English-Swedish translations for describe

• beskriva
  Det går lätt att beskriva det vi måste göra.What we have to do is easily described.
  Jag ska beskriva några av dem.I shall describe a few of them.
  Problemet är inte lätt att beskriva.The problem is easy to describe.
• skildra
  I meddelandet skildras belastningen, och åtgärderna listas.The communication describes the types of pollution and lists the measures.
  De fall som skildras av er är dramatiska och vedervärdiga.The cases you describe relate to glaring and despicable abuses.
  Situationen i Italien är mycket olik den som skildras här.The situation in Italy is very different from the way it is described.

Definition of describe

• To represent in words
• To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out
• To give rise to a geometrical structure
• To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa
• To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class

Examples

• The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant
• The geographer describes countries and cities
• to describe a circle by the compasses;   a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
• The function describes a very complex surface
• The fungus was first described by a botanist

Related words

• described
• describer
• undescribed
• aforedescribed
• abovedescribed
• describe vividly
• described above