portray

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• Received-Pronunciation: /pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [phɔːˈtɹ̝̊eɪ̯]
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /poːˈtɹæ̝ɪ̯/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: [phoːˈtɹ̝̊æ̝ɪ̯]
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: /poɹˈtɹeɪ̯/
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: [phoɹˈtɹ̝̊eɪ̯]
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: /pɔɹˈtɹeɪ̯/
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: [phɔɹˈtɹ̝̊eɪ̯]
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• Canadian, General-American, Standard: /pɚˈtɹeɪ̯/
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• rhymes with -eɪ
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• CMU ARPABET: P AO0 R T R EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English portray, from Middle French portraire.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: изобразя́вам (izobrazjávam) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Bulgarian: рисувам портрет (risuvam portret) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Dutch: portretteren — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Esperanto: portreti — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Finnish: piirtää kuva (jonkun/jonkin) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• French: dépeindre — to paint or draw the likeness of
• French: représenter — to paint or draw the likeness of
• French: portraire — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Galician: retratar — to paint or draw the likeness of
• German: porträtieren — to paint or draw the likeness of
• German: abmalen — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Greek: απεικονίζω (apeikonízo) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Greek: ἐϊκάσδω (eïkásdō) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Ancient Greek: εἰκάζω (eikázō) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Hungarian: megfest — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Malagasy: maneho an-tsary — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Malagasy: mampiseho — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Polish: portretować — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Portuguese: retratar — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Russian: изобрази́ть (izobrazítʹ) — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Serbo-Croatian: portretirati — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Lower Sorbian: wótmólowaś — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Spanish: retratar — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Swedish: porträttera — to paint or draw the likeness of
• Azerbaijani: qələmə almaq — figuratively: to describe in words
• Bulgarian: описвам (opisvam) — figuratively: to describe in words
• Bulgarian: обрисувам (obrisuvam) — figuratively: to describe in words
• Esperanto: prezenti — figuratively: to describe in words
• Finnish: kuvailla — figuratively: to describe in words
• French: décrire — figuratively: to describe in words
• German: porträtieren — figuratively: to describe in words
• Hungarian: leír — figuratively: to describe in words
• Hungarian: lefest — figuratively: to describe in words
• Korean: 묘사하다 (myosahada) — figuratively: to describe in words
• Polish: portretować — figuratively: to describe in words
• Polish: opisywać — figuratively: to describe in words
• Swedish: skildra — figuratively: to describe in words
• Swedish: porträttera — figuratively: to describe in words
• Bulgarian: играя роля (igraja rolja) — to play a role
• Chinese Mandarin: 扮演 (bànyǎn) — to play a role
• Finnish: esittää — to play a role
• Russian: изобража́ть (izobražátʹ) — to play a role
• Swedish: gestalta — to play a role
• Swedish: porträttera — to play a role