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portray

/pɔːrˈtreɪ/

verb

Birini veya bir şeyi sanat eseri, edebiyat veya performansta temsil etmek veya betimlemek

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

  • She portrayed Queen Elizabeth in the historical drama.
  • The novel portrays life in rural England during the 1800s.
  • The documentary portrays the challenges faced by refugees.
  • Renaissance painters often sought to portray their patrons with symbolic attributes that conveyed wealth, piety, or scholarly achievement to contemporary viewers.
  • Critics argue that mainstream media outlets frequently portray scientific uncertainty as doubt, thereby undermining public confidence in evidence-based policy recommendations.
  • The ethnographic film attempts to portray indigenous customs without imposing Western interpretive frameworks, though complete objectivity remains an elusive ideal.
verb

Birini veya bir şeyi belirli bir şekilde tanımlamak veya sunmak

To describe or present someone or something in a particular way.

  • The media often portrays politicians negatively.
  • He portrayed himself as a victim of circumstances.
  • Critics say the report portrays the situation inaccurately.