describe

Signification (Anglais)

1. To represent in words.
2. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
3. To give rise to a geometrical structure.
4. To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
5. (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.

Concepts

décrire

représenter

dessiner

caractériser

qualifier

dépeindre

peindre

esquisser

tracer

tirer

identifier

typer

indices

estimer

accentuer

accuser

croquer

de

dessin

indiquer

le

marquer

portrait

reproduire

souligner

ébaucher

distinguer

apporter

compter

correspondre

rapporter

renseignement

étudier

présenter

être caractéristique de

Coupé comme

de‧scribe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɪˈskɹaɪb/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō (“I copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from dē (“off”) + scrībō (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English āmearcian.