to portray

English - Turkish

Definition of to portray in English Turkish dictionary

{f} tanımlamak

resmini yap

betimlemek

resmetmek

canlandırmak

tasvir etmek

(rol) oynamak

tanımlama

tarif etme

portrayalresmetme

resmini yapmak

betimle/resmet

{f} canlandırmak (rol)

tarif etmek

{f} oynamak (rol)

{f} portresini yapmak

{f} rolünü oynamak

oynamak

English - English

Definition of to 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.

{v} to paint, draw, adorn with pictures

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

To adorn with pictures

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"

Hyphenation

to por·tray

Turkish pronunciation

tı pôrtrey

Pronunciation

/tə pôrˈtrā/ /tə pɔːrˈtreɪ/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.