portray
retratar
definition
verb
the author wanted to portray a new type of hero
depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature.
translation of 'portray'
verb
describir,
representar,
retratar,
pintar
example
While pictures often 'portray' the man sneering down his nose at the camera, in person he is strikingly soft-spoken, almost courtly.
Not only does the painting 'portray' these illnesses, it also depicts many of the methods used in the hospital to cure them.
he tossed his affable TV persona aside to 'portray' a merciless mobster
the author wanted to 'portray' a new type of hero
His rich experience in the field helps him 'portray' each character better year after year.
The reports also 'portray' a shocking tale of work almost without break and poor living conditions.
It is tempting for trendy writers to 'portray' him as a tool of rich imperialists oppressing the poor convicts.
An actor who feels he has served his time, he is angered by reports that 'portray' him as an over night success and is not prepared to underestimate his value now.
Do the cameras and reporters only see, or want to 'portray' , the demeaning of America?
When an actor can 'portray' a character so well as to evoke a sincere and visceral hatred from a viewer, he has truly done his job well.
The compilation of this report if attempting to 'portray' an unbiased account should have mentioned the Palestinian casualties.
Or at least reporters would be less able to 'portray' the movement as divided.
People recite poems, or act out little skits to 'portray' their feelings.
The report does, however, 'portray' a torrid tale of arrogance and incompetence by the company's management.
Early depictions of Cain 'portray' him as a bearded man holding a sheaf of grain in one hand and vine-bearing grapes in the other.
Other reports, however, appear to 'portray' a system in deep financial trouble.
Detailed research allows the group to 'portray' aspects of later Roman life which have, until recently, been largely overlooked.
All these descriptions of Scotland 'portray' Scotland as a place where the agents of darkness have shrouded the land.
The influence of such groups allows the media to 'portray' reporting as responsible and providing ‘balance’.
Some of the characters do not yet have pictures to 'portray' them.
he chose Trevor Howard to 'portray' Captain Bligh
The author made extensive use of surviving manuscripts to 'portray' Nelson ‘in all his paradoxical complexity’.
The actors 'portray' actors in an old fashioned music hall putting on a production of the musical.
Interestingly, the Torah is unique among all ancient national literature in that it 'portrays' its people in both victory and defeat.
The actor 'portraying' the central character in that film wasn't a disabled person either but I would argue that it didn't matter.
I suppose Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller was the ichiban Tarzan 'portrayer' and Maureen O'Sullivan with prototypical Jane.
Local stations received additional support, as all winners joined the George Washington 'portrayer' in taping a public service announcement which was then sent to local affiliates.
The author also 'portrays' Margaret's husband John not as the militant Protestant of some portrayals, but very supportive of his wife.
The film also 'portrays' Pilate's wife Claudia as a kind of heroine.
Pictures 'portraying' people, birds, animals used to be very popular on seals.
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