |
| assay mark n | (of a metal's purity) (d'un minerai) | teneur nf |
| | The assay mark on the silver box tells us about the quality of the metal used to make it. |
beauty spot (UK),
beauty mark (US) n | (mole on the face) | grain de beauté nm |
| | One of the the most famous beauty marks is the one that Marilyn Monroe had on her left cheek. |
| | L'un des plus célèbres grains de beauté est celui que Marilyn Monroe avait à la joue gauche. |
benchmark,
bench mark n | (mark used for surveying) (Arpentage) | point géodésique, repère géodésique nm |
| | Start the measurement at the benchmark on the stone post at the edge of the field. |
| | Commencez à prendre les mesures au point géodésique du poteau en pierre en bordure du champ. |
benchmark,
bench mark n | figurative (standard) | référence nf |
| | | niveau nm |
| | By the end of the school year, all third-grade students will need to meet this benchmark. |
| | D'ici la fin de l'année scolaire, tous les élèves de CE2 devront avoir atteint ce niveau. |
| | D'ici la fin de l'année scolaire, tous les élèves de CE2 devront avoir atteint ce niveau. |
benchmark,
bench mark n | figurative (standard of excellence) | référence nf |
| | This restaurant is the benchmark against which I measure all other restaurants. |
| | Ce restaurant est la référence avec laquelle je compare tous les autres. |
| be beside the mark v expr | figurative (not be relevant) | être hors sujet, être hors de propos loc v |
| | | ne pas être la question loc v |
| birth mark n | (patch of dark, red skin) | tache de naissance, tache de vin nf |
| | She is really self-conscious about the birth mark on her neck. |
| black mark n | figurative (record of failure, wrongdoing) (figuré) | mauvais point nm |
| | The scandal was a black mark on the politician's career. |
Bless the mark,
God bless the mark,
God save the mark,
Heaven save the mark interj | archaic (expression of contempt) (vieilli) | Juste ciel !, Pour l'amour du ciel !, Bonté divine ! interj |
Bless the mark,
God bless the mark,
God save the mark,
Heaven save the mark interj | archaic (said to avert evil) | Dieu m'en garde interj |
| | This man is the very devil, bless the mark! |
check mark,
checkmark n | US (tick: list item, correct answer, etc.) (Can surtout) | coche nf |
| | (plus courant en France) | croix nf |
| | | marque nf |
| | He wrote a check mark next to each completed task on his list. |
| | Il a fait une croix en face de chaque tâche terminée sur la liste. |
crop mark,
cropmark n | (printing: shows where to trim) (Imprimerie) | trait de coupe nm |
| | The crop marks show the exact size of the page. |
crop mark,
cropmark n | (archaeology: sign of hidden feature) (Archéologie, technique) | indice phytologique nm |
| ditto mark n | often plural (" indicating repetition of the above) | guillemet, guillemet de répétition, guillemet itératif nm |
| | (Commerce) | dito adv |
| | (Commerce) | d° abr |
| | Ditto marks are often used in lists. |
| | Les guillemets sont souvent utilisés dans les listes. |
| easy mark n | ([sb] easily targeted or victimized) | proie facile, cible facile nf |
| | She was an elderly lady who lived alone: an easy mark for the con-man. |
| | C'était une personne âgée et vivant seule : elle était donc une proie facile pour l'escroc. |
exclamation point (US),
exclamation mark (UK) n | US (punctuation) | point d'exclamation nm |
| | It is considered poor style to use too many exclamation points when writing. |
fingermark,
finger mark n | (smear, print left by a finger) | trace de doigt nf |
| gas mark n | (gas oven: temperature setting) (température d'un four) | thermostat nm |
| good mark n | (high grade: in exam, test) | bonne note nf |
| | I got a very good mark in my Spanish exam. |
| | J'ai eu une très bonne note à mon contrôle d'espagnol. |
halfway point,
halfway mark n | (place that marks midway) | mi-chemin, mi-parcours nm |
hash mark,
hash symbol,
hash sign n | UK (pound sign: number sign #) | dièse nm |
| | To abbreviate the word "number" in English, just use the hash mark. |
| | Pour abréger le mot « nombre » en anglais, utilisez un dièse. |
| hash mark n | (marks intersecting crosshair) | traduction non disponible |
| high-water mark n | (sea, river: highest level) | niveau des hautes eaux nm |
| | The high-water mark is easy to identify on a beach by a line of debris such as seaweed. |
| | Le niveau des hautes eaux est facile à identifier sur une plage de par une ligne de débris comme des algues. |
| high-water mark n | figurative (achievement) | sommet, apogée nm |
| | The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire. |
| | La fin du deuxième siècle fut le sommet (or: l'apogée) de l'empire romain. |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (satisfy [sth]) | faire mouche, mettre dans le mille loc v |
| hit the mark v expr | figurative (be suitable for [sth]) | être parfait vi + adj |
| identification mark n | (barcode or serial number) | marque d'identification nf |
| | All meat products must have an identification mark to show where they come from. |
index mark,
index track n | (point marked on hard disk drive) (Informatique) | piste d'index nf |
| | The index mark indicates the starting point of a track on a hard drive. |
kite mark,
Kitemark n | UK (quality label) (en Grande-Bretagne) | label de qualité nm |
| | (en Grande-Bretagne) | marque de certification nf |
| | The Kitemark shows consumers that a product conforms to the appropriate British Standard. |
| leave your mark on [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (make an impact) (figuré) | laisser son empreinte sur [qch/qqn] loc v + prép |
| | Parents leave their mark on their children. |
| | Les parents laissent leur empreinte sur leurs enfants. |
| make a mark on [sth] v expr | (write, draw or paint) | faire une marque loc v |
| | He made a mark on the pavement to show where to turn. |
| | Il a fait une marque sur le trottoir pour montrer où tourner. |
| make a mark on [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (have an impact) | entrer dans l'histoire loc v |
| | d*** Button made his mark on figure skating when he performed the first double axel jump. |
| | Dick Button est entré dans l'histoire du patinage quand il a fait le premier double axel. |
| make your mark on/in [sth] v expr | (have an impact) | laisser sa trace loc v |
| | Peter Jackson has made his mark in the cinematic realm. |
| | Peter Jackson a laissé sa trace dans le monde cinématographique. |
| mark as [sth] v expr | (indicate to be) | noter⇒, marquer⇒ vtr |
| | Entries marked as "private" are not visible to other users. |
| | Les entrées marquées "privé" ne sont pas visibles par les autres utilisateurs. |
mark my words,
you mark my words interj | (this is sure to happen) | écoute-moi bien, écoutez-moi bien interj |
| | | je te le dis, je vous le dis interj |
| | Mark my words! That boy will always be a troublemaker. |
| | Ce garçon sera toujours un perturbateur, je te dis. |
| mark scheme n | UK (set method of exam grading) | barème nm |
| | The teacher gave us the mark scheme so we could mark the paper ourselves. |
| | Le professeur nous a donné le barème pour que nous puissions nous-mêmes noter nos devoirs. |
| mark the beginning of [sth] v expr | (be the start of [sth]) | marquer le début de [qch] loc v |
| | The lighting of the torch marks the beginning of the Olympic Games. |
| | L'allumage de la flamme marque le début des Jeux olympiques. |
| mark the beginning of [sth] v expr | (celebrate the start of [sth]) | marquer le début de [qch], célébrer le début de [qch] loc v |
| | In the year 2000, there were celebrations around the world to mark the beginning of the new millennium. |
| mark the occasion v expr | (celebrate or commemorate [sth]) | célébrer⇒, fêter⇒ vtr |
| | Let us mark the occasion by opening a bottle of champagne. |
| | Fêtons cela en ouvrant une bouteille de champagne ! |
| | (familier) | marquer le coup loc v |
| mark [sth] up vtr + adv | US (scratch, mar) | marquer⇒, tacher⇒ vtr |
| | The children had marked up the walls with crayon. |
| | L'enfant a marqué les murs avec du crayon. |
markup,
mark-up n | (price increase) (Commerce) | marge nf |
| | The dealer added a 5% markup to the car. |
markup,
mark-up n | (printing instructions) | indication typographique nf |
| | Lindsay printed the final document without markups. |
| mint mark n | (factory marking on a coin) | poinçon nm |
| | The mint mark on the coin tells you where it was made. |
| miss the mark v expr | figurative (fail to achieve intended aim) | rater son coup loc v |
| | (dissertation,...) | être hors sujet loc v |
| | (familier) | être à côté de la plaque loc v |
| | The essay misses the mark because it doesn't directly answer the question. |
| miss the mark v expr | (fail to hit target) | manquer la cible, rater la cible, rater sa cible loc v |
| | The soccer player's shot missed the mark and went out for a goal kick. |
| no-mark n | UK, slang (unimportant person) | moins-que-rien nmf inv |
| off the mark expr | (incorrect) | faux, fausse adj |
| | (familier) | à côté de la plaque expr |
| on the mark adj | figurative (correct) (figuré, familier) | mettre (en plein) dans le mille loc v |
| | I didn't tell her, but she was right on the mark when she asked if I was depressed. |
| | Je ne lui en avais pas parlé mais elle a mis en plein dans le mille quand elle m'a demandé si j'étais déprimé. |
on your mark,
on your marks,
take your mark,
take your marks interj | (sport: take up starting position) (Sports) | marque nf |
| | On your marks; get set; go! |
| | À vos marques... Prêts... Partez ! |
| overshoot the mark v expr | figurative (fail by trying too hard) | dépasser le but loc v |
| | The chef overshot the mark by including too many ingredients in his dish. |
| paragraph mark | (editing and printing) (Imprimerie, technique) | pied-de-mouche nm |
| | (Informatique, courant) | marque de paragraphe nf |
pound sign (US),
hash mark (UK) n | (keyboard, phone: number sign #) (#) | dièse nm |
| punctuation mark n | (comma, question mark, etc.) | signe de ponctuation nm |
| | Don't forget to end your sentence with a punctuation mark. |
| question mark n | (interrogative punctuation symbol) | point d'interrogation nm |
| | A written sentence that is a question must end with a question mark. |
| question mark n | figurative (element of doubt) | point d'interrogation nm |
| | | interrogation nf |
| | There's a question mark over his ability to manage the team. |
quick on the draw,
quick on the trigger,
quick off the mark adj | figurative, informal (quick to act or react) | rapide adj |
| | | réactif, réactive adj |
quotation mark,
also UK: speech mark,
also UK: inverted comma n | usually plural (punctuation indicating speech, etc.) (surtout au pluriel) | guillemet nm |
| | Should quotation marks come before or after a full stop? |
| | Est-ce que les guillemets viennent avant ou après le point ? |
| reference mark n | (for a footnote, etc.) | renvoi nm |
| | Students must follow the university's style rules when including reference marks in their essays. |
| registration mark n | often plural (printing: mark for alignment) (Impression) | marque d'enregistrement nf |
| ripple mark n | (line produced by water) (Géologie) | ride de plage, ride de courant nf |
scuff,
scuff mark n | often plural (scratch mark, scrape) | éraflure nf |
| | There was a black scuff on the white floor tile. |
| | Il y avait une éraflure noire sur le carreau blanc. |
| service mark n | (logo of a commercial service) | logo du service nm |
| | The service mark appears on the uniforms of the company's employees. |
| | | logo d'un prestataire nm |
| shelf mark | (library science) (dans une bibliothèque) | cote, cote de placement nf |
| shipping mark n | (manufacturer's label) | logo du fabricant (sur la cargaison) nm |
| | The shipping mark tells you in which country the product was manufactured. |
| | | marque d'expédition nf |
| | La marque d'expédition doit être apposée de façon visible sur les marchandises. |
| strawberry mark n | (reddish birthmark) (tache de naissance) | fraise nf |
| stress mark n | (punctuation) (d'accentuation) | accent (écrit) nm |
| stretch mark n | often plural (streak on skin) | vergeture nf |
| | After her baby was born, Sarah's stretch marks gradually faded from red to white. |
| up to the mark adj | (acceptably good) | satisfaisant adj |
| | My teacher told me that my work wasn't up to the mark. |
| | Mon prof m'a dit que mon travail n'était pas satisfaisant. |
watermark,
water mark,
water line n | (mark of water level) (rivière) | ligne des hautes eaux nf |
| | (marée) | laisse de haute mer nf |
| | (inondation) | marque, trace (laissée par l'eau) nf |
| | The flood had left a watermark on the wall. |
| | L'inondation a laissé une marque (or: une trace) sur le mur. |
wide,
wide of the target,
wide of the mark adj | (shot: off-target) (Sports) | sorti adj |
| | The shot was wide of the target. |
| | Le tir était sorti. |
| wide of the mark adj | figurative (guess: inaccurate) (familier) | à côté de la plaque loc adj |
| | Catherine tried to guess the price of the watch, but she was wide of the mark. |
| wide of the mark adj | (shot: missing the target) | à côté loc adv |
| | The archer's first shot at the target was wide of the mark. |