What does "describir" mean in English?

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Spanish

describir

English

describe

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Examples of how to use "describir" in Spanish

Spanish
¿Puedes describir lo que viste?
English
Can you describe what you saw?
Spanish
Yo describo mi barrio con calma.
English
I describe my neighborhood calmly.
Spanish
Ella describió la escena con detalle.
English
She described the scene in detail.
Spanish
De niño, describía mis sueños en un cuaderno.
English
As a child, I used to describe my dreams in a notebook.
Spanish
Mañana describiremos el experimento en clase.
English
Tomorrow we will describe the experiment in class.

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