"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(2) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2
(3) originally, initially
Kolokacji: 2
(5) commonly, normally
Kolokacji: 2
  • I especially like the way friendships between the three main characters are portrayed so positively.
  • Her personality traits could be portrayed either positively or negatively.
  • Although the size of the payment has raised some eyebrows, the visit is generally being portrayed positively in the Japanese press.
  • African-American characters appear in the books, portrayed positively as ordinary citizens.
  • Wolves were not always portrayed positively in Native American cultures.
  • These songs also praised the Red Army, and attempted to positively portray mothers.
  • It was a state-funded organization that tried to counter the civil rights movement by positively portraying segregationist policies.
  • Although he is often portrayed positively for being a kind and virtuous person compared to other repentant characters, Steve is not a flawless character.
  • Can you decide whether she is portrayed negatively as a worldly-wise cynic or positively as a voice of common sense and practicality?
3. simply portray = po prostu przedstaw simply portray
(7) unfairly, wrongly, correctly
Kolokacji: 3
(10) clearly, explicitly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) famously, brilliantly
Kolokacji: 2

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