schildern

v/t describe; (erzählen) auch relate geh.; (skizzieren) outline, sketch; (charakterisieren) portray; jemandem etw. schildern auch tell s.o. (about) s.th.; etw. detailliert schildern give a detailed account of s.th.; den Unfallhergang schildern describe how the accident happened; etw. anschaulich / lebhaft schildern give a vivid / lively description of s.th.; in düsteren Farben schildern paint a gloomy picture of; leuchtend

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to delineate; to describe; to sketch; to relate; to outline; to portray; to depict

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schịl|dern ['ʃɪldɐn]

vt

Ereignisse, Situation, Erlebnisse, Vorgänge to describe; (= skizzieren) to outline; Menschen, Landschaften to portray

es ist kaum zu schildern — it's almost impossible to describe

es ist kaum zu schildern, wie frech er war — he was indescribably cheeky (Brit) or fresh (US)

schildern Sie den Verlauf des Unfalls — give an account of how the accident happened

See:

→ Farbe

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1) (to describe: Her novel depicts the life of country people.) depict

2) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) represent

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schil·dern

[ˈʃɪldɐn]

vt

▪ [jdm] etw \schildern to describe [or liter portray] sth [to sb]

etw in allen Einzelheiten \schildern to give an exhaustive account of sth

etw plastisch \schildern to describe sth vividly

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transitives Verb describe

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schildern v/t describe; (erzählen) auch relate geh; (skizzieren) outline, sketch; (charakterisieren) portray;

jemandem etwas schildern auch tell sb (about) sth;

etwas detailliert schildern give a detailed account of sth;

den Unfallhergang schildern describe how the accident happened;

etwas anschaulich/lebhaft schildern give a vivid/lively description of sth;

in düsteren Farben schildern paint a gloomy picture of; → leuchtend

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transitives Verb describe

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v.

to delineate v.

to depict v.