Portray
//pɔːˈtɹeɪ//
Translations of "portray" (21 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | εἰκάζω(to paint or draw the likeness of) | eikázō | |
| Azerbaijani | qələmə almaq(figuratively: to describe in words) | — | |
| Bulgarian | играя роля(to play a role), изобразя́вам(to paint or draw the likeness of), обрисувам(figuratively: to describe in words), описвам(figuratively: to describe in words), рисувам портрет(to paint or draw the likeness of) | igraja rolja, izobrazjávam, obrisuvam, opisvam, risuvam portret | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 扮演(to play a role) | bànyǎn | |
| Dutch | portretteren(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Esperanto | portreti(to paint or draw the likeness of), prezenti(figuratively: to describe in words) | — | |
| Finnish | esittää(to play a role), kuvailla(figuratively: to describe in words), piirtää kuva (jonkun/jonkin)(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| French | décrire(figuratively: to describe in words), dépeindre(to paint or draw the likeness of), portraire(to paint or draw the likeness of), représenter(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Galician | retratar(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| German | abmalen(to paint or draw the likeness of), porträtieren(to paint or draw the likeness of), porträtieren(figuratively: to describe in words) | — | |
| Greek | απεικονίζω(to paint or draw the likeness of), ἐϊκάσδω(to paint or draw the likeness of) | apeikonízo, eïkásdō | |
| Hungarian | lefest(figuratively: to describe in words), leír(figuratively: to describe in words), megfest(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Korean | 묘사하다(figuratively: to describe in words) | myosahada | |
| Lower Sorbian | wótmólowaś(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Malagasy | mampiseho(to paint or draw the likeness of), maneho an-tsary(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Polish | opisywać(figuratively: to describe in words), portretować(to paint or draw the likeness of), portretować(figuratively: to describe in words) | — | |
| Portuguese | retratar(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Russian | изобража́ть(to play a role), изобрази́ть(to paint or draw the likeness of) | izobražátʹ, izobrazítʹ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | portretirati(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Spanish | retratar(to paint or draw the likeness of) | — | |
| Swedish | gestalta(to play a role), porträttera(to paint or draw the likeness of), porträttera(figuratively: to describe in words), porträttera(to play a role), skildra(figuratively: to describe in words) | — |
qələmə almaq
играя роля, изобразя́вам, обрисувам, описвам, рисувам портрет
igraja rolja, izobrazjávam, obrisuvam, opisvam, risuvam portret
portretteren
portreti, prezenti
esittää, kuvailla, piirtää kuva (jonkun/jonkin)
décrire, dépeindre, portraire, représenter
retratar
abmalen, porträtieren, porträtieren
lefest, leír, megfest
wótmólowaś
mampiseho, maneho an-tsary
opisywać, portretować, portretować
retratar
portretirati
retratar
gestalta, porträttera, porträttera, porträttera, skildra
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