describe

describir

Contar de palabra o por escrito cómo es alguien o algo, o qué ocurrió.

En inglés sencillo: To say or write what someone or something is like, or what happened.

• Can you describe your house?
• He described what happened at the station.
• She described her neighbour as a kind man.

Cómo se usa: describe someone/something to someone (Can you describe the man to the police?); describe someone/something as something (She described the journey as exhausting.)

Sinónimos: portray, depict

Expresiones frecuentes: describe something, describe someone as something, describe something to someone

describir

Decir o escribir cómo es una persona o una cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To say or write what someone or something is like.

• Describe your room.
• He described what happened at school.
• How would you describe her voice?

Cómo se usa: describe someone/something as something (She described the room as bright and comfortable.); describe someone/something to someone (Can you describe the thief to the officer?)

Sinónimos: portray, depict

Expresiones frecuentes: describe a scene, describe something as, describe someone to

trazar

Moverse siguiendo un recorrido que forma una figura determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To move along a path that forms a particular shape.

• Her hand described a circle in the air.
• The lamp describes a small arc as it swings.
• The aircraft described a wide curve above the field.

Sinónimos: trace

Expresiones frecuentes: describe a circle, describe an arc

trazar, dibujar

Dibujar o marcar la forma o el contorno de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To draw or mark the shape or outline of something.

• Use a compass to describe a circle.
• The pencil described a smooth curve on the paper.
• Describe a triangle inside the larger circle.

Sinónimos: draw, trace, delineate

Expresiones frecuentes: describe a circle, describe an outline