por·tray (pôr-tr  , p r-)tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. See Synonyms at represent. [Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin pr -, forth; see pro-1) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).]por·tray a·ble adj.por·tray er n. |
portray [pɔːˈtreɪ]
vb (tr)
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.; make a portrait of
2. to make a verbal picture of; depict in words
3. (Performing Arts) to play the part of (a character) in a play or film
[from Old French portraire to depict, from Latin prōtrahere to drag forth, bring to light, from pro-1 + trahere to drag]
portrayable adj
portrayal n
portrayer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" |
| 2. | portray - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | |
| 3. | portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance | |
| 4. | portray - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" |
portray
verb
1. play, take the role of, act the part of, represent, personate (rare) He portrayed the king in a revival of 'Camelot'.
2. describe, present, depict, evoke, delineate, put in words the novelist accurately portrays provincial domestic life
3. represent, draw, paint, illustrate, sketch, figure, picture, render, depict, delineate the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Poussin
4. characterize, describe, represent, depict, paint a mental picture of complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts
Translations
portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] VT
1. (= paint etc portrait of) → retratar
2. (= describe, paint etc) → representar, pintar
portray [pɔːrˈtreɪ] vt
[artist] [+ person, society] → faire le portrait de; [+ landscape] → représenter
[writer] → dépeindre, représenter
[film, book, programme] → présenter
She says the programme portrayed her as dishonest → Elle dit qu'elle a été présentée dans l'émission comme quelqu'un de malhonnête.
She says the programme portrayed her as dishonest → Elle dit qu'elle a été présentée dans l'émission comme quelqu'un de malhonnête.
[actor] → incarner
portray
portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt (painter, writer, novel) → ritrarre; (painting) → raffigurare; (actor) → interpretare
portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt (painter, writer, novel) → ritrarre; (painting) → raffigurare; (actor) → interpretare
portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt (painter, writer, novel) → ritrarre; (painting) → raffigurare; (actor) → interpretare
v portray [poːˈtrei]
1 to make a portrait of In this painting, the king is portrayed sitting on his throne. uitbeeld يُصَوِّر، يَرْسُم изобразявам portrétovat afbilde porträtieren απεικονίζω, παριστάνω retratar, hacer un retrato; pintar, describir portreteerima تصویر کردن kuvata faire le portrait de לְשַׂרטֵט דְיוֹקָן अभिनय करना prikazivati lefest vkit melukiskan gera/mála portrett ritrarre, dipingere 肖像を描く 묘사하다 (pa)vaizduoti attēlot memotret afbeelden avbilde; framstille przedstawiać retratar a face un portret рисовать, писать портрет portrétovať portretirati naslikati portret porträttera วาดภาพเหมือน resmini çizmek, portresini yapmak 描繪(肖像等) малювати портрет; зображати عکاسي کرنا، خاکہ نگاري کرنا vẽ chân dung 描绘（肖像等）
2 to act the part of the actor who portrays Hamlet. speel يُمَثِّل دَورا изигравам zpodobnit, hrát spille die Darstellung υποδύομαι representar, interpretar el papel de kehastama نقش کسی را بازی کردن näytellä jouer לְהַצִיג דְמוּת चित्रित करना opisivati alakít memerankan leika rappresentare 演じる 역을 하다 vaidinti atveidot; tēlot melakonkan watak spelen spille, framstille grać desempenhar o papel a juca (în) играть, изображать hrať igrati (koga) igrati spela rollen som, skildra แสดง canlandırmak 扮演 зображати на сцені اداکاري کرنا đóng vai 扮演
n portrayal [poːˈtreiəl]
the act of portraying. skildering تَصْوير، رَسْم изобразяване zpodobení, portrét afbildning; fremstilling das Porträtieren απεικόνιση, περιγραφή representación, retrato portreteerimine تصویر سازی؛ ایفای نقش kuvaus représentation, portrait צִיוּר, תֵּיאוּר, גִילוּם תַּפקִיד चित्रण, चित्रांकन, वर्णन, चित्र, अभिनय prikaz,opisivanje ábrázolás pelukisan lÿsing í máli/myndum rappresentazione; il ritrarre 描写 초상화의 (pa)vaizdavimas attēlošana; []tēlojums lukisan afbeelding, vertolking framstilling, skildring portretowanie, przedstawianie representação portretizare, portret изображение stvárnenie, portrét portretiranje slikanje portreta porträttering การวาดภาพคน canlandırma 描繪，描寫 малювання портрета عکاسي، تصوير کشي sự vẽ chân dung 描绘，描写
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