label

S2 W2

BrE /ˈleɪbəl/ AmE /ˈleɪbəl/

noun, verb en → es

past labelled pp labelled ing labelling

1 NAME TAG [countable] A2

a piece of paper or other material that is attached to something and gives information about it, such as its name, price, etc.

etiqueta

  • the label on sth

Collocations price label · product label

  • The price label was missing from the item.

    La etiqueta de precio estaba faltando del artículo.

2 MARK [transitive] B1

to put a name or description on something, especially in order to identify it

etiquetar

  • label sth with sth

Collocations label a product · label an item

  • The company decided to label the product as organic.

    La empresa decidió etiquetar el producto como orgánico.

3 CLASSIFY [transitive] B2

to describe someone or something in a particular way, often unfairly

clasificar, categorizar

  • label sb/sth as sth

Collocations label someone as lazy · label a group as dangerous

  • The media often labels young people as troublemakers.

    Los medios de comunicación suelen clasificar a los jóvenes como causantes de problemas.

Idioms

label something/someone B2

clasificar algo/a alguien

  • They label him as a troublemaker.

    Lo clasifican como causante de problemas.