"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
5. portray one's decision = przedstawiać czyjś decyzja portray one's decision
  • He tried to portray his decision as one with immense popular support.
  • The State Department portrayed Georgia's decision as extremely unusual and praiseworthy.
  • But he left that out as he spun through his stump speech, portraying his decision to continue in the general election as a virtue.
  • Opponents of the incinerator portrayed the city's decision to postpone construction of the plant as a victory.
  • They portrayed their decision as an industrywide warning to the booming but loosely regulated market in high-cost loans.
  • Lawyers on both sides portrayed the judge's decision as a victory.
  • Mr. Greenwald, who is 54, portrayed his decision to leave Chrysler as a difficult one.
  • Mr. Gephardt portrayed his decision not to seek re-election as one that would benefit both him and his Democratic caucus.
  • In his news conference this afternoon, Mr. Cuomo portrayed his decision as a straightforward one.
  • Politicians and newspapers went into action, portraying the government's "unpatriotic" decision to hand the contract to a "foreign" company as a "scandal".
(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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