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Detailed Translations for portray from English to Swedish

portray:

to portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)

  1. to portray (personify; represent; interpret; impersonate)
    representera; personifiera; tolka; porträttera; förkroppsliga
    • representera verb (representerar, representerade, representerat)
    • personifiera verb (personifierar, personifierade, personifierat)
    • tolka verb (tolkar, tolkade, tolkat)
    • porträttera verb (porträtterar, porträtterade, porträtterat)
    • förkroppsliga verb (förkroppsligar, förkroppsligade, förkroppsligat)
  2. to portray (draw; depict; paint; sketch)
    måla av; avbilda; porträttera
    • måla av verb (målar av, målade av, målat av)
    • avbilda verb (avbildar, avbildade, avbildat)
    • porträttera verb (porträtterar, porträtterade, porträtterat)
  3. to portray (depict; paint; picture; describe)
    teckna; framställa; skildra; avbilda
    • teckna verb (tecknar, tecknade, tecknat)
    • framställa verb (framställer, framställde, framställt)
    • skildra verb (skildrar, skildrade, skildrat)
    • avbilda verb (avbildar, avbildade, avbildat)
  4. to portray
    avbilda; porträttera; avmåla
    • avbilda verb (avbildar, avbildade, avbildat)
    • porträttera verb (porträtterar, porträtterade, porträtterat)
    • avmåla verb (avmålar, avmålade, avmålat)

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
avbilda depict; describe; draw; paint; picture; portray; sketch ghost
avmåla portray
framställa depict; describe; paint; picture; portray display; exhibit; intimate; propose; show; suggest
förkroppsliga impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent embody; epitomise; epitomize; personify
måla av depict; draw; paint; portray; sketch
personifiera impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent embody; epitomise; epitomize; impersonate; personify; play the role of
porträttera depict; draw; impersonate; interpret; paint; personify; portray; represent; sketch
representera impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent represent
skildra depict; describe; paint; picture; portray cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; outline; recount; report; say; sketch; tell
teckna depict; describe; paint; picture; portray describe; outline; sketch
tolka impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; render; reveal oneself; speak; take up; talk; transcribe; translate; understand; utter; ventilate
- depict; impersonate; limn; present

Related Words for "portray":


Synonyms for "portray":


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:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
portray porträttera; avbilda abbilden — (transitiv) etwas visuell darstellen oder zeigen, etwa auf einem Foto oder in einer Zeichnung
portray teckna; rita 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 beskriva; framställa; karakterisera; måla; skildra; forma; skapa; trycka zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen
portray porträttera portraiturer — Faire le portrait de quelqu’un.