portrays

English - Turkish

Definition of portrays in English Turkish dictionary

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{f} tanımlamak

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resmini yap

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betimlemek

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resmetmek

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canlandırmak

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tasvir etmek

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(rol) oynamak

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tanımlama

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tarif etme

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portrayalresmetme

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resmini yapmak

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betimle/resmet

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{f} canlandırmak (rol)

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tarif etmek

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{f} oynamak (rol)

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{f} portresini yapmak

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{f} rolünü oynamak

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oynamak

English - English

Definition of portrays in English English dictionary

third-person singular of portray

Related Terms

portray

Hence, figuratively, to describe in words; to convey

portray

To paint or draw the likeness of

I will portray a king on horseback.

portray

{v} to paint, draw, adorn with pictures

portray

{f} describe, depict; paint, draw; personify, act as (in a play or movie)

portray

To adorn with pictures

portray

assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

portray

To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback

portray

make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

portray

Hence, figuratively, to describe in words

portray

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

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portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

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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

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represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting

portray

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

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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

portray

represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

Turkish pronunciation

pôrtreyz

Pronunciation

/pôrˈtrāz/ /pɔːrˈtreɪz/

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.