designate

ernennen, bestimmen

Jemanden offiziell für eine bestimmte Stelle oder Aufgabe auswählen.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially choose someone for a particular job or duty.

• They designated Maria as team leader.
• The board will designate a successor next month.
• He was designated to represent the school.

So benutzt man es: designate someone as something (They designated him as their representative.); designate someone to do something (She was designated to lead the investigation.); designate someone for something (The committee designated him for the post.)

Synonyme: appoint, select, nominate

Häufige Wendungen: designate someone as, designate someone to, designate a successor

ausweisen, bestimmen

Einen Ort oder eine Sache offiziell für einen bestimmten Zweck vorsehen oder einen bestimmten Status zuweisen.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially choose a place or thing for a particular purpose or give it a particular status.

• They designated this area for parking.
• The forest was designated as a protected site.
• Which room has been designated for meetings?

So benutzt man es: designate something as something (The council designated the building as a historic monument.); designate something for something (They designated the courtyard for outdoor events.)

Synonyme: set aside, allocate

Häufige Wendungen: designate an area, designate something as, designate something for

kennzeichnen, bezeichnen

Etwas durch ein Zeichen, einen Namen oder eine Beschreibung zeigen oder kenntlich machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To show or identify something using a mark, sign, name, or description.

• Red lines designate the boundaries.
• Each room is designated by a number.
• The arrow designates the main entrance.

So benutzt man es: designate something by something (The map designates each route by a different colour.)

Synonyme: indicate, identify, mark

Häufige Wendungen: designate a boundary, designate something by, designate a point

designiert

Für ein offizielles Amt ausgewählt, aber noch nicht im Amt tätig.

In einfachem Englisch: Chosen for an official job but not yet working in it.

• The president designate met the staff.
• Our ambassador designate will arrive next week.
• The director designate attended the meeting as an observer.

So benutzt man es: role title + designate (The ambassador designate is preparing to move abroad.)

Synonyme: incoming

Gegenteile: outgoing

Häufige Wendungen: president designate, ambassador designate, director designate