English

Detailed Translations for describe from English to Spanish

describe:

to describe verb (describes, described, describing)

  1. to describe (sketch; outline)
  2. to describe (reproduce)
  3. to describe (tell; say; expound; )
  4. to describe (characterize; define; depict; mark; characterise)
    – give a description of 1
  5. to describe (depict; portray; paint; picture)

Conjugations for describe:

present
  1. describe
  2. describe
  3. describes
  4. describe
  5. describe
  6. describe
simple past
  1. described
  2. described
  3. described
  4. described
  5. described
  6. described
present perfect
  1. have described
  2. have described
  3. has described
  4. have described
  5. have described
  6. have described
past continuous
  1. was describing
  2. were describing
  3. was describing
  4. were describing
  5. were describing
  6. were describing
future
  1. shall describe
  2. will describe
  3. will describe
  4. shall describe
  5. will describe
  6. will describe
continuous present
  1. am describing
  2. are describing
  3. is describing
  4. are describing
  5. are describing
  6. are describing
subjunctive
  1. be described
  2. be described
  3. be described
  4. be described
  5. be described
  6. be described
diverse
  1. describe!
  2. let's describe!
  3. described
  4. describing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for describe:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
pintar painting; portraying; staining
reflejar mirror image; reflection
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
caracterizar characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark be in contrast with; characterise; characterize; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; initial; interpret; mark; paraph; personify; portray; represent; reveal oneself; speak; talk; typify; utter; ventilate
contar cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell add up; blab; calculate; chat; chatter; count; count in; count off; count out; estimate; figure in; have a conversation; include; narrate; pay with the exact money; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell
definir describe; outline; sketch clearly define; define; demarcate; determine; establish; fence; fence in; fence off; identify; map out; mark out; outline; state precisely; trace out
describir characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; outline; paint; picture; portray; reproduce; sketch characterise; characterize; define; determine; mark; outline; typify
detallar describe; outline; sketch clarify; define; detail; determine; explain; make clear; make explicit; outline; specify; state precisely
escribir en describe; outline; sketch
explicar describe; outline; sketch answer for; clarify; elucidate; enlighten; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; justify; light out; make clear; make explicit; make something accessible; make something clear; spotlight; throw light on
exponer cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell attach; attract attention; bare; be conspicuous; be on show; clarify; contribute; display; enlighten; enter; exhibit; explain; expose; flaunt; jut out; leap out; light out; make clear; make explicit; offer; parade; post; prance; present; protrude; send in; show; show off; spotlight; stand out; stick out; uncover; unmask
expresar describe; reproduce declare; express; express oneself; formulate; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; offer; personify; phrase; portray; present; put into words; represent; reveal oneself; show; speak; spout; talk; translate; unload; utter; ventilate; verbalise; verbalize; voice; word
hacer un boceto describe; outline; sketch
hacerse eco de describe; reproduce translate
interpretar describe; reproduce act; clarify; dramatise; dramatize; explain; impersonate; interpret; make clear; make explicit; perform; personify; portray; render; represent; transcribe; translate
narrar cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell narrate; report; tell
pintar depict; describe; paint; picture; portray advise; depict; draw; dye; impersonate; interpret; paint; personify; portray; represent; sketch; suggest
reflejar describe; reproduce be reflected; cast back; clarify; consider; echo; enlighten; light out; mirror; reflect; regard; resound; reverberate; sound; spotlight; strike back; think it over; think out; translate
reproducir describe; reproduce copy; duplicate; multiply; photocopy; play; reproduce; translate; xerox
- account; delineate; depict; discover; distinguish; draw; identify; key; key out; line; name; report; trace
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
reproducir playback

Synonyms for "describe":


Related Definitions for "describe":

  1. identify as in botany or biology, for example1
  2. to give an account or representation of in words1
    • Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental1
  3. give a description of1
  4. make a mark or lines on a surface1

Wiktionary Translations for describe:

describe
verb
  1. to represent in words

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
describe describir beschrijven — in woorden uitdrukken
describe escribir beschreiben — ein Schriftstück mit Text versehen
describe dibujar; describir schildern — etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben
describe caracterizar; describir; pintar; representar; retratar; señalar zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
describe describir décrirereprésenter, dépeindre dans son ensemble une personne, une chose, soit par écrit, soit de vive voix.
describe cualificar qualifiermarquer de quel caractère est une chose, une proposition, une action.
describe representar; describir; jugar; tocar; expresar; enunciar représenterprésenter de nouveau.



Spanish

Detailed Translations for describe from Spanish to English

describir:

describir verb

  1. describir (definir; hacer un boceto; detallar; explicar; escribir en)
    to describe; to sketch; to outline
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    • sketch verb (sketches, sketched, sketching)
    • outline verb (outlines, outlined, outlining)
  2. describir (reflejar; expresar; interpretar; reproducir; hacerse eco de)
    to describe; to reproduce
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    • reproduce verb (reproduces, reproduced, reproducing)
  3. describir (caracterizar; distinguir; tipificar)
    to characterize; to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
      • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
    • characterise verb, British
    to typify
    – express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol 1
    • typify verb (typifies, typified, typifying)
    to mark
    • mark verb (marks, marked, marking)
  4. describir (caracterizar)
    to characterize; to characterise
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    • characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)
      • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
      • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
    • characterise verb, British
    to define
    – determine the essential quality of 1
    • define verb (defines, defined, defining)
    to depict; to describe
    – give a description of 1
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    to mark
    • mark verb (marks, marked, marking)
  5. describir (definir; especificar; detallar)
    to determine; to define; to outline
    • determine verb (determines, determined, determining)
    • define verb (defines, defined, defining)
    • outline verb (outlines, outlined, outlining)
  6. describir (pintar)
    to depict; to portray; to paint; to picture; to describe
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
    • paint verb (paints, painted, painting)
    • picture verb (pictures, pictured, picturing)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)

Conjugations for describir:

presente
  1. describo
  2. describes
  3. describe
  4. describimos
  5. describís
  6. describen
imperfecto
  1. describía
  2. describías
  3. describía
  4. describíamos
  5. describíais
  6. describían
indefinido
  1. describí
  2. describiste
  3. describió
  4. describimos
  5. describisteis
  6. describieron
fut. de ind.
  1. describiré
  2. describirás
  3. describirá
  4. describiremos
  5. describiréis
  6. describirán
condic.
  1. describiría
  2. describirías
  3. describiría
  4. describiríamos
  5. describiríais
  6. describirían
pres. de subj.
  1. que describa
  2. que describas
  3. que describa
  4. que describamos
  5. que describáis
  6. que describan
imp. de subj.
  1. que describiera
  2. que describieras
  3. que describiera
  4. que describiéramos
  5. que describierais
  6. que describieran
miscelánea
  1. ¡describe!
  2. ¡describid!
  3. ¡no describas!
  4. ¡no describáis!
  5. descrito
  6. describiendo
1. yo, 2. tĆŗ, 3. Ć©l/ella/usted, 4. nosotros/nosotras, 5. vosotros/vosotras, 6. ellos/ellas/ustedes

Translation Matrix for describir:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
determine declaración; determinación; imposición
mark artículo de marca; blanco; calificación; caracterisar; característica; cicatriz; cifra del relación; condecoraciones; condecoración; contraseña; decoración; distinción; distinción concedida; distintivo; emblema; etiqueta; fin; gol; insignia; insignia de una orden; marca; matrícula; medalla; meta; muestra; nota; número; objetivo; objeto; rasgo característico; rótulo; sello; señal; señal para ser reconocido; signo; signo distintivo
outline borde; circunferencia; contorno; diseño; esquema; límite; línea básica; línea general; línea principal; marco; perímetro
paint pintura
picture definición; descripción más detallada; descriptión animado; especificación; grabado; imagen; imagen digital; lienzo; película; pintado; pintura; representación; retrato; un sueño
sketch boceto; borrador; bosquejo; croquis
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
characterise caracterizar; describir; distinguir; tipificar
characterize caracterizar; describir; distinguir; tipificar
define caracterizar; definir; describir; detallar; especificar abrir; acorralar; acotar; agrandarse; alzar; amanecer; amañar; amover; amputar; apagar; apear; apoyarse en; atrabancar; camelar; cercar; cerrar; chafallar; chapucear; clarear; clarecer; colocar; contar; dar salida; dar un sablazo; definir; delimitar; demarcar; depositar; derrocar; desahuciar; desalojar; desconectar; deslindar; destituir; destronar; detallar; elaborar; embarullar; embaucar; emporcarse; enredar; ensuciarse; especificar; estafar; exponer; formular; frangollar; hacer mal; hacer una mala jugada; levantar; localizar un sitio para bombardear; mancharse; mentir; narrar; pegarle a una persona; perfilar; precisar; proyectar; robar con engaño; sablear; socaliñar; timar; tomar el pelo
depict caracterizar; describir; pintar contar; dibujar; exponer; narrar; pintar; retratar
describe caracterizar; definir; describir; detallar; escribir en; explicar; expresar; hacer un boceto; hacerse eco de; interpretar; pintar; reflejar; reproducir contar; exponer; narrar
determine definir; describir; detallar; especificar comprobar; constatar; decidir; definir; determinar; establecer; estipular; fijar; identificar; tomar una decisión
mark caracterizar; describir; distinguir; tipificar apuntar; estigmatizar; marcar; proveer de una marca de calidad
outline definir; describir; detallar; escribir en; especificar; explicar; hacer un boceto abrir; acorralar; acotar; agrandarse; alzar; amanecer; amañar; amover; amputar; apagar; apear; apoyarse en; atrabancar; camelar; cercar; cerrar; chafallar; chapucear; clarear; clarecer; colocar; dar salida; dar un sablazo; definir; delimitar; demarcar; depositar; derrocar; desahuciar; desalojar; desconectar; deslindar; destituir; destronar; elaborar; embarullar; embaucar; emporcarse; enredar; ensuciarse; estafar; formular; frangollar; hacer mal; hacer una mala jugada; levantar; mancharse; mentir; pegarle a una persona; perfilar; proyectar; resumir; robar con engaño; sablear; socaliñar; timar; tomar el pelo
paint describir; pintar dibujar; pintar; retratar; teñir
picture describir; pintar
portray describir; pintar caracterizar; dibujar; encarnar; expresar; imitar; interpretar; personificar; pintar; retratar
reproduce describir; expresar; hacerse eco de; interpretar; reflejar; reproducir acumular; acumularse; amontonarse; apilarse; fotocopiar; multiplicar; procrearse; reproducir
sketch definir; describir; detallar; escribir en; explicar; hacer un boceto dibujar; pintar; retratar
typify caracterizar; describir; distinguir; tipificar

Synonyms for "describir":


Wiktionary Translations for describir:

describir
verb
  1. to represent in words
  2. describe, explain, make definite and clear
  3. figuratively: to describe in words

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
describir describe beschrijven — in woorden uitdrukken
describir describe; depict; narrate schildern — etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben
describir bespeak; betoken; characterise; characterize; denote; depict; describe; distinguish; paint; plot; portray; represent zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
describir describe décrirereprésenter, dépeindre dans son ensemble une personne, une chose, soit par écrit, soit de vive voix.
describir describe; act for; stand for; play; enact; perform; express; put; register représenterprésenter de nouveau.