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I.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] N

II.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB trans

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III.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk] VB intr

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V.mark [Brit mɑːk, Am mɑrk]

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See also top, full

I.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] N

II.top [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] ADJ

1. top (highest):

top step, storey
dernier/-ière
top bunk
de haut
top button, shelf
du haut
top division SPORTS
premier/-ière
top layer
supérieur
top concern, priority fig
majeur
in the top left-hand corner
en haut à gauche
the top corridor
le couloir du dernier étage
the top notes MUS
les notes les plus hautes
the top tax band
la catégorie des plus imposables
to pay the top price for sth buyer:
acheter qc au prix fort
‘we pay the top prices’
‘nous achetons aux meilleurs prix’
to be in the top class at primary school
être en cours moyen 2ème année
to get top marks SCHOOL
avoir dix sur dix or vingt sur vingt
fig top marks to the company for its initiative
vingt sur vingt à l'entreprise pour son initiative

IV.top <pres part topping; pret, pp topped> [Brit tɒp, Am tɑp] VB trans

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to top oneself refl < pres part topping; pret, pp topped> inf:

to top oneself
se suicider
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on top of all this, to top it all (after misfortune)
par-dessus le marché inf
from top to bottom
de fond en comble
not to have very much up top inf
n'avoir rien dans le ciboulot inf
to be over the top or OTT (in behaviour, reaction) inf
être exagéré
he's really over the top inf!
il exagère!
he's really over the top inf!
il pousse! inf
to be the tops inf, dated
être formidable
to be/stay on top
avoir/garder le dessus
to be top dog
être le chef
to come out on top (win)
l'emporter
to come out on top (survive, triumph)
s'en sortir
to feel on top of the world
être aux anges
MIL to go over the top
monter à l'assaut
to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking)
dire n'importe quoi
I'd say £5, 000, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking)
moi, je dirais £5000, mais c'est approximatif
to shout at the top of one's voice
crier à tue-tête
to sleep like a top
dormir comme un loir

I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

1. full (completely filled):

full box, glass, room, cupboard
plein
full hotel, flight, car park
complet/-ète
full theatre
comble
a full tank of petrol
un plein réservoir d'essence
a full bottle of whisky
une pleine bouteille de whisky
full to the brim
plein à ras bord
full to overflowing bucket
plein à déborder
full to overflowing room, suitcase
plein à craquer inf
I've got my hands full lit
j'ai les mains pleines
I've got my hands full fig
je suis débordé
don't speak with your mouth full
ne parle pas la bouche pleine
full of ideas, life, energy, surprises
plein de
the hotel/the train is full of tourists
l'hôtel/le train est plein de touristes
the papers are full of the accident
les journaux ne parlent que de l'accident
he's full of his holiday plans
il ne parle que de ses projets de vacances
to be full of oneself pej
être imbu de soi-même
to be full of one's own importance
être plein de suffisance

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

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mark reading, mark scanning N COMPUT

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Translations for mark in the English»French Dictionary

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mark1 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] N (currency)

II.mark2 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] VB trans

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III.mark2 [mɑ:k, Am mɑ:rk] VB intr (stain)

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mark Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it costs around the $50 mark
ça coûte autour de 50$
it's over the 25 kilo mark
ça pèse plus que 25 kilos
to be quick/slow off the mark
avoir l'esprit vif/lent
to be up to the mark
être à la hauteur
to mark sb down for spelling mistakes
baisser la note de qn à cause de l'orthographe
to be wide of the mark
être loin de la vérité
to be wide of the mark
taper à côté inf
to mark a line/cross on sth
marquer qc d'un trait/d'une croix
to mark sb/sth 12 out of 20
noter qn/qc 12 sur 20
to dig/mark out/plough [or plow Am] a furrow
creuser/tracer/ouvrir un sillon
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They seem to have been deliberately selected and placed at specific points in the circle that mark certain calendrical events (sunsets and solstices related to the four seasons, for example).
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Halfway across the leg the angle of attack was eased and it became a short reach to bear down on the mark.
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A reference mark may be mistakenly reported as the station mark.
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To mark this victory, all 29 venereal disease research institutes were closed in 1964.
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There will be no simple moment of surrender to mark the journey's end -- no armistice, no banner headline.
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Even diminutive woodcuts, be they portraits or landscapes, bear the mark of his spirited style.
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The apostrophe looks the same as a closing single quotation mark, although they have different meanings.
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This makes his pieces identifiable, even though he did not sign them or apply a maker's mark.
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At each of these seats of learning, he left his mark; beyond any other of his contemporaries he animated the dry bones of Roman law.
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That education leaves a strong mark of thoroughness, carefulness, and thoughtfulness.
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