Čo znamená portray v angličtine a aká je definícia portray?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť portray výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

portray Význam & definícia

0 to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work:
- The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.
- The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century.
- The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character.
1 to represent or describe someone or something in a book, movie, etc.:
- The book portrayed him as somebody who was uncaring, even bigoted.
- The writer portrays life in a working-class community at the turn of the century.
- Michael Douglas portrays the president of the United States.

The book portrays him as a hero of the Wild West.
He was portrayed as a ruthless opportunist who exploited the publicity at every opportunity.
She was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment of evil.
Marilyn was portrayed as some sort of dim-witted, floozy blonde.
He was portrayed as a hopeless drunk.
Hence, she is frequently portrayed as the 'backbone' of the household.
His continual agitation is portrayed by the constant nervous repetitions, but also by the rhythm of this canon, which grates against the written metre.
The opportunity exploitation model portrays this unrest as actually strengthening the government's grip on power and minimizing any diversionary incentive.