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Detailed Translations for describe from English to Swedish

describe:

to describe verb (describes, described, describing)

  1. to describe (sketch; outline)
    beskriva; teckna; skildra
    • beskriva verb (beskriver, beskrev, beskrivit)
    • teckna verb (tecknar, tecknade, tecknat)
    • skildra verb (skildrar, skildrade, skildrat)
  2. to describe (reproduce)
    beskriva
    • beskriva verb (beskriver, beskrev, beskrivit)
  3. to describe (tell; say; expound; )
    berätta; återberätta; skildra; förklara; beskriva; rapportera
    • berätta verb (berättar, berättade, berättat)
    • återberätta verb (återberättar, återberättade, återberättat)
    • skildra verb (skildrar, skildrade, skildrat)
    • förklara verb (förklarar, förklarade, förklarat)
    • beskriva verb (beskriver, beskrev, beskrivit)
    • rapportera verb (raporterar, raporterade, raporterat)
  4. to describe (characterize; define; depict; mark; characterise)
    – give a description of 1
    definiera; beskriva; utmärka; karakterisera
    • definiera verb (definierar, definierade, definierat)
    • beskriva verb (beskriver, beskrev, beskrivit)
    • utmärka verb (utmärkar, utmärkade, utmärkat)
    • karakterisera verb (karakteriserar, karakteriserade, karakteriserat)
  5. to describe (depict; portray; paint; picture)
    teckna; framställa; skildra; avbilda
    • teckna verb (tecknar, tecknade, tecknat)
    • framställa verb (framställer, framställde, framställt)
    • skildra verb (skildrar, skildrade, skildrat)
    • avbilda verb (avbildar, avbildade, avbildat)

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!
  3. described
  4. describing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for describe:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avbilda depict; describe; paint; picture; portray depict; draw; ghost; paint; portray; sketch
berätta cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell blab; call attention to; chat; chatter; come out with; have a conversation; indicate; inform; instil; instill; make known; narrate; point out; rattle; relate; report; speak; talk; tell
beskriva characterise; characterize; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; mark; outline; recount; report; reproduce; say; sketch; tell
definiera characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark clearly define; define; demarcate; determine; fence; fence in; fence off; map out; mark out; outline; state precisely; trace out
framställa depict; describe; paint; picture; portray display; exhibit; intimate; propose; show; suggest
förklara cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell announce; assert; brighten; clarify; clear up; communicate; compute; contend; declare; demonstrate; draw up; elaborate; enlighten; explain; express; impart; inform; intimate; make clear; make explicit; make one's opinion known; paraphrase; state; work out
karakterisera characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark characterise; characterize; mark; typify
rapportera cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell inform; narrate; report; tell
skildra cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; outline; paint; picture; portray; recount; report; say; sketch; tell
teckna depict; describe; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch
utmärka characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark
återberätta cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell
- 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

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
describe beskriva beschrijven — in woorden uitdrukken
describe fylla; skriva full; fylla med beschreiben — ein Schriftstück mit Text versehen
describe skildra schildern — etwas anschaulich und detailreich erzählen, beschreiben
describe beskriva; framställa; karakterisera; måla; skildra; forma; skapa; trycka zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
describe beskriva décrirereprésenter, dépeindre dans son ensemble une personne, une chose, soit par écrit, soit de vive voix.
describe beskriva; leka; spela; uttrycka représenterprésenter de nouveau.