Describiendo (en. Describing)

/des.kɾiˈβjen.do/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Act of explaining the characteristics or properties of something.

The author is describing the characters in his novel.

El autor está describiendo a los personajes de su novela.

Represent something with words.

She is describing the landscape she saw during her vacation.

Ella está describiendo el paisaje que vio durante sus vacaciones.

Detail or explain meticulously.

The teacher is describing the process of photosynthesis.

El profesor está describiendo el proceso de fotosíntesis.

From Latin 'describere', meaning 'to trace, to outline'.

describe the situation

Explain the current context.

describir la situación

describe someone

Talk about the characteristics of a person.

describir a alguien

describe a place

Explain the particularities of a site.

describir un lugar

describe

Verb that means to explain or detail something.

describir

description

Noun that refers to the action of describing.

descripción

describable

Adjective that indicates that something can be described.

describible

Explain colloquially.

Let me describe it in simple words.

Déjame describirlo en palabras simples.

Tell something in great detail.

That movie is hard to describe, but it will leave you impressed.

Esa película es difícil de describir, pero te dejará impresionado.