mark out

mark out
1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) marcar, delimitar, trazar
2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) señalar, seleccionar
mark out
v.
• agramilar v.
• alindar v.
• demarcar v.
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<sports ground\>\> marcar*
b) (select) señalar
c) (distinguish) distinguir*
VT + ADV
1) [+ road etc] marcar, jalonar

the track is marked out by flags — el camino está marcado con or jalonado de banderas

2) (=single out) señalar; (=distinguish) distinguir, señalar

he's marked out for promotion — se le ha señalado para un ascenso

his red hair marked him out from the others — como era pelirrojo se le distinguía claramente de los demás

* * *
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<sports ground\>\> marcar*
b) (select) señalar
c) (distinguish) distinguir*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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