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la·bel  (lbl)
n.
1. An item used to identify something or someone, as a small piece of paper or cloth attached to an article to designate its origin, owner, contents, use, or destination.
2. A descriptive term; an epithet.
3. A distinctive name or trademark identifying a product or manufacturer, especially a recording company.
4. Architecture A molding over a door or window; a dripstone.
5. Heraldry A figure in a field consisting of a narrow horizontal bar with several pendants.
6. Chemistry See tracer.
tr.v. la·beled or la·belled, la·bel·ing or la·bel·ling, la·bels
1. To attach a label to.
2. To identify or designate with a label; describe or classify: labeled them Yuppies. See Synonyms at mark1.
3. Chemistry To add a tracer to (a compound).

[Middle English, ornamental strip of cloth, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

label·er, label·ler n.

label [ˈleɪbəl]
n
1. a piece of paper, card, or other material attached to an object to identify it or give instructions or details concerning its ownership, use, nature, destination, etc.; tag
2. a brief descriptive phrase or term given to a person, group, school of thought, etc. the label ``Romantic'' is applied to many different kinds of poetry
3. a word or phrase heading a piece of text to indicate or summarize its contents
4. a trademark or company or brand name on certain goods, esp on gramophone records
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for dripstone [2]
6. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a charge consisting of a horizontal line across the chief of a shield with three or more pendants: the charge of an eldest son
7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification
8. (Chemistry) Chem a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
vb -bels, -belling, -belled US, -bels -beling, -beled (tr)
1. to fasten a label to
2. to mark with a label
3. to describe or classify in a word or phrase to label someone a liar
4. (Chemistry) to make (one or more atoms in a compound) radioactive, for use in determining the mechanism of a reaction
[from Old French, from Germanic; compare Old High German lappa rag]
labeller  n

label  (lbl)
See tracer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.labellabel - a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
description - the act of describing something
2.label - trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
3.label - a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
radioisotope - a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
4.label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
gummed label, paster, sticker - an adhesive label
tag, ticket - a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
tag - a label associated with something for the purpose of identification; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word"
title bar - (computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document
Verb1.label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
address, direct - put an address on (an envelope)
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
denominate, designate - assign a name or title to
stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, denounce, mark - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
2.label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
attach - cause to be attached
brandmark, trademark, brand - mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
calibrate - mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
code - attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
badge - put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
3.label - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"
intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
4.label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
5.label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

label
noun
1. tag, ticket, tab, marker, flag, tally, sticker, docket (chiefly Brit.) He peered at the label on the bottle.
2. epithet, description, classification, characterization Her treatment of her husband earned her the label of the most hated woman in America.
verb
1. tag, mark, stamp, ticket, flag, tab, tally, sticker, docket (chiefly Brit.) The produce was labelled 'Made in China'.
2. brand, classify, describe, class, call, name, identify, define, designate, characterize, categorize, pigeonhole Too often the press are labelled as bad boys.
Translations
label [ˈleɪbl]
A. N
1. (on merchandise, luggage, clothing) → etiqueta f
sticky labeletiqueta f adhesiva
warning labeletiqueta f de advertencia
see also address C
see also luggage B
2. (= brand) → marca f
these products are sold under our own labelestos productos se venden como parte de nuestra propia marca
see also designer B
see also own-label
3. (also record label) → sello m discográfico
the LP is on the A & M labelel elepé es del sello discográfico A & M
4. (fig) (= classification) → etiqueta f
it was comforting to be able to put a label on my illnessera reconfortante el poder ponerle una etiqueta a mi enfermedad
B. VT
1. (lit) → etiquetar, poner etiqueta a
I've just spent a whole day labelling boxesme he pasado el día etiquetando cajas or poniendo etiquetas a cajas
the jar was not labelledel bote no llevaba etiqueta, el bote no estaba etiquetado
the bottle was labelled "poison"la botella llevaba una etiqueta que decía "veneno"
every packet must be clearly labelledcada paquete debe llevar una etiqueta que indique claramente su contenido
2. (fig) to label sb (as) sthcalificar a algn de algo, tachar a algn de algo(pej)
he was labelled (as) a troublemakerlo calificaron or lo tacharon de alborotador

label [ˈleɪbəl]
n
(on jar, bottle, case, box)étiquette f designer label
(= brand) [record] → label m
(= description) → étiquette f
to earn sb the label of sth → valoir à qn l'étiquette de qch
actions which earned her the label of the most hated woman in America → des actes qui lui ont valu l'étiquette de femme la plus haïe d'Amérique
vtétiqueter; [+ product, item]
[+ person] to label sb a ... → étiqueter qn ...
They are afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family → Ils ne contactent pas les services sociaux de peur d'être étiquetés famille à problèmes., Ils ne contactent pas les services sociaux de peur qu'on les étiquette famille à problèmes.
to be labelled as sth → être étiqueté qch

label
n
(lit)Etikett nt, → Label nt; (showing contents, instructions etc) → Aufschrift f, → Beschriftung f; (on specimen, cage) → Schild nt; (tied on) → Anhänger m; (adhesive) → Aufkleber m, → Aufklebeetikett nt; (on parcel) → Paketadresse f; (of record company)Label nt, → Plattenfirma f; on the Pye labelunter dem Pye-Label
(fig)Etikett nt (usu pej)
vt
(lit)etikettieren, mit einem Schild/Anhänger/Aufkleber versehen; (= write on)beschriften; the bottle was labelled (Brit) or labeled (US) “poison”die Flasche trug die AufschriftGift
(fig) ideasbezeichnen; (pej)abstempeln; to label somebody (as) somethingjdn als etw abstempeln; he got himself labelled (Brit) or labeled (US) as a troublemakerer brachte sich (dat)den Ruf eines Unruhestifters ein

label [ˈleɪbl]
1. netichetta, cartellino; (brand, of record) → casa discografica, etichetta
he records on the E.M.I. label → incide per la E.M.I.
2. vt
a. (goods) → mettere l'etichetta su, marcare (fig) → classificare, etichettare
a bottle labelled "poison" → una bottiglia con l'etichetta "veleno"

label [ˈleɪbl]
1. netichetta, cartellino; (brand, of record) → casa discografica, etichetta
he records on the E.M.I. label → incide per la E.M.I.
2. vt
a. (goods) → mettere l'etichetta su, marcare (fig) → classificare, etichettare
a bottle labelled "poison" → una bottiglia con l'etichetta "veleno"

label
n label [ˈleibl]
a small written note fixed on or near anything to tell its contents, owner etc luggage labels; The label on the blouse said `Do not iron'. etiket بِطاقَه، لاصِقَة المعلومات надпис jmenovka; visačka mærkeseddel; etiket der Zettel ετικέτα etiqueta silt برچسب lappu étiquette תָּווִית पर्चा, नाम-पत्र, नाम etiketa címke etiket (merki)miði etichetta, cartellino ラベル 상표, 라벨 etiketė, kortelė (su užrašu) etiķete; uzlīme label etiket merkelapp, etikett etykietka, nalepka etiqueta etichetă ярлык; бирка menovka; visačka etiketa etiketa etikett, adresslapp, märke ป้าย etiket 標籤 ярлик; етикетка نشان کی پرچی nhãn mác
vpast tense, past participle ˈlabelled , American ˈlabeled
verb to attach a label to She labelled all the boxes of books carefully. merk, etiketteer يُلْصِق بِطاقَه أو لاصِقَه наименовам opatřit etiketou mærke etikettieren κολλώ ετικέτα σε etiquetar märgistama برچسب زدن kiinnittää etiketti étiqueter לְתַייֵג लेबल लगाना staviti etiketu címkéz diberi etiket merkja etichettare ラベルをはる 상표를 붙이다 priklijuoti, pritvirtinti etiketę/kortelę uzlīmēt etiķeti melabel van een etiket voorzien merke, sette merkelapp på opatrzyć etykietką pôr etiquetas a eticheta, a pune o etichetă (pe un obiect) прикреплять ярлык dať etiketu etiketirati prikačiti etiketu sätta etikett (adresslapp, märke) på ทำป้าย etiketlemek, etiket yapıştırmak 貼標籤 чіпляти ярлик لیبل لگانا dán nhãn

label ملصق بيانات štítek mærkat Etikett ετικέτα etiqueta etiketti étiquette oznaka etichetta ラベル 라벨 label etikett etykieta etiqueta ярлык märke ป้ายชื่อ etiket nhãn mác 标签


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