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Detailed Translations for characterize from English to French

characterize:

to characterize verb, American (characterizes, characterized, characterizing)

  1. to characterize (typify; mark; characterise)
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    caractériser; typer
    • caractériser verb (caractérise, caractérises, caractérisons, caractérisez, )
    • typer verb (type, types, typons, typez, )
  2. to characterize (define; depict; mark; describe; characterise)
    – describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 1
    caractériser; déterminer; typer; définir; décrire; peindre; marquer; dépeindre; marquer d'un trait
    • caractériser verb (caractérise, caractérises, caractérisons, caractérisez, )
    • déterminer verb (détermine, détermines, déterminons, déterminez, )
    • typer verb (type, types, typons, typez, )
    • définir verb (définis, définit, définissons, définissez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )
    • marquer verb (marque, marques, marquons, marquez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )

Conjugations for characterize:

present
  1. characterize
  2. characterize
  3. characterizes
  4. characterize
  5. characterize
  6. characterize
simple past
  1. characterized
  2. characterized
  3. characterized
  4. characterized
  5. characterized
  6. characterized
present perfect
  1. have characterized
  2. have characterized
  3. has characterized
  4. have characterized
  5. have characterized
  6. have characterized
past continuous
  1. was characterizing
  2. were characterizing
  3. was characterizing
  4. were characterizing
  5. were characterizing
  6. were characterizing
future
  1. shall characterize
  2. will characterize
  3. will characterize
  4. shall characterize
  5. will characterize
  6. will characterize
continuous present
  1. am characterizing
  2. are characterizing
  3. is characterizing
  4. are characterizing
  5. are characterizing
  6. are characterizing
subjunctive
  1. be characterized
  2. be characterized
  3. be characterized
  4. be characterized
  5. be characterized
  6. be characterized
diverse
  1. characterize!
  2. let's characterize!
  3. characterized
  4. characterizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for characterize:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
marquer marking
peindre painting; staining
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
caractériser characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; typify cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; recount; report; say; tell
décrire characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark cover; define; depict; describe; determine; explain; expound; outline; paint; picture; portray; recount; report; say; sketch; state precisely; tell
définir characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark clearly define; cover; define; depict; describe; determine; establish; explain; expound; identify; outline; recount; report; say; state precisely; tell
dépeindre characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark depict; describe; draw; outline; paint; picture; portray; sketch
déterminer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark advise; allocate; ascertain; consider; decorate; define; determine; establish; identify; localise; localize; locate; outline; state precisely; suggest; think over; trace
marquer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark affix; attach; attach to; be in contrast with; brand; burn; check; clearly define; connect; define; demarcate; fasten; fence; fence in; fence off; flag; leave one's mark on; map out; mark; mark out; outline; put one's stamp on; secure; stigmatise; stigmatize; tag; tick; tick off; trace out
marquer d'un trait characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark brand; burn; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize; tick; tick off
peindre characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark depict; describe; draw; dye; hang down; paint; picture; portray; sketch
typer characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; typify brand; burn; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize
- characterise; qualify
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- characterise

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Synonyms for "characterize":


Related Definitions for "characterize":

  1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of1
    • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist1
    • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover1
  2. be characteristic of1
    • What characterizes a Venetian painting?1

Wiktionary Translations for characterize:

characterize
verb
  1. to determine the characteristics of
  2. to depict someone or something a particular way
characterize
verb
  1. définir par un caractère distinctif une personne ou une chose.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
characterize caractériser; marquer kenmerken — een herkenningspunt ergens van zijn
characterize caractériser karakteriseren — (overgankelijk) kenmerken
characterize caractériser charakterisieren‚etwas charakterisiert jemanden:‘ für jemanden typisch, kennzeichnend sein
characterize qualifier kennzeichnen — definieren, hervorheben
characterize accentuer; accuser; caractériser; croquer; dépeindre; dessiner; ébaucher; esquisser; indiquer; marquer; peindre; représenter; reproduire; souligner; tracer; le; dessin; portrait; de zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen