description

a statement or account of the main features, characteristics, or qualities of something or someone

descripción, explicación

• description of somebody/something

Collocations detailed description · written description

• The report includes a detailed description of the incident.

  El informe incluye una descripción detallada del incidente.

a picture or image that represents something or someone

representación, imagen

• description of somebody/something

Collocations portrait description · landscape description

• The painting is a beautiful description of the countryside.

  El cuadro es una hermosa representación del campo.

to describe something or someone in words, giving details about them

describir, explicar

• describe somebody/something

Collocations describe a scene · describe an experience

• Can you describe the person who was there?

  ¿Puedes describir a la persona que estaba allí?

to represent something or someone in an image, such as a painting or photograph

representar, retratar

• describe somebody/something

Collocations describe a scene in a picture · describe an event visually

• The artist describes the cityscape with great skill.

  El artista representa la ciudad con gran habilidad.