to portray
30
3.7
- verb
- /pɔrˈtreɪ/
:
representar
- The artist aims to portray the beauty of nature in her new painting.
- postcards portray
- canvas portrays
- sculpture portrays
Tiger King portrays an industry that exists.
- Tiger King portrays an industry that exists.
- It's so then it is not a statue but a painting, and it portrays a St.
- But it's a single image and it's largely decided by the artist how that person will be portrayed.
- The ad also portrayed Republicans as unattractive, bumpkiny, backward losers.
- Hello, my name is Mike Loads and today I'm going to be taking a look at how medieval weapons and armour are portrayed in video games.
Examples
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It's taking subjects and portraying them as they are.
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At the same time, women were portrayed as passive and subservient to men.
Academic text (1993) -
And even the animals that are in kids movies are portrayed as male.
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The role of the Information Wave in supporting other waves is portrayed in Figure 6.
Academic text (2017) -
The waves of civilization are portrayed in Figure 5.
Academic text (2017) -
The Chinese boy's young American friend and her aunt are the only white characters portrayed favorably.
Academic text (1993) -
Recent contemporary religious art portrays Vartan among priests, women, and soldiers in fierce combat.
Academic text (1991) -
One of these works portrays a rectangular house surmounted by a lion and a dog.
Academic text (1990) -
In classical art and writings, the fearsome Amazons were always portrayed as brave and heroic.
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And then in the Protagoras, Plato portrays Socrates rushing to go and meet Protagoras.
Synonyms
932
1.0
To make a picture of a person or place
301
3.5
To explain something using pictures or examples
176
3.5
To show something in a picture or in words
126
2.6
Describe something in a particular way to show an idea
69
2.5
To make an image of a person or thing
52
6.3
To show an idea in an artistic way, for example in music, art, or translation
1
9.9
To show something clearly and with detail in painting or writing
Phrasal Verbs
43
5.3
To show yourself as a certain kind of person to make others think that way
How Realistic
33
3.5
176
3.5
30
3.7
52
6.3
150
2.5
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2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Portray comes from old parts meaning 'forth' and 'to draw': pro- 'forth' and trahere 'to pull or draw', and it is the same idea behind the word portrait. So to portray someone in a painting or photo is to 'draw out' their image, which is why it means to show them in art.