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Detailed Translations for portray from English to German

portray:

to portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)

  1. to portray (personify; represent; interpret; impersonate)
    darstellen; wiedergeben; ausdrücken
    • darstellen verb (stelle dar, stellst dar, stellt dar, stellte dar, stelltet dar, dargestellt)
    • wiedergeben verb (gebe wieder, gibst wieder, gibt wieder, gab wieder, gabt wieder, wiedergegeben)
    • ausdrücken verb (drücke aus, drückst aus, drückt aus, drückte aus, drücktet aus, ausgedrückt)
  2. to portray (draw; depict; paint; sketch)
    zeichnen; portrettieren; malen; abbilden; darstellen
    • zeichnen verb (zeichne, zeichnest, zeichnet, zeichnete, zeichnetet, gezeichnet)
    • malen verb (male, malst, malt, malte, maltet, gemalt)
    • abbilden verb
    • darstellen verb (stelle dar, stellst dar, stellt dar, stellte dar, stelltet dar, dargestellt)
  3. to portray (depict; paint; picture; describe)
    schildern; darstellen
    • schildern verb (schildere, schilderst, schildert, schilderte, schildertet, geschildert)
    • darstellen verb (stelle dar, stellst dar, stellt dar, stellte dar, stelltet dar, dargestellt)
  4. to portray

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!
  3. portrayed
  4. portraying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for portray:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abbilden depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch describe; outline; sketch
ausdrücken impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent blab; chat; chatter; crush; express; express oneself; formulate; give expression to; have a conversation; impersonate; narrate; peg out; phrase; pinch out; put into words; rattle; relate; reveal oneself; speak; squeeze; squeeze dry; squeeze empty; squeeze out; talk; tell; utter; ventilate; verbalise; verbalize; voice; word
ausmalen portray
darstellen depict; describe; draw; impersonate; interpret; paint; personify; picture; portray; represent; sketch act; act a part; describe; display; dramatise; dramatize; exhibit; figure; impersonate; imply; indicate; outline; perform; play; play the role of; play-act; point to; pose; pretend; show; signify; sketch; stand for; suggest
malen depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch delineate; draw; dye; paint
portrettieren depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch
schildern depict; describe; paint; picture; portray cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; make clear; make explicit; outline; recount; report; say; sketch; tell
wiedergeben impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent announce; describe; inform; pay back; play; recite; refund; repeat; report; reproduce; state
zeichnen depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch brand; delineate; draw; initial; mark; mark with a cross; paraph; plot; sign
- 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
  2. figuratively: to describe in words
portray
  1. -
  2. (im übertragenen Sinne) Literatur; Journalismus, Berichterstattung: eine Charakterstudie oder Milieustudie ausarbeiten, anfertigen
  3. (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
  4. (transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
verb
  1. (transitiv) etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung

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