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View usage for: (pɔːʳtreɪəl) Word forms: plural portrayals1. countable noun [usually singular]An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. ...the intimate portrayal of Hitler in the film AFP Downfall. [+ of] 2. countable nounAn artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it. 'Scene with a Winding River' (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infusedwith silvery light. ...a moving portrayal of St John the Evangelist by Simone Martini. [+ of] Synonyms: depiction, picture, representation, sketch More Synonyms of portrayal 3. countable noun [usually singular]The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it. This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-oldboys. [+ of] ...Leigh's portrayal of English society. Synonyms: description, account, representation More Synonyms of portrayal 4. countable nounThe portrayal of something in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear. The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers and gangsters. [+ of] I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie. Synonyms: characterization, representation, depiction More Synonyms of portrayal More Synonyms of portrayal portrayal in American English (pɔrˈtreɪəl) noun2. a portrait; description; representation Examples of 'portrayal' in a sentenceportrayal In other languagesportrayal British English: portrayal NOUN An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. He is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film. - American English: portrayal
- Brazilian Portuguese: retrato
- Chinese: 扮演
- European Spanish: representación
- French: interprétation
- German: Darstellung
- Italian: interpretazione
- Japanese: 役を演じること
- Korean: > 연기특정 인물을 그려 내는
- European Portuguese: retrato
- Latin American Spanish: representación
Chinese translation of 'portrayal' n (c) - (= depiction)
描述 (miáoshù) - (actor's)
表演 (biǎoyǎn) (场(場), chǎng)
She was much admired for her portrayals of assertive women. Synonyms enacting take (informal, mainly US) impersonation performance as characterization personation (rare) a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light an often funny portrayal of a friendship between two boys The media persists in its inaccurate portrayal of the country. Synonyms characterization representation Additional synonymsDefinition a report or description I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night. Synonyms description, report, record, story, history, detail, statement, relation, version, tale, explanation, narrative, chronicle, portrayal, recital, depiction, narrationDefinition the art of an actor She has returned home to pursue her career in acting. Synonyms performance, playing, performing, theatre, dramatics, portraying, enacting, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft His razor-sharp delineation of ordinary life. Synonyms outline, description, account, drawing, picture, chart, tracing, portrait, representation, diagram, portrayal, depictionAdditional synonymsDefinition the particular way in which a performer expresses his or her view of a composition her full-bodied interpretation of the role of Micaela Synonyms performance, portrayal, presentation, rendering, reading, execution, rendition, depictionDefinition a visual representation produced on a surface, such as in a photograph or painting drawing a small picture with coloured chalks Synonyms representation, drawing, painting, portrait, image, print, illustration, sketch, portrayal, engraving, likeness, effigy, delineation, similitude, avatar a rendering of Verdi's Requiem Synonyms recitation, performance, interpretation, recital, rendition, depictionDefinition anything that represents, such as a pictorial portrait a life-like representation of Christ Synonyms picture, model, image, portrait, illustration, sketch, resemblance, likenessDefinition anything that represents, such as a pictorial portrait the representation of women in film and literature Synonyms portrayal, depiction, account, relation, description, narrative, narration, delineationDefinition a quick rough drawing a sketch of a soldier Synonyms drawing, design, representation, draft, delineation |