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Detailed Translations for portray from English to French

portray:

to portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)

  1. to portray (personify; represent; interpret; impersonate)
    représenter; interpréter; personnifier; imiter
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
    • interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, )
    • personnifier verb (personnifie, personnifies, personnifions, personnifiez, )
    • imiter verb (imite, imites, imitons, imitez, )
  2. to portray (draw; depict; paint; sketch)
    peindre; dessiner; représenter; dépeindre; faire le portrait de
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )
    • dessiner verb (dessine, dessines, dessinons, dessinez, )
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )
  3. to portray (depict; paint; picture; describe)
    peindre; dépeindre; représenter; décrire
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )
    • dépeindre verb (dépeins, dépeint, dépeignons, dépeignez, )
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
    • décrire verb (décris, décrit, décrivons, décrivez, )
  4. to portray
    peindre; faire le portrait de
    • peindre verb (peins, peint, peignons, peignez, )

Conjugations for portray:

present
  1. portray
  2. portray
  3. portrays
  4. portray
  5. portray
  6. portray
simple past
  1. portrayed
  2. portrayed
  3. portrayed
  4. portrayed
  5. portrayed
  6. portrayed
present perfect
  1. have portrayed
  2. have portrayed
  3. has portrayed
  4. have portrayed
  5. have portrayed
  6. have portrayed
past continuous
  1. was portraying
  2. were portraying
  3. was portraying
  4. were portraying
  5. were portraying
  6. were portraying
future
  1. shall portray
  2. will portray
  3. will portray
  4. shall portray
  5. will portray
  6. will portray
continuous present
  1. am portraying
  2. are portraying
  3. is portraying
  4. are portraying
  5. are portraying
  6. are portraying
subjunctive
  1. be portrayed
  2. be portrayed
  3. be portrayed
  4. be portrayed
  5. be portrayed
  6. be portrayed
diverse
  1. portray!
  2. let's portray!
  5. portrayed
  6. portraying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for portray:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
peindre painting; staining
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dessiner depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch conceptualise; conceptualize; create; delineate; design; doodle; draw; scrabble; scrawl; trace out
décrire depict; describe; paint; picture; portray characterise; characterize; cover; define; depict; describe; determine; explain; expound; mark; outline; recount; report; say; sketch; state precisely; tell
dépeindre depict; describe; draw; paint; picture; portray; sketch characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; mark; outline; sketch
faire le portrait de depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch
imiter impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent copy; counterfeit; express; express oneself; falsify; forge; give expression to; imitate; impersonate; reveal oneself; speak; take off; talk; utter; ventilate
interpréter impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent act; act a part; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; perform; play the role of; play-act; recount; render; report; reproduce; reveal oneself; say; speak; take up; talk; tell; transcribe; translate; understand; utter; ventilate
peindre depict; describe; draw; paint; picture; portray; sketch characterise; characterize; define; depict; describe; dye; hang down; mark; paint
personnifier impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent embody; epitomise; epitomize; incarnate; personify; reincarnate
représenter depict; describe; draw; impersonate; interpret; paint; personify; picture; portray; represent; sketch be in sympathy with; conceive; feel; feel empathy for; imagine; intend; represent; sympathise; sympathize; think
- depict; impersonate; limn; present

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Related Definitions for "portray":

  1. portray in words1
    • The book portrays the actor as a selfish person1
  2. make a portrait of1
    • Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba1
  3. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture1
    • The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting1
  4. assume or act the character of1
    • The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man1

Wiktionary Translations for portray:

portray
verb
  1. to paint or draw the likeness of
portray
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• portray → représenter ↔ abbilden — (transitiv) etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung
• portray → faire le portrait de; représenter ↔ porträtieren — (im übertragenen Sinne) Literatur; Journalismus, Berichterstattung: eine Charakterstudie oder Milieustudie ausarbeiten, anfertigen
• portray → dessiner; charbonner; crayonner; croquer; ébaucher; esquisser; pocher; gribouiller; griffonner; illustrer; délaver; laver; pointiller; portraiturer; tracer; dresser; lever ↔ zeichnen — (transitiv) eine bildliche Darstellung mittels Stift, Kohle, Kreide und Ähnlichem oder mittels stiftbasierter Eingabegeräte (Touchpens), virtuellem Stift beziehungsweise Mausklick vornehmlich in Linien und Strichen von etwas oder jemandem (künstlerisch) anfertigen, welche sich letztlich
• portray → accentuer; accuser; caractériser; croquer; dépeindre; dessiner; ébaucher; esquisser; indiquer; marquer; peindre; représenter; reproduire; souligner; tracer; le; dessin; portrait; de ↔ zeichnen — (transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen

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