portray

English - Turkish

Definition of portray in English Turkish dictionary: {f} tanımlamak; {f} tasvir etmek; resmini yap; betimlemek; canlandırmak; (rol) oynamak; resmetmek; resmini yapmak; tanımlama; tarif etme; portrayalresmetme; betimle/resmet; {f} canlandırmak (rol); tarif etmek; {f} oynamak (rol); {f} portresini yapmak; {f} rolünü oynamak; oynamak
portrayed: {f} resmini yap
portraying: {f} resmet
portraying: {i} resmetme
portrayed: resmi yapılmış
portraying: resmederek

English - English

Definition of portray in English English dictionary: Hence, figuratively, to describe in words; to convey; To paint or draw the likeness of
I will portray a king on horseback.; To adorn with pictures; {v} to paint, draw, adorn with pictures; {f} describe, depict; paint, draw; personify, act as (in a play or movie); assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"; To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback; make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"; Hence, figuratively, to describe in words; When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it. this northern novelist, who accurately portrays provincial domestic life. the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Claude and Poussin. = depict; portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"; If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way. She says the programme portrayed her as a `lady of easy virtue'. complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting; portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting; When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film. In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of `Camelot'. the busty and rumbustious Mrs Hall, excellently portrayed by Toni Palmer; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
portray oneself: seem as, act as if, create the appearance of
portrayer: Agent noun of portray; one who portrays
portrayed: represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
portrayed: Simple past and past participle of to portray
portrayer: One who portrays
portrayer: {i} one who depicts, one who describes through pictures
portraying: present participle of portray
portraying: a representation by picture or portraiture
portrays: third-person singular of portray

portray

Hyphenation

por·tray

Turkish pronunciation

pôrtrey

Synonyms

act like, characterize, copy, delineate, depict, describe, draw, duplicate, figure, illustrate, image, impersonate, interpret, limn, mimic

Pronunciation

/pôrˈtrā/ /pɔːrˈtreɪ/

Etymology

[ pOr-'trA, por-, p&r- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English portraien, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw forth, reveal, expose; more at PROTRACT.