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dɪ'skraɪbVerbописывать; рассказывать; изображать; характеризоватьExamples
to describe in detail / minutely — подробно описывать
to describe vividly — живо описывать
to describe accurately / exactly — описывать точно
to describe fully / briefly — давать полное / краткое описание
I would describe him as an excellent teacher. — Я бы охарактеризовал его как прекрасного преподавателя.
Would you describe this piece of music as well written? — Можно ли сказать об этом музыкальном произведении, что оно хорошо написано?
The prisoner described himself as an unemployed painter. — Арестованный назвался безработным художником.
User translations
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translation added by Alexander АkimovGold en-ru - 2.
Буэнос Диас
translation added by Marina Neggo - 3.
описывать
translation added by Екатерина Лифанова - 4.
описать, рассказать, объяснить.
translation added by Семён Финов
Word forms
describe
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | described |
| Imperative | describe |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | describing |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | described |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I describe | we describe |
| you describe | you describe |
| he/she/it describes | they describe |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am describing | we are describing |
| you are describing | you are describing |
| he/she/it is describing | they are describing |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have described | we have described |
| you have described | you have described |
| he/she/it has described | they have described |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been describing | we have been describing |
| you have been describing | you have been describing |
| he/she/it has been describing | they have been describing |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I described | we described |
| you described | you described |
| he/she/it described | they described |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was describing | we were describing |
| you were describing | you were describing |
| he/she/it was describing | they were describing |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had described | we had described |
| you had described | you had described |
| he/she/it had described | they had described |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been describing | we had been describing |
| you had been describing | you had been describing |
| he/she/it had been describing | they had been describing |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will describe | we shall/will describe |
| you will describe | you will describe |
| he/she/it will describe | they will describe |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be describing | we shall/will be describing |
| you will be describing | you will be describing |
| he/she/it will be describing | they will be describing |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have described | we shall/will have described |
| you will have described | you will have described |
| he/she/it will have described | they will have described |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been describing | we shall/will have been describing |
| you will have been describing | you will have been describing |
| he/she/it will have been describing | they will have been describing |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would describe | we should/would describe |
| you would describe | you would describe |
| he/she/it would describe | they would describe |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be describing | we should/would be describing |
| you would be describing | you would be describing |
| he/she/it would be describing | they would be describing |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have described | we should/would have described |
| you would have described | you would have described |
| he/she/it would have described | they would have described |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been describing | we should/would have been describing |
| you would have been describing | you would have been describing |
| he/she/it would have been describing | they would have been describing |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am described | we are described |
| you are described | you are described |
| he/she/it is described | they are described |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being described | we are being described |
| you are being described | you are being described |
| he/she/it is being described | they are being described |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been described | we have been described |
| you have been described | you have been described |
| he/she/it has been described | they have been described |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was described | we were described |
| you were described | you were described |
| he/she/it was described | they were described |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being described | we were being described |
| you were being described | you were being described |
| he/she/it was being described | they were being described |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been described | we had been described |
| you had been described | you had been described |
| he/she/it had been described | they had been described |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be described | we shall/will be described |
| you will be described | you will be described |
| he/she/it will be described | they will be described |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been described | we shall/will have been described |
| you will have been described | you will have been described |
| he/she/it will have been described | they will have been described |