characterize

descrivere, caratterizzare

Descrivere qualcuno o qualcosa attribuendogli una qualità particolare, spesso negativa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: characterize someone/something as something (The report characterized the decision as a serious mistake.)

Sinonimi: describe, portray, depict

Espressioni comuni: characterize someone as, characterize something as

caratterizzare

Individuare e descrivere le caratteristiche principali di qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: analyze, describe

Espressioni comuni: characterize a material, characterize a sample, characterize something fully