| Level | C1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | portray |
| IPA | /pɔːˈtreɪ / verb [transitive] |
| Back | resmini yapmak; resmetmek tasvir etmek, betimlemek |
| Back 2 | portray (verb) /pɔːˈtreɪ
/ verb [transitive]
1 to
show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing
resmini
yapmak; resmetmek
The writer was portrayed sitting at his
desk.
Zola portrayed life in 19th-century France.
2
portray sb/sth as sth
to describe sb/sth in
a particular way
tasvir
etmek, betimlemek
In many of his novels life is portrayed as
being hard.
3 to
act the part of sb in a play or film
(karakter) canlandırmak
In this film she portrays a very old woman.
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