punctuation mark in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for punctuation mark in the English»Italian Dictionary

punctuation mark [Brit] N

punctuation mark

segno m di punteggiatura, d'interpunzione

Translations for punctuation mark in the Italian»English Dictionary

segno di interpunzione, segno di punteggiatura

punctuation mark

segno di punteggiatura

punctuation mark

Translations for punctuation mark in the English»Italian Dictionary

punctuation [Brit pʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˈweɪʃ(ə)n] N

punctuation

punteggiatura f

punctuation

interpunzione f

I.mark¹ [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] N

1. mark (visible patch):

mark (stain)

macchia f

mark (stain)

segno m

mark (spot on animal)

macchia f

mark (from injury)

segno m

to make one's mark (on document)

firmare con una croce

to make one's mark fig

lasciare il (proprio) segno

2. mark (lasting impression) fig:

to bear the mark of person: genius, greatness

portare l'impronta di

to bear the mark of face: pain, grief

portare i segni di

to leave one's mark on person: company, project

dare la propria impronta a

to leave one's mark on recession: country

segnare

3. mark (symbol):

as a mark of appreciation, esteem

in segno di

4. mark Brit (assessment of work):

mark SCHOOL, UNIV

voto m

what mark has she given you?

che voto ti ha dato?

he gets no marks for effort, originality fig

per l'impegno, l'originalità, si merita uno zero

to get full or top marks Brit

ottenere il massimo dei voti

5. mark (number on scale):

the 3-mile mark

il segnale delle tre miglia

unemployment has reached, passed the two million mark

la disoccupazione ha raggiunto, superato il limite dei due milioni

his earnings are above, below the £20, 000 mark

il suo stipendio è superiore, inferiore a 20.000 sterline

the timer had reached the one-minute mark

il cronometro era arrivato a un minuto

the high-tide mark

il livello dell'alta marea

at gas mark 7

termostato a 7

Roger is not up to the mark fig

Roger non è all'altezza

6. mark SPORTS (starting line):

mark (in athletics)

linea f di partenza

on your marks, (get) set, go!

ai vostri posti or ai posti di partenza! pronti! via!

to get off the mark

partire (dalla linea di partenza)

we haven't even got off the mark yet fig

non abbiamo neanche cominciato

he's a bit slow off the mark fig

è un po' lento di comprendonio

you were a bit slow off the mark in not noticing the mistake sooner

sei stato un po' lento a trovare l'errore

he's very quick off the mark

è molto sveglio

you were a bit quick off the mark (in) blaming her

sei stato un po' troppo pronto a dare la colpa a lei

he's always very quick off the mark when it comes to money

è sempre molto pronto quando si tratta di soldi

you were quick off the mark! (to do sth)

non hai perso tempo!

7. mark (target):

mark (in archery etc.)

bersaglio m

to find its mark arrow:

colpire il bersaglio

to find its mark arrow:

fare centro

to find its mark fig criticism, remark:

cogliere nel segno

to find its mark fig criticism, remark:

fare centro

to be (way) off the mark or to be wide of the mark person, calculation:

sbagliarsi di grosso

on the mark

a segno

8. mark SPORTS (in rugby):

mark

= segno col tallone per marcare il luogo dove è avvenuta una presa al volo a seguito di un calcio piazzato

9. mark (model in series):

mark, also Mark

modello m

Jaguar Mark II

Jaguar modello II

II.mark¹ [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB trans

1. mark (make visible impression on):

mark (stain) clothes, material, paper

sporcare, macchiare

mark bruise, scar: skin, face

segnare

mark (with pen etc.) map, belongings

segnare (with con)

to mark sb for life (physically)

sfigurare qn a vita

to mark sb for life (mentally)

segnare qn a vita

2. mark (indicate, label):

mark person: name, initials, price, directions

indicare (on su)

mark cross, arrow, sign, label: position, place, road

indicare

mark fig death, event, announcement: end, change, turning point

segnare

to be marked as future champion, criminal

essere considerato come

to mark the occasion, sb's birthday with firework display, party

festeggiare la ricorrenza, il compleanno di qn con

X marks the spot

il posto è indicato con una X

to mark one's place (in book)

segnare il punto (dove si è arrivati), mettere un segno

3. mark (characterize):

mark style, remark, behaviour, era

contraddistinguere, caratterizzare

to be marked by violence, envy, humour, generosity

essere caratterizzato da

4. mark (tick):

mark SCHOOL, UNIV essay, homework, examination paper

dare il voto a, valutare

to mark sb absent, present

segnare qn assente, presente

to mark sth right, wrong

segnare qc come giusto, sbagliato

5. mark (pay attention to):

mark warning, comment

fare attenzione a, notare (bene)

mark him well, he will be a great man form

ricordati di lui, sarà un grand'uomo

6. mark SPORTS:

mark player

marcare

7. mark:

mark you

guarda che

mark you it won't be easy

guarda che non sarà facile

III.mark¹ [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB intr

1. mark:

mark SCHOOL, UNIV teacher:

fare delle correzioni

2. mark (stain):

mark dress, material etc.:

macchiarsi

3. mark SPORTS:

mark

marcare

IV.mark¹ [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk]

to be an easy mark

essere un pollo, un sempliciotto

mark my words

ascoltami bene, ricordati le mie parole

he'll not live long, mark my words!

non vivrà ancora per molto, credimi!

to mark time MIL

segnare il passo

I'm marking time working as a waitress until I go to France

lavoro provvisoriamente come cameriera finché non andrò in Francia

the company is marking time at the moment

l'azienda sta segnando il passo al momento

mark² [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] N

mark

marco m (tedesco)

Mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk]

Mark

Marco

punctuation mark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punctuation mark in the English»Italian Dictionary

punctuation mark N

punctuation mark

segno m di interpunzione

Translations for punctuation mark in the English»Italian Dictionary

punctuation mark

segno di interpunzione

Translations for punctuation mark in the English»Italian Dictionary

mark [mɑ:rk] N FIN

mark

marco m

I.mark¹ [mɑ:rk] N

1. mark:

mark (spot, stain)

macchia f

mark (scratch)

graffio m

mark (trace)

traccia f

to leave one's mark on sth/sb fig

lasciare il segno su qc/qu

2. mark (written sign):

mark

segno m

3. mark (required standard):

mark

livello m

to be up to the mark

essere all'altezza

to not feel up to the mark

non sentirsi in forma

4. mark (target):

mark

bersaglio m

to hit the mark

colpire il bersaglio

5. mark (starting line):

mark

linea f di partenza

on your mark, get set, go!

pronti, via!

6. mark LING:

mark

segno m

punctuation mark

segno di interpunzione

Phrases:

to be wide of the mark fig

essere fuori strada

II.mark¹ [mɑ:rk] VB trans

1. mark (make a spot, stain):

mark

macchiare

2. mark (make written sign, indicate):

mark

marcare

I've marked the route on the map

ho segnato l'itinerario sulla carta

the bottle was marked ‘poison’

sulla bottiglia c'era la scritta ‘veleno’

3. mark (characterize):

mark

contraddistinguere

to mark sb as sth

etichettare qu come qc

4. mark (commemorate):

mark

commemorare

to mark the beginning/end of sth

segnare l'inizio/la fine di qc

to mark the 10th anniversary

commemorare il 10º anniversario

punctuation [ˌpʌŋk·tʃu·ˈeɪ·ʃən] N

punctuation

punteggiatura f

punctuation

interpunzione f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The semicolon occurs as a punctuation mark for better and clear organization of excessive and complicated complex sentences.

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He is also noted for the consistency of his use of the punctuation mark between the words in his runic inscriptions.

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A newspaper piece is a mere punctuation mark in a book of life.

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Inverted commas are positioned so that the first one is right-leaning, and the second one is left-leaning, coming after the ending punctuation mark of the direct speech sentence.

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It long ago became the punctuation mark and signature tune of every facile politician, policeman, journalist and think-tank crank in the world.

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This is the origin of the modern comma punctuation mark, and its name.

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But it is still a striking reform, and, for historians of the post-war state, a potentially momentous punctuation mark.

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The name of the town is derived from the punctuation mark.

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This is due to the operating system defaulting to its standard text directionality when a typed character (such as a punctuation mark) does not have a specified directionality.

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Some of his poems can go on for several pages using no more than four words and a punctuation mark.

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