mark

marque, trace, tache

Une petite ligne, une tache ou un autre changement visible sur une surface.

En anglais simple : A small line, spot, or other visible change on a surface.

• There’s a mark on your shirt.
• The pencil left a dark mark.
• Can you remove these marks from the wall?

Synonymes : spot, trace

Expressions courantes : pencil mark, ink mark, mark on something

note

Un nombre qui indique la qualité du travail d’un élève dans un examen ou un devoir.

En anglais simple : A number showing how well someone did in a test or piece of schoolwork.

• I got a good mark.
• Each correct answer earns two marks.
• What marks did you get in your exams?

Comment l'utiliser : a mark for something (She received a high mark for her essay.)

Synonymes : score, grade

Expressions courantes : good mark, full mark, exam mark

limite, norme

Une limite ou un critère servant à juger si quelque chose est acceptable ou exact.

En anglais simple : A limit or standard used to judge whether something is acceptable or accurate.

• His estimate was within the mark.
• That criticism went beyond the mark.
• Her description fell short of the mark.

Synonymes : limit, standard

Expressions courantes : within the mark, beyond the mark, wide of the mark

marquer

Faire ou laisser une ligne, une tache ou un autre signe visible sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To put a visible line, spot, or other sign on a surface.

• These shoes mark the floor.
• Her pen marked the paper.
• Be careful not to mark the wall.

Comment l'utiliser : mark something with something (Mark the box with a red pen.)

Expressions courantes : mark the paper, mark a surface, mark something with, mark the floor

indiquer, marquer

Montrer où se trouve quelque chose en y plaçant un signe ou un objet.

En anglais simple : To show where something is by putting a sign or object there.

• Mark the spot with a stick.
• She marked her place in the book.
• Red flags mark the edge of the field.

Comment l'utiliser : mark something on something (Mark the campsite on your map.); mark where… (A flag marks where the race begins.)

Synonymes : indicate, show

Expressions courantes : mark a spot, mark the boundary, mark a place

remarquer, retenir

Remarquer quelque chose avec attention et le garder en mémoire.

En anglais simple : To notice something carefully and remember it.

• Mark my words: he’ll return.
• Mark well what she tells you.
• He marked how quietly the stranger entered.

Comment l'utiliser : mark what/how… (Mark how quickly his mood changes.)

Synonymes : notice, note, heed

Contraires : ignore

Expressions courantes : mark my words, mark this well, mark what happens