mark down

baisser le prix de, solder

Réduire le prix auquel quelque chose est vendu.

En anglais simple : To make something cheaper to buy.

• They mark down bread every evening.
• The store marked these boots down to half price.
• Will you mark it down before the sale?

Comment l'utiliser : mark something down to an amount (They marked the coat down to twenty pounds.); mark something down by an amount (The shop marked all shoes down by ten percent.)

Synonymes : discount, reduce

Contraires : mark up

Expressions courantes : mark down prices, mark down something, mark down stock

noter, prendre note de

Écrire quelque chose pour pouvoir s'en souvenir plus tard.

En anglais simple : To make a written note about something so you can remember it.

• Mark down the date before you forget.
• She marked down a reminder about the meeting.
• Have you marked down what we need to buy?

Comment l'utiliser : mark something down (I marked the appointment down in my diary.)

Synonymes : note down, write down, record

Expressions courantes : mark down details, mark down something, mark down dates, mark down names

retirer des points à, pénaliser

Baisser la note de quelqu'un en lui retirant des points pour une erreur.

En anglais simple : To give someone fewer points because they have made a mistake.

• Teachers mark down unclear answers.
• She was marked down for missing a question.
• Will I be marked down if I forget the title?

Comment l'utiliser : mark someone down for something (The teacher marked him down for poor spelling.)

Synonymes : deduct points from, penalize

Expressions courantes : mark down someone, mark down answers

considérer comme, classer comme

Juger qu'une personne ou une chose possède une qualité précise ou appartient à une catégorie.

En anglais simple : To decide that someone or something has a particular quality or belongs to a particular type.

• I marked him down as unreliable.
• She had marked the project down as a likely failure.
• Don’t mark me down as a fool.

Comment l'utiliser : mark someone/something down as something (I marked the delay down as a warning sign.)

Synonymes : classify, regard, judge

Expressions courantes : mark down someone, mark down something