characterize

caracterizar, describir

Describir a alguien o algo atribuyéndole una cualidad concreta, a menudo negativa.

En inglés sencillo: To describe someone or something as having a particular quality, often a bad one.

• They characterize him as lazy.
• She characterized the meeting as a waste of time.
• Critics have characterized the plan as unfair to younger workers.

Cómo se usa: characterize someone/something as something (The report characterized the decision as a serious mistake.)

Sinónimos: describe, portray, depict

Expresiones frecuentes: characterize someone as, characterize something as

caracterizar

Averiguar y describir las características principales de alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To find out and describe the main features of someone or something.

• We need to characterize the material.
• The team characterized the cells using several tests.
• These measurements help scientists characterize the new compound.

Sinónimos: analyze, describe

Expresiones frecuentes: characterize a material, characterize a sample, characterize something fully