characterize

charakterisieren, darstellen

Jemanden oder etwas als Träger einer bestimmten, oft schlechten Eigenschaft beschreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To describe someone or something as having a particular quality, often a bad one.

• They characterize him as lazy.
• She characterized the meeting as a waste of time.
• Critics have characterized the plan as unfair to younger workers.

So benutzt man es: characterize someone/something as something (The report characterized the decision as a serious mistake.)

Synonyme: describe, portray, depict

Häufige Wendungen: characterize someone as, characterize something as

charakterisieren

Die wichtigsten Eigenschaften von jemandem oder etwas ermitteln und beschreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To find out and describe the main features of someone or something.

• We need to characterize the material.
• The team characterized the cells using several tests.
• These measurements help scientists characterize the new compound.

Synonyme: analyze, describe

Häufige Wendungen: characterize a material, characterize a sample, characterize something fully