"portray" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- 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.
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