"portray" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

portray verbo

portray + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 61
portray a David Bailey • portray people • portray the character • portray a woman • portray the role • ...
verbo + portray
Kolokacji: 8
seek to portray • try to portray • want to portray • used to portray • begin portraying • ...
portray + preposición
Kolokacji: 26
portrayed by • portray in • portray on • portray with • portray to • ...
portray + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 48
accurately portray • frequently portrayed • originally portrayed • generally portrayed • later portray • ...
(2) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2
(3) originally, initially
Kolokacji: 2
  • He was initially portrayed as a "bad boy" type character.
  • In the game plot, he is initially portrayed as being on the "dark" side of the forces.
  • The defendants, who are white, were initially portrayed as boys gone wild.
  • The role was initially portrayed by various sets of twins.
  • Oliver was initially portrayed as "the golden boy" compared to his sister.
  • She was initially portrayed as a very stubborn and sometimes even pig-headed young woman.
  • Nicole was initially portrayed as a shallow "party girl" with "wild ways".
  • She was initially portrayed as a malicious and scheming character.
  • She was the second actress to portray the role and initially portrayed Beth for a two year stint from 1989 to 1991.
  • Kyle was initially portrayed as an immature bad boy, whose physical presence made him fall into the role of a bully.
(5) commonly, normally
Kolokacji: 2
(7) unfairly, wrongly, correctly
Kolokacji: 3
(10) clearly, explicitly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) famously, brilliantly
Kolokacji: 2

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