illustrate

/ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/ [illustrated, illustrating]

Translation

› (un texto, un impreso)

⇨ ilustrar

The book is illustrated with many drawings

El libro está ilustrado con numerosos dibujos

› (un tema)

⇨ ilustrar

These stories illustrate how to face difficult situations

Estas historias ilustran cómo enfrentarse a situaciones difíciles

⇨ ejemplificar

■ constr. to illustrate + interrogativa indirecta

(Definition of illustrate v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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