"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
  • Today, Defense Department officials sought to portray General Fogleman's actions as an aggressive effort to set a new standard for accountability.
  • Mr. Weizman's aides portrayed his recent actions as part of his normal presidential duties.
  • Mrs. Clinton's advisers have portrayed his actions as bullying and likely to alienate women.
  • As is the case with virtually all of his works, the author does portray some characters' actions as counter-productive to their own cause.
  • Media has mostly portrayed Vilks' actions as specifically designed to provoke.
  • Generally, the leaders portray their actions as a temporary and unfortunate necessity.
  • Although Brown was a real person, Cameron chose not to portray her real-life actions.
  • It is now up to Mr. Starr how to portray the President's actions and his words in a report expected to be delivered to Congress this fall.
  • Mr. Ashcroft today sought to portray the administration's actions as well aimed at what he said was the government's greatest priority, preventing future terrorist actions.
  • Mr. North's attorneys portrayed Mr. Walsh's actions as a dramatic legal victory.
4. portray behavior = przedstaw zachowanie portray behavior
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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