identify

identificare, riconoscere

Riconoscere qualcuno o qualcosa e stabilire chi è o che cosa è.

In inglese semplice: To recognize someone or something and say who or what they are.

• Can you identify this bird?
• The witness identified the driver.
• We have identified the cause of the problem.

Come si usa: identify someone/something as someone/something (She identified the bird as a robin.)

Sinonimi: recognize, name, pinpoint

Espressioni comuni: identify a suspect, identify something as, identify the cause

identificarsi, immedesimarsi

Capire i sentimenti di un’altra persona perché si è vissuto o provato qualcosa di simile.

In inglese semplice: To understand another person’s feelings because you have felt or experienced something similar.

• I identify with her worries.
• He identified with the young hero.
• Can you identify with someone whose life is very different?

Come si usa: identify with someone/something (Many readers identify with the lonely child in the story.)

Sinonimi: relate to, empathize with

Espressioni comuni: identify with someone, identify with something

identificare, contraddistinguere

Mostrare chiaramente chi è una persona o che cosa è qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To show clearly who someone is or what something is.

• His badge identifies him as a doctor.
• The label identifies the contents of the bottle.
• A red mark identifies the correct entrance.

Come si usa: identify someone/something by something (The tags identify each animal by number.); identify someone as something (His uniform identifies him as a police officer.)

Sinonimi: indicate, distinguish

Espressioni comuni: identify someone clearly, identify the owner, identify something by

associare, identificare

Collegare strettamente qualcuno o qualcosa a un gruppo, un’idea o una qualità.

In inglese semplice: To connect someone or something closely with a group, idea, or quality.

• She identifies strongly with the movement.
• The brand is identified with luxury.
• People identified him with the old political system.

Come si usa: identify someone/something with someone/something (The public identifies the singer with that campaign.); be identified with something (The town is closely identified with shipbuilding.)

Sinonimi: associate, link

Espressioni comuni: identify someone with, identify with something

equiparare, unificare

Trattare cose diverse come uguali o unirle in una sola.

In inglese semplice: To treat different things as the same, or join them into one.

• The theory identifies mind with matter.
• We should not identify wealth with success.
• The proposal identifies the interests of workers with those of the company.

Come si usa: identify something with something (The argument identifies happiness with pleasure.)

Sinonimi: equate, unite

Contrari: differentiate, separate

Espressioni comuni: identify something with, identify the two