characterize

décrire, présenter

Présenter quelqu’un ou quelque chose comme ayant une qualité particulière, souvent négative.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : characterize someone/something as something (The report characterized the decision as a serious mistake.)

Synonymes : describe, portray, depict

Expressions courantes : characterize someone as, characterize something as

caractériser

Rechercher et décrire les principales caractéristiques de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : analyze, describe

Expressions courantes : characterize a material, characterize a sample, characterize something fully