mark down

rebajar, descontar

Bajar el precio de venta de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: discount, reduce

Antónimos: mark up

Expresiones frecuentes: mark down prices, mark down something, mark down stock

anotar, apuntar

Escribir algo para poder recordarlo más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: mark something down (I marked the appointment down in my diary.)

Sinónimos: note down, write down, record

Expresiones frecuentes: mark down details, mark down something, mark down dates, mark down names

bajar la nota, restar puntos

Quitar puntos o bajar la nota a alguien porque ha cometido un error.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: mark someone down for something (The teacher marked him down for poor spelling.)

Sinónimos: deduct points from, penalize

Expresiones frecuentes: mark down someone, mark down answers

considerar, clasificar como

Decidir que alguien o algo tiene cierta cualidad o pertenece a un tipo determinado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: mark someone/something down as something (I marked the delay down as a warning sign.)

Sinónimos: classify, regard, judge

Expresiones frecuentes: mark down someone, mark down something