Marcar
Example: Voy a marcar el número de teléfono ahora mismo.
Definition
"Marcar" means to dial or enter a number on a telephone or other device. It involves pressing buttons or keys to register specific digits, as in the example phrase, 'Voy a marcar el número de teléfono ahora mismo,' meaning 'I am going to dial the phone number right now.'
Etymology
The word "marcar" comes from the Latin verb 'marcare,' which means to mark or make a sign. Over time, it evolved in Spanish to include the sense of marking or indicating something, and later extended to the action of dialing numbers, as early telephones required marking or pressing numbers to connect calls.
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"Marcar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
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