Describir (en. Describe)

/des.kɾi.bir/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Explain or detail the characteristics of something or someone.

The author describes his protagonist in great depth.

El autor describe a su protagonista con gran profundidad.

Narrate the events of a story or situation.

In the book, the hero's journey is described.

En el libro, se describe el viaje del héroe.

Indicate or mention the qualities of an object.

I am going to describe the rules of the game.

Voy a describir las reglas del juego.

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

describe the situation

Relate the current circumstances of an event.

describir la situación

describe the indecipherable

Try to explain something very complex or confusing.

describir lo indescifrable

describe a dream

Tell the elements of a dream that has been had.

describir un sueño

description

Act of describing something.

descripción

descriptive

That has the function of describing.

descriptivo

describable

That can be described.

describible

Dude, describe that

When someone asks you to tell more about something.

Cuando alguien pide que cuentes más sobre algo.

To give an overview

It means to provide a quick description of what happened.

Significa ofrecer una descripción rápida de lo que pasó.