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Detailed Translations for describe from English to German

describe:

to describe verbe (describes, described, describing)

  1. to describe (sketch; outline)
    beschreiben; umschreiben; skizzieren; darstellen; abbilden; entwerfen; schildern
    • beschreiben verbe (beschreibe, beschreibst, beschreibt, beschrieb, beschriebt, beschrieben)
    • umschreiben verbe (umschreibe, umschriebst, umschreibt, umschrieb, umschriebt, umschrieben)
    • skizzieren verbe (skizziere, skizzierst, skizziert, skizzierte, skizziertet, skizziert)
    • darstellen verbe (stelle dar, stellst dar, stellt dar, stellte dar, stelltet dar, dargestellt)
    • abbilden verbe
    • entwerfen verbe (entwerfe, entwirfst, entwirft, entwarf, entwarft, entworfen)
    • schildern verbe (schildere, schilderst, schildert, schilderte, schildertet, geschildert)
  2. to describe (reproduce)
    wiedergeben; beschreiben; erklären
    • wiedergeben verbe (gebe wieder, gibst wieder, gibt wieder, gab wieder, gabt wieder, wiedergegeben)
    • beschreiben verbe (beschreibe, beschreibst, beschreibt, beschrieb, beschriebt, beschrieben)
    • erklären verbe (erkläre, erklärst, erklärt, erklärte, erklärtet, erklärt)
  3. to describe (tell; say; expound; )
    erzählen; mitteilen; benachrichtigen; schildern
    • erzählen verbe (erzähle, erzählst, erzählt, erzählte, erzähltet, erzählt)
    • mitteilen verbe (teile mit, teilst mit, teilt mit, teilte mit, teiltet mit, mitgeteilt)
    • benachrichtigen verbe (benachrichtige, benachrichtigst, benachrichtigt, benachrichtigte, benachrichtigtet, benachrichtigt)
    • schildern verbe (schildere, schilderst, schildert, schilderte, schildertet, geschildert)
  4. to describe (characterize; define; depict; mark; characterise)
    – give a description of 1
    kennzeichnen; markieren; charakterisieren; beschreiben; bezeichnen
    • kennzeichnen verbe (kennzeichne, kennzeichnst, kennzeichnt, kennzeichnte, kennzeichntet, gekennzeichnet)
    • markieren verbe (markiere, markierst, markiert, markierte, markiertet, markiert)
    • charakterisieren verbe (charakterisiere, charakterisierst, charakterisiert, charakterisierte, charakterisiertet, charakterisiert)
    • beschreiben verbe (beschreibe, beschreibst, beschreibt, beschrieb, beschriebt, beschrieben)
    • bezeichnen verbe (bezeichne, bezeichnest, bezeichnet, bezeichnete, bezeichnetet, bezeichnet)
  5. to describe (depict; portray; paint; picture)
    schildern; darstellen
    • schildern verbe (schildere, schilderst, schildert, schilderte, schildertet, geschildert)
    • darstellen verbe (stelle dar, stellst dar, stellt dar, stellte dar, stelltet dar, dargestellt)

Conjugations for describe:

present
  1. describe
  2. describe
  3. describes
  4. describe
  5. describe
  6. describe
simple past
  1. described
  2. described
  3. described
  4. described
  5. described
  6. described
present perfect
  1. have described
  2. have described
  3. has described
  4. have described
  5. have described
  6. have described
past continuous
  1. was describing
  2. were describing
  3. was describing
  4. were describing
  5. were describing
  6. were describing
future
  1. shall describe
  2. will describe
  3. will describe
  4. shall describe
  5. will describe
  6. will describe
continuous present
  1. am describing
  2. are describing
  3. is describing
  4. are describing
  5. are describing
  6. are describing
subjunctive
  1. be described
  2. be described
  3. be described
  4. be described
  5. be described
  6. be described
diverse
  1. describe!
  2. let's describe!
  5. described
  6. describing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for describe:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abbilden describe; outline; sketch depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch
benachrichtigen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell alert; brief; call attention to; draw attention to; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; point; point out; report; show; signal; tell; tip off
beschreiben characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; outline; reproduce; sketch define; state precisely
bezeichnen characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark characterise; characterize; mark; typify
charakterisieren characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark characterise; characterize; mark; typify
darstellen depict; describe; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch act; act a part; depict; display; dramatise; dramatize; draw; exhibit; figure; impersonate; imply; indicate; interpret; paint; perform; personify; play; play the role of; play-act; point to; portray; pose; pretend; represent; show; signify; sketch; stand for; suggest
entwerfen describe; outline; sketch conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; invent; make; manufacture; prepare
erklären describe; reproduce announce; clarify; communicate; elucidate; exemplify; explain; expound; illustrate; impart; inform; intimate; list; make clear; make explicit; make one's opinion known; make something accessible; make something clear; mention; state; throw light on
erzählen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell blab; chat; chatter; deceive; fool; have a conversation; have a say in the matter; join in the conversation; kid; narrate; put in a word; put in one's oar; rattle; relate; report; shove in one's oar; speak; stick in one's oar; take part in the conversation; talk; tell
kennzeichnen characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark brand; burn; characterise; characterize; define; determine; flag; mark; mark with a cross; outline; stigmatise; stigmatize; typify
markieren characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark brand; burn; mark; mark with a cross; select; stigmatise; stigmatize; tag
mitteilen cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell announce; blab; denounce; disclose; express; express oneself; give away; give expression to; impersonate; inform; inform against; list; make known; mention; narrate; notify; peach; report; reveal; reveal oneself; send word; speak; squeal; state; talk; tell; tell tales; utter; ventilate
schildern cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; outline; paint; picture; portray; recount; report; say; sketch; tell explain; make clear; make explicit
skizzieren describe; outline; sketch conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; invent; make; manufacture; prepare
umschreiben describe; outline; sketch define; determine; outline
wiedergeben describe; reproduce announce; impersonate; inform; interpret; pay back; personify; play; portray; recite; refund; repeat; report; represent; state
- account; delineate; depict; discover; distinguish; draw; identify; key; key out; line; name; report; trace

Synonyms for "describe":


Related Definitions for "describe":

  1. identify as in botany or biology, for example1
  2. to give an account or representation of in words1
    • Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental1
  3. give a description of1
  4. make a mark or lines on a surface1

Wiktionary Translations for describe:

describe
verb
  1. to give rise to a geometrical structure
  2. to represent in words
describe
verb
  1. etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben
  2. ein Schriftstück mit Text versehen
  1. (transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• describe → beschreiben ↔ beschrijven — in woorden uitdrukken
• describe → beschreiben ↔ décrire — représenter, dépeindre dans son ensemble une personne, une chose, soit par écrit, soit de vive voix.
• describe → abbilden; repräsentieren; vertreten; vorstellen; beschreiben; spielen; ausdrücken; zum Ausdruck bringen ↔ représenter — présenter de nouveau.

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