classify

clasificar

Ordenar cosas en grupos según su tipo o sus características.

En inglés sencillo: To put things into groups according to their type or features.

• We classify animals into groups.
• The report classified the incident as an accident.
• How do you classify these plants?

Cómo se usa: classify something as something (They classified the building as unsafe.); classify something by something (We classify the books by subject.); classify something into groups (The researchers classified the answers into three groups.)

Sinónimos: categorize, group, sort

Expresiones frecuentes: classify something as something, classify by something, classify into groups

clasificar, declarar secreto

Declarar oficialmente que una información es secreta y solo ciertas personas pueden verla.

En inglés sencillo: To officially declare information secret, so only certain people may see it.

• The government classified the report.
• Officials classified details of the military operation.
• Why did they classify those documents?

Cómo se usa: classify something as secret (The ministry classified the plans as secret.)

Antónimos: declassify

Expresiones frecuentes: classify a document, classify information, classify as secret