"designate sb sth" in German to designate sb./sth. jdn./etw. bestimmen vorsehen jdn. designieren etw. festlegen jdn./etw. mit etw. bezeichnen Detailed translations for "designate sb sth" to designate sb./sth. 1. as to designate sb./sth. jdn./etw. bestimmen to designate sb./sth.(also: to dedicate) vorsehen to designate sb./sth. jdn. designieren to designate sb./sth. etw. festlegen{transitive verb} 2. as sth., call by a particular name to designate sb./sth.(also: to refer to sb./sth. by sth.) jdn./etw. mit etw. bezeichnen{transitive verb}