English-Italian translations for define

  • definireCome possiamo definire una crisi alimentare? How can we define a food crisis? Dobbiamo definire alcune priorità. We must define some priorities. E' di importanza vitale definire che cosa costituisce una pesca di acque profonde. It is vital to define what constitutes a deep sea fishery.
  • descrivereQuesto aggettivo fu adoperato da Montaigne nel 1580 per descrivere qualcosa di difficile definizione. This adjective was used by Montaigne in 1580 to describe something that was difficult to define.
  • determinareGli Stati perderanno la libertà di determinare la loro politica estera? Will the Member States no longer be free to define their own foreign policy? I criteri atti a determinare gli elenchi sono sanciti nella prima frase del quinto considerando del regolamento. The criteria used to determine the lists are defined in the first phrase of the fifth recital of the regulation.
  • stabilireÈ necessario stabilire un contesto di parità concorrenziale, ma soltanto in settori definiti chiaramente. There must be a level playing field, but only in clearly defined sectors. E' difficile stabilire la dimensione del problema nell'ambito del mercato europeo. It is difficult to define the scale of the problem on the European market. Si deve stabilire su scala locale, regionale, nazionale ed europea? How do you define local, regional, national and pan-European?

Definition of define

  • To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly
  • To settle, decide
  • To express the essential nature of something
  • To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol
  • To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; ''used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.''
  • To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept
  • To establish the referent of a term or notation
  • A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs

Examples

  • the defining power of an optical instrument
  • I define myself as a techno-anarchist
  • Your past mistakes do not define who you are
  • The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time
  • Person 1: Is she good at math?
  • Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.
  • to define the legal boundaries of a property

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