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Detailed Translations for describing from English to French

describing:


describe:

to describe verb (describes, described, describing)

  1. to describe (sketch; outline)
    décrire; écrire; esquisser; croquer; ébaucher; dépeindre
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
    • écrire verb (écris, écrit, écrivons, écrivez, )
    • esquisser verb (esquisse, esquisses, esquissons, esquissez, )
    • croquer verb (croque, croques, croquons, croquez, )
    • ébaucher verb (ébauche, ébauches, ébauchons, ébauchez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )
  2. to describe (reproduce)
    refléter; exprimer; reproduire; rendre; interpréter; traduire
    • refléter verb (reflète, reflètes, reflétons, reflétez, )
    • exprimer verb (exprime, exprimes, exprimons, exprimez, )
    • reproduire verb (reproduis, reproduit, reproduisons, reproduisez, )
    • rendre verb (rends, rend, rendons, rendez, )
    • interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, )
    • traduire verb (traduis, traduit, traduisons, traduisez, )
  3. to describe (tell; say; expound; )
    dire; écrire; expliquer; raconter; faire le compte rendu de; apprendre; décrire; caractériser; définir; interpréter
    • dire verb (dis, dit, disons, dites, )
    • écrire verb (écris, écrit, écrivons, écrivez, )
    • expliquer verb (explique, expliques, expliquons, expliquez, )
    • raconter verb (raconte, racontes, racontons, racontez, )
    • apprendre verb (apprends, apprend, apprenons, apprenez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
    • caractériser verb (caractérise, caractérises, caractérisons, caractérisez, )
    • définir verb (définis, définit, définissons, définissez, )
    • interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, )
  4. to describe (characterize; define; depict; mark; characterise)
    – give a description of 1
    caractériser; déterminer; typer; définir; décrire; peindre; marquer; dépeindre; marquer d'un trait
    • caractériser verb (caractérise, caractérises, caractérisons, caractérisez, )
    • déterminer verb (détermine, détermines, déterminons, déterminez, )
    • typer verb (type, types, typons, typez, )
    • définir verb (définis, définit, définissons, définissez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )
    • marquer verb (marque, marques, marquons, marquez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )
  5. to describe (depict; portray; paint; picture)
    peindre; dépeindre; représenter; décrire
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )

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
marquer marking
peindre painting; staining
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
apprendre cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell absorb; acquire; aquire; collect; cram up a lesson; discover; educate; familiarise; familiarize; find out; gain; get the hang of; get used to; instruct; learn; master; pick up; practice; practise; prepare; qualify; receive; study; studying; teach; train
caractériser characterise; characterize; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; mark; recount; report; say; tell characterise; characterize; mark; typify
croquer describe; outline; sketch bite away; consume; cram; dine; eat; eat up; finish; gnaw; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
dire cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell blab; chat; chatter; express; express oneself; give expression to; have a conversation; impersonate; narrate; rattle; relate; report; reveal oneself; speak; talk; tell; utter; ventilate
décrire characterise; characterize; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; mark; outline; paint; picture; portray; recount; report; say; sketch; tell define; determine; outline; state precisely
définir characterise; characterize; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; mark; recount; report; say; tell clearly define; define; determine; establish; identify; outline; state precisely
dépeindre characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch
déterminer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark advise; allocate; ascertain; consider; decorate; define; determine; establish; identify; localise; localize; locate; outline; state precisely; suggest; think over; trace
esquisser describe; outline; sketch
expliquer cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell clarify; elucidate; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; make clear; make explicit; make something accessible; make something clear; throw light on
exprimer describe; reproduce express; express oneself; formulate; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; peg out; phrase; pinch out; put into words; render; reveal oneself; speak; spout; squeeze dry; squeeze empty; squeeze out; talk; transcribe; translate; unload; utter; ventilate; verbalise; verbalize; voice; word
faire le compte rendu de cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell announce; inform; report; state
interpréter cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; reproduce; say; tell act; act a part; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; perform; personify; play the role of; play-act; portray; render; represent; reveal oneself; speak; take up; talk; transcribe; translate; understand; utter; ventilate
marquer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark affix; attach; attach to; be in contrast with; brand; burn; check; clearly define; connect; define; demarcate; fasten; fence; fence in; fence off; flag; leave one's mark on; map out; mark; mark out; outline; put one's stamp on; secure; stigmatise; stigmatize; tag; tick; tick off; trace out
marquer d'un trait characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark brand; burn; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize; tick; tick off
peindre characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; paint; picture; portray depict; draw; dye; hang down; paint; portray; sketch
raconter cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell announce; blab; chat; chatter; express; express oneself; give expression to; have a conversation; impersonate; inform; narrate; rattle; relate; report; reveal oneself; speak; state; talk; tell; utter; ventilate
refléter describe; reproduce be reflected; cast back; interpret; mirror; reflect; render; transcribe; translate
rendre describe; reproduce be sick; bring back; bring up; come off; delate; deliver up; extend; get off; give; give to; give way; hand; hand down; hand in; hand over; interpret; offer; pass; present with; puke; regurgigate; render; return; spew; spew out; surrender; throw up; transcribe; translate; turn in; upchuck; vomit
reproduire describe; reproduce copy; double; duplicate; imitate; interpret; multiply; photocopy; render; reproduce; take off; transcribe; translate; xerox
représenter depict; describe; paint; picture; portray be in sympathy with; conceive; depict; draw; feel; feel empathy for; imagine; impersonate; intend; interpret; paint; personify; portray; represent; sketch; sympathise; sympathize; think
traduire describe; reproduce express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; render; reveal oneself; speak; subpoena; summon; talk; transcribe; translate; utter; ventilate
typer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark brand; burn; characterise; characterize; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize; typify
ébaucher describe; outline; sketch
écrire cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; outline; recount; report; say; sketch; tell correspond; keep up a correspondence; scribble; write; write back
- account; delineate; depict; discover; distinguish; draw; identify; key; key out; line; name; report; trace

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
describe
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
describe décrire beschrijven — in woorden uitdrukken
describe décrire; représenter beschreiben — ein Schriftstück mit Text versehen
describe décrire; peindre schildern — etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben
describe accentuer; accuser; caractériser; croquer; dépeindre; dessiner; ébaucher; esquisser; indiquer; marquer; peindre; représenter; reproduire; souligner; tracer; le; dessin; portrait; de zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen

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