describe

décrire

Dire ou écrire comment est quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou raconter ce qui s’est passé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : describe someone/something to someone (Can you describe the man to the police?); describe someone/something as something (She described the journey as exhausting.)

Synonymes : portray, depict

Expressions courantes : describe something, describe someone as something, describe something to someone

décrire

Dire ou écrire comment est une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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?)

Synonymes : portray, depict

Expressions courantes : describe a scene, describe something as, describe someone to

décrire

Se déplacer selon un trajet qui forme une figure précise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : trace

Expressions courantes : describe a circle, describe an arc

tracer, dessiner

Dessiner ou marquer la forme ou le contour de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : draw, trace, delineate

Expressions courantes : describe a circle, describe an outline