"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(1) Bailey, scene, aspect
Kolokacji: 3
1. portray events = przedstaw wydarzenia portray events
2. portray violence = przedstaw przemoc portray violence
3. portray one's actions = przedstawiać czyjś czyny portray one's actions
4. portray behavior = przedstaw zachowanie portray behavior
  • But many critics of the Los Angeles Police Department said the amateur videotape of the incident portrayed brutal behavior that was all too common.
  • Now it is indeed true that the film portrays coarse behavior and male violence that is informed by a patriarchal sense of being in charge, whereas a woman should know her place and must obey.
  • He did so, he said, because the scene would portray disruptive behavior by black people.
  • For the Nikkatsu adaptation, Suzuki drew upon his firsthand experience at the wartime front to portray the conditions and behavior in a more realistic light.
  • Hospital staff that portray understanding and helpful behavior may leave the survivor with their dignity, a sense of control, and a positive outlook on their future in spite of recent events.
  • These fictional characters were used to give soldiers safety briefs and instructions on expected behavior, while often portraying behavior that which was not recommended.
  • One method of disengagement is portraying inhumane behavior as though it has a moral purpose in order to make it socially acceptable.
  • News noted that Fox and Monaghan portray "combustible behavior the tune is hellbent on describing."
  • Where most movies portraying sociopathic behavior make some attempt at psychological explanation, "Butterfly Kiss" offers no background to Eunice's craziness.
5. portray one's decision = przedstawiać czyjś decyzja portray one's decision
(8) soldier, Indian
Kolokacji: 2
(9) society, culture, interest
Kolokacji: 3
(10) member, side, animal
Kolokacji: 3
(11) God, saint, Islam, Muslim
Kolokacji: 4
(12) Lincoln, Israel, Iran
Kolokacji: 3
(13) homosexuality, evolution
Kolokacji: 2
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 • ...

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