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portray Meaning in Italian (portray significato in italiano)

ritrarre, descrivere
ritrarre in English:portray
Phonetic:rit-TRA-reh
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Il significato di portray in italiano è ritrarre, descrivere. (Rappresentare qualcuno o qualcosa in un'opera d'arte, letteratura o spettacolo.)

Definitions of Portray

  1. 1
    verb
    ritrarre

    To represent someone or something in a work of art, literature, or performance.

    Rappresentare qualcuno o qualcosa in un'opera d'arte, letteratura o spettacolo.

  2. 2
    verb
    descrivere

    To describe or depict someone or something in a particular manner.

    Descrivere o rappresentare qualcuno o qualcosa in un modo particolare.

Example Sentences

“The artist chose to portray the queen in a regal and powerful light.”

L'artista scelse di ritrarre la regina in una luce regale e potente.

“The film attempts to portray the struggles of the working class.”

Il film tenta di ritrarre le lotte della classe operaia.

“His speech did not accurately portray the situation.”

Il suo discorso non descrisse accuratamente la situazione.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

rappresentaredescriveredipingere

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

nascondereoccultare

In English:

concealhidemisrepresentdistort

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularportrays
past tenseportrayed
present participleportraying
nounportrayal
agent nounportrayer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

portray ascollocation

To represent someone or something in a specific role, character, or identity.

portray in a positive lightexpression

To present someone or something in a favorable or good way.

portray in a negative lightexpression

To present someone or something in an unfavorable or bad way.