describe [dɪsˈkraɪb]
verb:transitive
describe [dɪsˈkraɪb]
verbo transitivo
1describir (depict verbally)
- she describes herself as an artist -> se define a sí misma como artista
2describir, trazar (Formal) (draw) (circle, line)
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describe [dis-kraib]
1Describir (put into words); delinear, figurar; explicar, definir, representar.
2(Math) Trazar (draw); describir (move in shape of/curve, arc).
3He describes himself as a socialist, se define como socialista (characterize).
- I would describe the book as dull and repetitive -> yo diría que es un libro soso y repetitivo
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Verb Conjugation for "describe"
Imperative
- describe
- you describe
- he/she describes
- we describe
- you describe
- they describe
Preterite
- I described
- you described
- he/she described
- we described
- you described
- they described
Present Continuous
- I am describing
- you are describing
- he/she is describing
- we are describing
- you are describing
- they are describing
Present Perfect
- I have described
- you have described
- he/she has described
- we have described
- you have described
- they have described
Past Continuous
- I was describing
- you were describing
- he/she was describing
- we were describing
- you were describing
- they were describing
Past Perfect
- I had described
- you had described
- he/she had described
- we had described
- you had described
- they had described
Future
- I will describe
- you will describe
- he/she will describe
- we will describe
- you will describe
- they will describe
Future Perfect
- I will have described
- you will have described
- he/she will have described
- we will have described
- you will have described
- they will have described
Future Continuous
- I will be describing
- you will be describing
- he/she will be describing
- we will be describing
- you will be describing
- they will be describing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been describing
- you have been describing
- he/she has been describing
- we have been describing
- you have been describing
- they have been describing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been describing
- you will have been describing
- he/she will have been describing
- we will have been describing
- you will have been describing
- they will have been describing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been describing
- you had been describing
- he/she had been describing
- we had been describing
- you had been describing
- they had been describing
describir
transitive verb
1to describe
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describir [des-cre-beer’]
article & verb transitive
1To draw, to delineate.
2To describe, to relate minutely.
3To give a description. (Logarithm)
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Verb Conjugation for "describir"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | describo | describí | describía | describiré | describa |
| Tú | describes | describiste | describías | describirás | describas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | describe | describió | describía | describirá | describa |
| Nosotros | describimos | describimos | describíamos | describiremos | describamos |
| Vosotros | describís | describisteis | describíais | describiréis | describáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | describen | describieron | describían | describirán | describan |
