descrever

Senses

1. 1.

   to describe

   to give an account or representation of something in words

2. 2.

   to trace, to draw

   to mark out or delineate a path, curve, or figure (literary/formal)

Examples

• "Você pode descrever o que viu?"

  Can you describe what you saw?

• "O autor descreve a cidade com muitos detalhes."

  The author describes the city in great detail.

• "É difícil descrever como me sinto neste momento."

  It's difficult to describe how I feel right now.

Usage

Very common verb in both spoken and written Brazilian Portuguese. Often followed by direct objects (descrever algo) or indirect questions (descrever como/o que). Common collocations include "descrever em detalhes" (to describe in detail) and "descrever a situação" (to describe the situation).