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describe

/dɪsˈkraɪb/

Translations

describeverb

described

Past Simple

described

Past Participle

describing

Gerund

/dɪsˈkraɪb/

She described the scene in vivid detail.

Elle a décrit la scène avec beaucoup de détails.

Additional translations

caractériserEmploi surtout scientifique ou technique.

Synonyms

describeverb

To give an account of something by providing details about its characteristics, qualities, or events.

She described the scene in vivid detail, making it easy for everyone to imagine.

To represent or depict something in words or with a drawing.

The artist described the landscape with a few quick strokes of the pencil.

To identify or classify something by its characteristics or features.

The scientist described the new species based on its unique physical traits.

To draw or trace (a geometric figure or path) accurately or to cause an object to move so as to form a specified shape.

The satellite described a perfect circle around the planet.