marker

rotulador, marcador

Instrumento de escritura de punta blanda que traza líneas gruesas, a menudo de colores vivos.

En inglés sencillo: A pen with a soft tip that draws thick lines, often in bright colors.

• Use a blue marker for the title.
• She drew a flower with colored markers.
• Have you put the cap back on the marker?

Sinónimos: felt-tip pen, marker pen

Expresiones frecuentes: permanent marker, black marker, marker pen

señal, indicador

Objeto o persona que indica un lugar, un límite o una cantidad.

En inglés sencillo: An object or person that shows a position, boundary, or amount.

• A wooden marker shows the path.
• We placed markers along the field’s boundary.
• Stop when you reach the next distance marker.

Sinónimos: indicator, sign

Expresiones frecuentes: boundary marker, trail marker, distance marker

tinta de rotulador

Tinta o marcas que deja un rotulador sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Ink or marks left on a surface by a felt-tip pen.

• There is marker on the wall.
• I could not wash the marker off my hands.
• She scrubbed the table to remove the marker.

Sinónimos: ink

Expresiones frecuentes: marker on something, remove the marker, permanent marker stains

pagaré, vale

Documento que promete devolver dinero prestado, especialmente para apostar.

En inglés sencillo: A written promise showing that you owe someone money, especially money borrowed for gambling.

• He signed a marker at the casino.
• The casino asked her to pay the marker.
• His unpaid markers showed how much money he owed.

Sinónimos: IOU, debt note

Expresiones frecuentes: sign a marker, casino marker, pay a marker

favor pendiente

Favor que alguien te debe porque antes le ayudaste.

En inglés sencillo: A favor that someone owes you because you helped them before.

• He owes me a marker.
• She called in several markers to get us tickets.
• I may need to collect that marker someday.

Cómo se usa: call in a marker (I called in a marker and asked an old friend for help.)

Sinónimos: favor owed

Expresiones frecuentes: call a marker, personal marker, collect a marker

marcadora de paintball

Dispositivo usado en paintball para disparar pequeñas bolas llenas de pintura.

En inglés sencillo: A device used in paintball games to fire small balls filled with paint.

• My marker needs more paintballs.
• Each player checked their marker before the game.
• He fired his marker at a wooden target.

Sinónimos: paintball gun

Expresiones frecuentes: paintball marker, load a marker, marker barrel

marcar con rotulador

Escribir, dibujar o hacer marcas sobre algo con un rotulador.

En inglés sencillo: To write or draw on something with a felt-tip pen.

• Marker your name on the box.
• She markered the date on each lid.
• He was markering numbers onto the cardboard signs.

Cómo se usa: marker something with something (She markered the box with a large red cross.)

Sinónimos: mark, label

Expresiones frecuentes: marker something, marker a box, marker the label