Identificados (en. Identified)

/iden.ti.fi.'ka.ðos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Individuals who have been designated individually.
The suspects have been identified by the police.
Los sospechosos han sido identificados por la policía.
Members of a specific group who have been pointed out.
The citizens identified in the census were contacted.
Los ciudadanos identificados en el censo fueron contactados.
verb
The act of recognizing or pointing out something or someone.
The problems were identified in the meeting.
Se identificaron los problemas en la reunión.
The process of naming or describing someone or something.
The researcher identified the participants of the study.
El investigador identificó a los participantes del estudio.

Etymology

From the verb 'identify', which comes from the Latin 'identificare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to be identified
It means that the people or things in question have been recognized.
estar identificados
identified in the system
It indicates that the records have been updated and the data is present in a system.
identificados en el sistema
identified by the authorities
It refers to people who have been officially recognized by competent authorities.
identificados por las autoridades

Related Words

identification
Process of recognizing or establishing the identity of something or someone.
identificación
identifiable
That can be identified or distinguished.
identificable
identifier
An element that serves to identify something.
identificador

Slang Meanings

Identified in a context of social recognition.
At the party, everyone was identified by colors.
En la fiesta, todos estaban identificados por colores.
Used in the context of urban culture to refer to someone popular.
That artist is already identified in the world of music.
Ese artista ya está identificado en el mundo de la música.