identification

S2 W2

BrE /ɪdəntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ AmE /aɪˌdɛntɪfaɪˈkeɪʃn/

noun en → es

1 DOCUMENTATION [singular] B1

a document or card that proves who you are, such as a passport or driving license

identificación, documento de identidad

  • show your identification

Collocations identification card · driver's identification

  • You need to show your identification before you can enter the building.

    Necesitas mostrar tu identificación antes de poder entrar al edificio.

2 RECOGNITION [singular] B2

the process of recognizing or proving who someone is, especially by using a card or document

identificación, reconocimiento de identidad

  • carry out identification

Collocations identification process · identity verification

  • The police carried out a full identification of the suspect.

    La policía llevó a cabo una identificación completa del sospechoso.

3 MATCH [singular] C1

the process of finding something that matches or fits with another thing, such as in computer programming or data analysis

correspondencia, coincidencia

  • perform identification

Collocations pattern identification · data matching

  • The software performs automatic identification of patterns in the data.

    El software realiza una identificación automática de patrones en los datos.

4 SCIENTIFIC [singular] C1

the process of identifying a scientific sample or specimen, such as in biology or chemistry

identificación científica

  • carry out identification

Collocations biological identification · chemical analysis

  • The scientists carried out a thorough identification of the plant species.

    Los científicos llevaron a cabo una identificación exhaustiva de la especie vegetal.