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descrie
to describe /des.ˈkri.e/
verb#2172 most common
Also: to depict, to portray
Example sentences
El descrie o pisică.
He describes a cat.
Copilul descrie desenul lui.
The child describes his drawing.
Profesorul descrie experimentul pas cu pas.
The teacher describes the experiment step by step.
Autorul descrie orașul cu multe detalii.
The author describes the city in great detail.
Martorii au descris exact ce s-a întâmplat la fața locului.
The witnesses described exactly what happened at the scene.
Este greu să descrii cu exactitate emoțiile pe care le-ai trăit în acel moment.
It is hard to describe accurately the emotions you felt in that moment.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | descriu | descrisei | voi descrie |
| 2sg | descrii | descriseși | vei descrie |
| 3sg | descrie | descrise | va descrie |
| 1pl | descriem | descriserăm | vom descrie |
| 2pl | descrieți | descriserăți | veți descrie |
| 3pl | descriu | descriseră | vor descrie |
Word family
Etymology
Descrie comes from Latin describere, formed from de- and scribere, to write. Romanian took the word into its modern vocabulary during the 19th century wave of relatinization, when scholars pulled in Latin and French terms to replace Slavic and Greek ones. The verb follows the same pattern as a scrie, to write, with the prefix de- added on top.
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