portrayal
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4.4
- noun
- /pɔrˈtreɪəl/
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interpretación (actuación)
- The actor's portrayal of the troubled hero won him critical acclaim.
- television portrayals
- media portrayal
- portrayal of characters
So we get an interesting portrayal that that tells us a little bit more about how anger works.
- So we get an interesting portrayal that that tells us a little bit more about how anger works.
- But perhaps that's that's that's a Hollywood portrayal.
- But certainly your characters can be given some dialogue and direction that will help in that portrayal.
- But what are these portrayals trying to say, or more accurately, sell, about working class America?
- As a result, their opinion or portrayal of you as being crazy is easier to sell.
- And here we have sort of the portrayal of the Stoic sage.
- He was a real person, and to make sure that he stood up, he stood apart from my portrayal of Chucky White.
- Now, we know intuitively everybody understands that people die of different things at different ages, and this is a nice portrayal of that fact.
- It is gaslighting because it is in essence a denial of reality and a portrayal of normal emotion after betrayal as dysfunctional.
- One woman wrote to me and said she hated my portrayal of George W Bush.
- When I reflect on portrayals of robots, mostly through cinema and other forms of storytelling, you know, they they always make them look human.
- This is a very, very telling portrayal of what's happening and I think we should all, we should all see it and reflect on it.
- But yeah, when you have that portrayal, it's not that it's cool.
- Like he also now gets a very cruel, I found portrayal very nasty and mean.
Examples
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Her portrayal of the historical figure was both captivating and insightful.
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It stars Dave Patel, who does a fantastic portrayal of of Ramanujan.
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It's a positive portrayal of a very complex man.
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Do we feel that this is a very accurate portrayal of events?
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So we get an interesting portrayal that that tells us a little bit more about how anger works.
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One woman wrote to me and said she hated my portrayal of George W Bush.
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Do the illustrations reflect an authentic portrayal of physical features and other details?
Academic text (1999) -
Some say the show was axed because of its portrayal of conservative Christian values.
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The birthday presents offer a true and honest portrayal of Mexican culture.
Academic text (2013) -
It's a gritty and honest portrayal of the complexities of hobo society.
Synonyms
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4.0
A written or spoken description of a person's appearance and character
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3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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6.6
A way of performing a song, play or poem
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4.0
A picture or other image that shows what something looked like
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4.1
A picture or statue made to show how a person looked
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5.1
A way a performer presents a work to show their view
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4.2
A way of showing a character's personality and actions in a play or film by speech and movement
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6.0
A performance of a character on stage
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4.3
A picture that shows something, like a scene or object
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7.5
A written or spoken description of a person's appearance and character
An image like a photo that shows a person, place, or thing
To play a character on stage using voice, actions, and gestures
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Etymology
Portrayal comes from the verb portray, which is related to portrait and originally meant 'to draw or show' someone. So a portrayal is the act of showing a person or idea—by acting, describing, or making an image—which is why we use it for representations in art and performance.