describe

describe
verb
1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) describir
2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) calificar, definir
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describe vb describir
El gerundio de describe se escribe describing
describe
tr[dɪ'skraɪb]
transitive verb
1 (depict in words) describir
■ can you describe the man to me? ¿me puedes describir al hombre?
■ he described how he had escaped describió cómo se había escapado
2 (call, characterize) calificar, definir
■ I would hardly describe her as generous no la calificaría precisamente de generosa
■ the estate agent described it as perfect el agente inmobiliario lo calificó de perfecto
■ he describes himself as normal se define como alguien normal
3 (move in shape of arc, circle, curve, etc) describir; (draw) trazar
describe [di'skraɪb] vt, -scribed ; -scribing : describir
describe
v.
• describir v.
• dibujar v.
• explicar v.
• pintar v.
• retratar v.
dɪ'skraɪb
transitive verb
1) (put into words) describir*
2) (characterize)

to describe somebody/something (AS something): he describes himself as a socialist se define como socialista; I would describe the book as dull and repetitive — yo diría que es un libro soso y repetitivo

3)
a) (draw) (Math) trazar*
b) (move in shape of) (frml) \<\<curve/arc\>\> describir* (frml)
[dɪs'kraɪb]
VT
1) [+ scene, person] describir

describe him for us — descríbenoslo

the feeling is impossible to describe — la sensación es indescriptible

she describes herself as an executive — se define como una ejecutiva

I wouldn't describe her as a feminist — no la calificaría de or describiría como feminista

2) (Geom) [+ circle] describir
* * *
[dɪ'skraɪb]
transitive verb
1) (put into words) describir*
2) (characterize)

to describe somebody/something (AS something): he describes himself as a socialist se define como socialista; I would describe the book as dull and repetitive — yo diría que es un libro soso y repetitivo

3)
a) (draw) (Math) trazar*
b) (move in shape of) (frml) \<\<curve/arc\>\> describir* (frml)

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