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1 marked
adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) notabletr[mɑːkt]1 (noticeable - gen) marcado,-a, notable; (- improvement) sensible, apreciable; (- accent) acusado,-a, fuerte\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a marked man ser un hombre fichadomarked ['mɑrkt] adj: marcado, notable♦ markedly ['mɑrkədli] advadj.• marcado, -a adj.• notable adj.• señalado, -a adj.mɑːrkt, mɑːkta) ( pronounced) < improvement> marcado, notable, notorio; < accent> marcado, fuerte; < contrast> acusadob)[mɑːkt]ADJ1) (=noticeable) [improvement, increase, deterioration, reduction] marcado, notable; [difference, change] acusado, marcado; [contrast] acusado, fuerte; [accent] marcado, fuerte; [effect] acusado, notable; [reluctance] notable, evidentethe difference has become more marked — la diferencia se ha vuelto más acusada or marcada, la diferencia se acusa cada vez más
he was a quiet boy, in marked contrast to his raucous brothers — era un chico callado, muy diferente a sus escandalosos hermanos
2) (=targeted)* * *[mɑːrkt, mɑːkt]a) ( pronounced) < improvement> marcado, notable, notorio; < accent> marcado, fuerte; < contrast> acusadob) -
2 dramatic
1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramático2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) impresionante, espectacular3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) dramático, teatraldramatic adj dramáticotr[drə'mætɪk]1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL dramático,-a, teatral2 (moment, escape, development, event, announcement) emocionante, dramático,-a; (change, reduction, recovery) impresionante, espectacular, drástico,-a3 (entrance, pause) teatral, afectado,-a, histriónico,-adramatic [drə'mæt̬ɪk] adj: dramático♦ dramatically [-t̬ɪkli] advadj.• cómico, -a adj.• dramático, -a adj.• drástico, -a adj.• espectacular adj.drə'mætɪk1)a) ( Theat) (before n) dramático, teatralb) ( exaggerated) <pause/entrance> dramático, histriónico2)b) ( momentous) <events/development> dramático[drǝ'mætɪk]1. ADJ1) (=marked) [increase, rise, decline] espectacular; [change] radical, drástico; [improvement] espectacular, impresionante; [effect] espectacular, dramático2) (=exciting) [entrance] espectacular, teatral; [escape] espectacular; [decor] de gran efecto, efectista3) (Theat) [works, film] dramático, teatraldramatic art — arte m dramático
2.CPDdramatic society N — club m de teatro
* * *[drə'mætɪk]1)a) ( Theat) (before n) dramático, teatralb) ( exaggerated) <pause/entrance> dramático, histriónico2)b) ( momentous) <events/development> dramático -
3 significant
1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) significativo, importante2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.) elocuente, expresivo3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.) significativosignificant adj1. importante / sensible2. significativothis is an isolated incident, I don't think it's significant es un hecho aislado, no creo que sea significativotr[sɪg'nɪfɪkənt]1 (meaningful - gen) significativo,-a; (look etc) elocuente, expresivo,-a2 (important) importante, trascendente, considerablesignificant [sɪg'nɪfɪkənt] adj1) important: importante2) meaningful: significativo♦ significantly advadj.• importante adj.• significante adj.• significativo, -a adj.sig'nɪfɪkənta) (important, considerable) importanteb) ( meaningful) <look/smile> expresivo, elocuente; <fact/remark> significativo[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkǝnt]ADJ1) (=important) [number, event, achievement, part, development] importante; [effect, amount, improvement, sum of money, victory] considerable; [contribution, reduction, increase] significativo, considerable; [difference] significativo; [change] importante, considerable; [factor, impact, step] significativo, importanteit is significant that... — es significativo que...
Japan has made significant progress in reducing pollution — Japón ha dado un gran paso adelante en la reducción de la contaminación
significant other — (=partner) pareja f
2) (=meaningful) [look, gesture, tone of voice] significativo, elocuentecould this be significant of a change of heart? — ¿podría esto suponer un cambio de idea?
* * *[sig'nɪfɪkənt]a) (important, considerable) importanteb) ( meaningful) <look/smile> expresivo, elocuente; <fact/remark> significativo
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