designate

designare, nominare

Scegliere ufficialmente qualcuno per un determinato lavoro o compito.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: appoint, select, nominate

Espressioni comuni: designate someone as, designate someone to, designate a successor

destinare, designare

Destinare ufficialmente un luogo o una cosa a uno scopo preciso, oppure attribuirgli uno status.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: designate something as something (The council designated the building as a historic monument.); designate something for something (They designated the courtyard for outdoor events.)

Sinonimi: set aside, allocate

Espressioni comuni: designate an area, designate something as, designate something for

indicare, contrassegnare

Mostrare o identificare qualcosa con un segno, un nome o una descrizione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: designate something by something (The map designates each route by a different colour.)

Sinonimi: indicate, identify, mark

Espressioni comuni: designate a boundary, designate something by, designate a point

designato

Scelto per un incarico ufficiale, ma non ancora entrato in servizio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: role title + designate (The ambassador designate is preparing to move abroad.)

Sinonimi: incoming

Contrari: outgoing

Espressioni comuni: president designate, ambassador designate, director designate