désigner

désigner

To designate, appoint, or indicate.

In this context, 'désigner' is used to mean 'to appoint' or 'to choose someone to fulfill a role.'

Je vais désigner un représentant pour cette réunion.

I will appoint a representative for this meeting.

Here, 'désigner' conveys the meaning of 'to indicate' or 'to point out a direction or location.'

Le panneau désigne les toilettes à gauche.

The sign indicates the bathrooms to the left.

In this usage, 'désigner' is employed to mean 'to refer to' or 'to designate something as having a certain quality or status.'

Les critiques désignent ce film comme un chef-d'œuvre.

Critics refer to this movie as a masterpiece.