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hall·mark
(hôl′märk′)n.
1. A mark indicating quality or excellence.
2.
a. A mark used in Great Britain to stamp gold, silver, and platinum articles that meet established standards of purity.
b. Any of various authorized marks stamped on gold, silver, and platinum articles to indicate where, when, or by whom they were made or assayed.
3. A conspicuous feature or characteristic: "The sense of guilt is the hallmark of civilized humanity" (Theodor Reik).
tr.v. hall·marked, hall·mark·ing, hall·marks
1. To stamp (gold and silver articles) with a mark indicating purity.
2. To be a conspicuous feature or characteristic of: a legislature hallmarked by inefficiencies.
[After Goldsmith's Hall in London, England, where gold and silver articles have been appraised and stamped since the 1300s.]
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hallmark
(ˈhɔːlˌmɑːk)n
1. (Metallurgy) Brit an official series of marks, instituted by statute in 1300, and subsequently modified, stamped by the Guild of Goldsmiths at one of its assay offices on gold, silver, or platinum (since 1975) articles to guarantee purity, date of manufacture, etc
2. a mark or sign of authenticity or excellence
3. an outstanding or distinguishing feature
vb
Also (for senses 1, 4): platemark (tr) to stamp with or as if with a hallmark
[C18: named after Goldsmiths' Hall in London, where items were graded and stamped]
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hall•mark
(ˈhɔlˌmɑrk)n.
1. an official mark or stamp indicating a standard of purity, used in marking gold and silver articles assayed by the Goldsmiths' Company of London; plate mark.
2. any mark or special indication of genuineness, good quality, etc.
3. any distinguishing feature or characteristic.
v.t. 4. to stamp (something) with a hallmark.
[1715–25; Goldsmiths' Hall, London, the seat of the Goldsmiths' Company + mark 1]
hall′mark`er, n.
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hallmark
Past participle: hallmarked
Gerund: hallmarking
| Imperative |
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| hallmark |
| hallmark |
| Present |
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| I hallmark |
| you hallmark |
| he/she/it hallmarks |
| we hallmark |
| you hallmark |
| they hallmark |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hallmarked |
| you hallmarked |
| he/she/it hallmarked |
| we hallmarked |
| you hallmarked |
| they hallmarked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hallmarking |
| you are hallmarking |
| he/she/it is hallmarking |
| we are hallmarking |
| you are hallmarking |
| they are hallmarking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hallmarked |
| you have hallmarked |
| he/she/it has hallmarked |
| we have hallmarked |
| you have hallmarked |
| they have hallmarked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hallmarking |
| you were hallmarking |
| he/she/it was hallmarking |
| we were hallmarking |
| you were hallmarking |
| they were hallmarking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hallmarked |
| you had hallmarked |
| he/she/it had hallmarked |
| we had hallmarked |
| you had hallmarked |
| they had hallmarked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hallmark |
| you will hallmark |
| he/she/it will hallmark |
| we will hallmark |
| you will hallmark |
| they will hallmark |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hallmarked |
| you will have hallmarked |
| he/she/it will have hallmarked |
| we will have hallmarked |
| you will have hallmarked |
| they will have hallmarked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hallmarking |
| you will be hallmarking |
| he/she/it will be hallmarking |
| we will be hallmarking |
| you will be hallmarking |
| they will be hallmarking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hallmarking |
| you have been hallmarking |
| he/she/it has been hallmarking |
| we have been hallmarking |
| you have been hallmarking |
| they have been hallmarking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hallmarking |
| you will have been hallmarking |
| he/she/it will have been hallmarking |
| we will have been hallmarking |
| you will have been hallmarking |
| they will have been hallmarking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hallmarking |
| you had been hallmarking |
| he/she/it had been hallmarking |
| we had been hallmarking |
| you had been hallmarking |
| they had been hallmarking |
| Conditional |
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| I would hallmark |
| you would hallmark |
| he/she/it would hallmark |
| we would hallmark |
| you would hallmark |
| they would hallmark |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hallmarked |
| you would have hallmarked |
| he/she/it would have hallmarked |
| we would have hallmarked |
| you would have hallmarked |
| they would have hallmarked |
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Noun 1. [画像:hallmark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute]hallmark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute
characteristic - a distinguishing quality
2. [画像:hallmark - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity]hallmark - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
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hallmark
noun
1. trademark, indication, badge, emblem, sure sign, telltale sign a technique that has become the hallmark of their films
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Translations
دَمْغَه، سِمَه
punc
finhedsmærke
finomsági próba
gæîastimpill
punc
ayar damgası
hallmark
[ˈhɔːlmɑːk] N (on gold, silver) → contraste m (fig) → sello mthe attack bears all the hallmarks of the CLF → el atentado lleva el auténtico sello del CLF
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hallmark
[ˈhɔːlmɑːrk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hallmark
n
(fig) → Kennzeichen nt (→ of +gen, → für); a hallmark of good quality → ein Gütesiegel nt; this is the hallmark of a true genius → daran erkennt man das wahre Genie
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hall
(hoːl) noun1. a room or passage at the entrance to a house. We left our coats in the hall. voorportaal غُرفَة المَدْخَل зала hall da entrada hala die Diele entré; hall προθάλαμος, χώρος υποδοχής vestíbulo, entrada eesruum سرسرا eteinen entrée פְּרוֹזדוֹר כְּנִיסָה बड़ा कमरा, प्रधान कक्ष predsoblje, hodnik előszoba, hall asrama mahasiswa forstofa, hol atrio 玄関 입구의 홀 prieškambaris vestibils; priekštelpa ruang depan hal, vestibule entré, hall, vestibyle hall, korytarz, przedpokój سالون، لويه خونه، دپوهنتون ودانى، دغونډى خونه، دهليزننوتځى hall da entrada hol холл hala predsoba predsoblje hall ทางเข้าประตู hol, sofa 門廳 хол, передпокій راہداری phòng đợi 门厅
2. (a building with) a large public room, used for concerts, meetings etc. a community hall. saal قاعَه اسْتِقبال أو إحْتِفالات зала teatro hala, sál die Halle sal; forsamlingshus αίθουσα sala saal تالار sali salle אולם सभा-भवन dom (kulture) (nagy)terem balai (veislu-/tónleika)salur sala 会館 강당, 회관 salė zāle dewan hal sal sala دغونډى خونه átrio sală зал sála dvorana dvorana sal, samlingslokal, konserthus หอประชุม salon 會堂 зала کسی پیشہ ورانہ انجمن کی عمارت hội trường 会堂
3. a building with offices where the administration of a town etc is carried out. a town hall; (American) the city hall. stadsaal دار البَلَديَّه община edifício público radnice das -Gebäude rådhus δημαρχιακό μέγαρο ayuntamiento raekoda ساختمان شهرداري kaupungintalo hôtel de ville בֵּית הָעִירִייָה प्रवेश द्वारा gradska vijecnica városháza balai opinber bygging municipio 役所 사무소, 본부 rotušė, miesto savivaldybė administratīvā ēka dewan gemeentehuis rådhus, offentlig bygning ratusz د ښاروالی ساختمان edifício público primărie административное здание radnica magistrat većnica [råd]hus ศาลากลางจังหวัด konak 市政廳,公所 будинок громадського характеру شہر کے سرکاری اور اداری کام کاج کی عمارت toà thị chính 办公大楼
4. (American) a passageway through a building; a corridor. gang مَدْخَل коридор corredor pasáž der Flur gang διάδρομος pasillo, corredor koridor راهرو käytävä corridor פרוזדור गलियारा hodnik folyosó lorong gangur corridoio 廊下 현관, (건물의) 복도 koridorius koridors; gaitenis koridor gang gang korytarz لاره رو corredor coridor коридор chodba hodnik hodnik korridor ระเบียงหรือทางเดินในตึก koridor (美國)通道, 走廊 коридор کسی عمارت کی غلام گردش یا راہداری hành lang 过道,走廊
5. a building of a university, college etc, especially one in which students etc live. koshuis, hostel بِنايَة في جامِعَة اوكُلِيَّه حَيث يَسكُن الطُّلاب общежитие alojamento kolej das Studienheim kollegium πανεπιστημιακό κτήριο residencia, colegio mayor ühiselamu خوابگاه دانشگاه opiskelija-asuntola pavillon מְעְוֹנוֹת סטוּדֶנטִים विश्वविद्यालय भवन studentski dom kollégium asrama mahasiswa (háskóla)garður, heimavist casa dello studente 大学の寮 단과 대학 (universiteto) pastatas, bendrabutis (studentu) kopmītne asrama studentenhuis universitetsbygning, studenthjem dom studencki لیلیه residência cămin studenţesc здание общежития vysokoškolský internát študentski dom studentski dom studentbyggnad หอพักสําหรับนักศึกษา yatakhane 大專院校學生宿舍 університетський гуртожиток یونیورسٹی میں طلبہ کی اقامت گاہ ký túc xá 学生宿舍
ˈhallmark noun a mark put on gold and silver articles to show the quality of the gold or silver. egtheidstempel دَمْغَه، سِمَه проба marca punc der Feingehaltsstempel finhedsmærke σφραγίδα ελέγχου, εγγύηση καλής ποιότητας για χρυσό ή ασήμι sello proovitempel مهر ضمانت tarkastusleima cachet de contrôle סִימָן הֶיכֵּר प्रमाणिक žig zlatarskog ceha, simbol (finomsági) próba cap, tanda gæðastimpill marchio di garanzia 純分検証極印 (금은 제품의) 순도 검증 각인(刻印) praba (cēlmetāla) raudze cap kempa waarmerk kontrollstempel stempel probierczy د ضمانت نښه marca marcaj проба; пробирное клеимо punc zlatarski žig; znamenje žig kontrollstämpel ตราแสดงว่ามีมาตรฐานสูง ayar damgası 金銀純度證明標記 пробірне клеймо, проба کھرا ہونے کی تصدیق کا ٹھپا لگانا dấu xác nhận tiêu chuẩn vàng bạc 证明金银纯度的检验印记
ˈhallway noun a hall or passage. gang مَمَر، مَمْشى вестибюл corredor předsíň, chodba der Flur hall; entré διάδρομος vestíbulo eeskoda, koridor راهرو؛ سرسرا käytävä vestibule, couloir פרוזדור ड्योढ़ी hodnik hall lorong forstofa; gangur vestibolo, corridoio 玄関 복도 prieškambaris, koridorius gaitenis; priekštelpa laluan gang gang, korridor hall, korytarz سابات، دالان، دهليز corredor hol; culoar прихожая, коридор predsieň veža hol tambur, vestibul, korridor ห้องโถง หรือทางเดิน hol 門廳,通道 коридор; передпокій پیش کمرہ یا راہداری جس میں دروازے سے داخل ہوں phòng đợi; hành lang 门厅,过道
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