le+sue+argomentazioni+designano+una+grossa+ignoranza+di+base

( nominare) appoint, name

( fissare) fix, set

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designare v.tr.

1 ( destinare, nominare) to designate, to nominate, to appoint: fu designato vescovo, he was appointed (o nominated o designated) bishop; designare un esperto, to appoint an expert; designare qlcu. a un incarico, to appoint s.o. to an office; il colonnello X è stato designato a Tolone, colonel X has been ordered (o drafted) to Toulon; designare qlcu. proprio erede, to designate s.o. (as) one's heir (o to make s.o. one's heir)

2 ( fissare) to appoint, to designate, to fix: designare un giorno, un luogo per un appuntamento, to appoint (o to fix o to set) a day, a meeting-place; designare i termini del pagamento, to fix the terms for payment

3 ( indicare) to designate, to indicate, to call, to point out: le sue argomentazioni designano una grossa ignoranza di base, his reasoning indicates a profound ignorance of basic principles.

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verbo transitivo

1) (definire) [ parola] to denote, to designate

2) (indicare) to designate [ successore]; to name [ erede]

3) (indicare) to set*, to fix [ data]

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designare

/desiŋ'ŋare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

 1 (definire) [ parola] to denote, to designate

 2 (indicare) to designate [ successore]; to name [ erede]; designare qcn. a un posto to nominate sb. to a position; è stato designato come direttore he has been appointed director

 3 (indicare) to set*, to fix [ data].