profile

S2 W2

BrE /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ AmE /ˈproʊfaɪl/

noun / verb en → es

1 PERSONAL INFORMATION [singular] B1

a short description of someone's life, work, and interests

perfil, resumen biográfico

  • a profile of somebody

Collocations profile on social media · professional profile

  • She wrote a profile of the new CEO.

    Ella escribió un perfil del nuevo director ejecutivo.

2 IMAGE [singular] B1

a picture or drawing showing someone's face and shoulders, especially from the side

perfil (de una persona)

  • take a profile of somebody

Collocations profile picture · side profile

  • The artist took his profile for the passport.

    El artista tomó su perfil para el pasaporte.

3 SOCIAL MEDIA [singular] B2

the page on a social media website that shows information about someone or something

perfil en redes sociales, página de usuario

  • on somebody's profile

Collocations profile page · view profile

  • I saw your new photo on your Facebook profile.

    Vi tu nueva foto en tu perfil de Facebook.

4 STUDY [singular] B2

a detailed study of a particular subject or area

estudio detallado, análisis

  • carry out a profile

Collocations market profile · customer profile

  • The company carried out a market profile.

    La empresa realizó un perfil del mercado.

5 PERSON [singular] C1

a person who is well known or important in their field, especially someone who has been successful for a long time

personalidad destacada, figura importante

  • be a profile

Collocations profile figure · public profile

  • She is now a major profile in the fashion industry.

    Ella es ahora una figura importante en la industria de la moda.

6 VERB [transitive] C1

to make something more noticeable or important

destacar, poner en relieve

  • profile something

Collocations profile an issue · profile a problem

  • The government is trying to profile the importance of education.

    El gobierno está tratando de poner en relieve la importancia de la educación.

7 SOCIAL MEDIA [transitive] C1

to change your social media page to show more information about yourself or something you are interested in

actualizar el perfil, cambiar la imagen de perfil

  • profile something

Collocations profile your page · update profile

  • She profiles her Twitter account to include more information about her new book.

    Ella actualiza su cuenta de Twitter para incluir más información sobre su nuevo libro.

8 IMAGE [transitive] C1

to take a picture or drawing of someone's face and shoulders, especially from the side

tomar un perfil (de alguien)

  • take a profile

Collocations profile picture · side profile

  • The photographer took his profile for the magazine cover.

    El fotógrafo tomó su perfil para la portada de la revista.