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1 Translation result for portraying in Spanish

verb

portray verb

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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 portraying

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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