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1 Translation result for
portray
in Spanish
verb
portray
verb
portrayed, has portrayed, is portraying, portrays
representar, retratar
;
describir
;
interpretar (un personaje)
Example sentences of
portray
verb
•
The White House has
portrayed
the President as deeply conflicted over the matter.
•
The lawyer
portrayed
his client as a victim of child abuse.
•
He
portrayed
himself as a victim.
•
The painting
portrays
the queen in a purple robe.
•
Laurence Olivier
portrayed
Hamlet beautifully.
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Synonyms of
portray
verb
depict
,
describe
,
play
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Reverse translation for
portray
representar
- to represent, to act for, to perform, to look, to appear as, to symbolize, to stand for, to signify, to mean
retratar
- to portray, to depict, to photograph, to paint a portrait of
describir
- to describe
interpretar
(un personaje)
- to interpret, to play, to perform
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