Fred portrayed his political opponent as an evil man.
•She tried to portray herself as a grand lady, but she fooled no one.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
portray */ — UK [pɔː(r)ˈtreɪ] / US [pɔrˈtreɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms portray : present tense I/you/we/they portray he/she/it portrays present participle portraying past tense portrayed past participle portrayed 1) a) to show or describe someone or… … English dictionary
portray — por|tray [ pɔr treı ] verb transitive * 1. ) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way: portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
portray — por|tray [po:ˈtreı US po:r ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw out, show ] 1.) portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
portray — verb (T) 1 to describe or represent something or someone: His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. | Levi portrays the sheer horror of the concentration camps very powerfully. 2 portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
portray — [pɔːˈtreɪ] verb [T] 1) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.[/ex] 2) to play the part of a particular person in a film, play etc portrayal noun [C/U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
portray — [[t]pɔː(r)tre͟ɪ[/t]] portrays, portraying, portrayed 1) VERB When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film. [V n] In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of Camelot . [V n] ...the busty… … English dictionary
Representation (arts) — Representation describes the signs that stand in for and take the place of something else.Mitchell, W. 1995, Representation , in F Lentricchia T McLaughlin (eds), Critical Terms for Literary Study , 2nd edn, University of Chicago Press, Chicago]… … Wikipedia
represent — rep|re|sent [ ,reprı zent ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 speak/act for someone ▸ 2 be something ▸ 3 be sign/symbol of ▸ 4 be picture/image of ▸ 5 in sports ▸ 6 be example of ▸ 7 describe someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to speak or act officially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Statement analysis — is a learned technique, utilised to examine a person s words todetect for concealed information, missing information and whether the information that person provided is true or false. Anytime someone who is lying or withholding sensitive… … Wikipedia
claim — 1 /kleIm/ verb 1 (T) to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved: claim (that): Gascoigne claimed he d been dining with friends at the time of the murder. | claim to be: She claims to be a descendant of Charles Dickens. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
represent — rep|re|sent W1S2 [ˌreprıˈzent] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speak for somebody)¦ 2¦(in court)¦ 3¦(be something)¦ 4¦(government)¦ 5¦(sign)¦ 6¦(symbol)¦ 7¦(sports)¦ 8 be represented 9¦(describe)¦ 10¦(art)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
