marker

feutre, marqueur

Stylo à pointe souple qui trace des lignes épaisses, souvent de couleurs vives.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : felt-tip pen, marker pen

Expressions courantes : permanent marker, black marker, marker pen

repère, borne

Objet ou personne qui indique une position, une limite ou une quantité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : indicator, sign

Expressions courantes : boundary marker, trail marker, distance marker

encre de feutre, traces de feutre

Encre ou marques laissées sur une surface par un feutre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ink

Expressions courantes : marker on something, remove the marker, permanent marker stains

reconnaissance de dette

Document promettant de rembourser de l’argent emprunté, notamment pour jouer à des jeux d’argent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : IOU, debt note

Expressions courantes : sign a marker, casino marker, pay a marker

service dû

Service que quelqu’un vous doit parce que vous l’avez aidé auparavant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : call in a marker (I called in a marker and asked an old friend for help.)

Synonymes : favor owed

Expressions courantes : call a marker, personal marker, collect a marker

lanceur de paintball

Appareil utilisé au paintball pour tirer de petites billes remplies de peinture.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : paintball gun

Expressions courantes : paintball marker, load a marker, marker barrel

marquer au feutre

Écrire, dessiner ou faire des marques sur quelque chose avec un feutre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : marker something with something (She markered the box with a large red cross.)

Synonymes : mark, label

Expressions courantes : marker something, marker a box, marker the label