profile

perfil

Página de una aplicación o sitio web con información sobre un usuario.

En inglés sencillo: A page in an app or website that contains information about a user.

• I changed my profile picture.
• Her profile lists her favorite books.
• Is your profile visible to everyone?

Expresiones frecuentes: profile picture, update a profile, user profile

perfil, semblanza

Descripción breve de una persona o conjunto de datos sobre ella.

En inglés sencillo: A short description or collection of information about a person.

• I read a profile of the singer.
• Police built a profile of the suspect.
• These profiles describe each candidate’s experience.

Cómo se usa: a profile of someone (The magazine published a profile of the actor.)

Sinónimos: biographical sketch, summary

Expresiones frecuentes: profile of someone, write a profile, personal profile

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Aspecto o forma de la cara o la cabeza de alguien vista de lado.

En inglés sencillo: The view or shape of someone’s face or head seen from the side.

• The photo shows him in profile.
• She drew her mother’s profile.
• His profile was clear against the bright window.

Cómo se usa: in profile (The artist painted her in profile.)

Sinónimos: side view

Expresiones frecuentes: in profile, someone’s profile, profile portrait

perfil, contorno

Forma exterior o línea del borde de un objeto visto desde cierta dirección.

En inglés sencillo: The outside shape or edge of an object, seen from a particular direction.

• The roof has a curved profile.
• The mountains’ profiles stood out against the sky.
• He traced the profile of the handle with his finger.

Cómo se usa: the profile of something (The drawing shows the profile of the roof.)

Sinónimos: outline, contour

Expresiones frecuentes: profile of something, roof profile, curved profile

perfil del terreno

Dibujo que muestra cómo cambia la altura del terreno a lo largo de una línea.

En inglés sencillo: A drawing showing how the height of the ground changes along a line.

• The engineer drew a profile of the ground.
• This profile shows a steep slope near the bridge.
• We compared the profiles of two possible railway routes.

Sinónimos: section

Expresiones frecuentes: ground profile, railway profile, longitudinal profile

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Juzgar o agrupar a las personas por características como su raza, edad o aspecto.

En inglés sencillo: To judge or group people by features such as their race, age, or appearance.

• The guards profiled passengers by appearance.
• He felt the police had racially profiled him.
• The report asks whether officers profile young drivers.

Cómo se usa: profile someone based on something (Officers should not profile people based on their race.)

Expresiones frecuentes: profile someone, racially profile someone