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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Sunday December 2, 2007
marco, noun:
frame; goal posts; framework
A good picture needs a good frame to really set it off.
El marco de madera de este hermoso autorretrato es original.
The wooden frame of this beautiful self-portrait is original.
From this literal meaning of frame for a painting or photo, marco has also come to mean the goal posts in soccer. And the framework or context for something such as discussions and agreements:
en el marco del Plan Nacional
within the framework of the National Plan
Ya existe un marco legal para casos de esta índole.
There’s already a legal framework for cases of this kind.
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