mark down

scontare, ribassare

Ridurre il prezzo di vendita di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: discount, reduce

Contrari: mark up

Espressioni comuni: mark down prices, mark down something, mark down stock

annotare, prendere nota di

Scrivere qualcosa per poterlo ricordare in seguito.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: mark something down (I marked the appointment down in my diary.)

Sinonimi: note down, write down, record

Espressioni comuni: mark down details, mark down something, mark down dates, mark down names

togliere punti a, abbassare il voto

Ridurre i punti o il voto di qualcuno perché ha commesso un errore.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: deduct points from, penalize

Espressioni comuni: mark down someone, mark down answers

considerare, classificare come

Ritenere che qualcuno o qualcosa abbia una certa qualità o appartenga a un determinato tipo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: classify, regard, judge

Espressioni comuni: mark down someone, mark down something