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describe [dɪ'skraɪb](a) (recount, represent) décrire;∎ how would you describe yourself? comment vous décririez-vous?;∎ witnesses described the man as tall and dark-haired des témoins ont décrit l'homme comme étant grand et brun;∎ she described her attacker to the police elle a fait une description ou un portrait de son agresseur à la police;∎ he described her to them in great detail il la leur a décrite de façon très détaillée;∎ the book describes how they escaped le livre décrit la façon dont ils se sont évadés(b) (characterize) définir, qualifier;∎ the general described himself as a simple man le général s'est défini comme un homme simple;∎ the Chancellor's methods have been described as unorthodox on a qualifié les méthodes du Chancelier de pas très orthodoxes;∎ our relations with them could best be described as strained nos relations avec eux pourraient être qualifiées de ou sont pour le moins tendues
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