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1 describe
1 ( give details of) décrire [person, event, object] ; police describe him as… la police le décrit comme étant… ;2 ( characterize) qualifier ; to describe sb as an idiot/sth as useless qualifier qn d'idiot/qch d'inutile ; he's described as generous/as a recluse on dit de lui qu'il est généreux/que c'est un reclus ; I wouldn't describe him as an artist je ne le décrirais pas comme un artiste ; it could be described as pretty on pourrait dire que c'est joli ;
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