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marcaje

marking (in sport)

noun mahr-KAH-heh Rare

Also means

labelling, tagging

Usage Note

Marcaje in sports refers to the act of closely marking or shadowing an opposing player, especially in football — marcaje al hombre is man-marking. Outside sport it can mean the labelling or tagging of goods. Do not confuse with marca (brand/record) or marcador (scoreboard).

Examples

"El defensa realizó un marcaje muy intenso."

Natural Translation

The defender performed very intense marking.

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