"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 • ...
(1) Bailey, scene, aspect
Kolokacji: 3
(8) soldier, Indian
Kolokacji: 2
(9) society, culture, interest
Kolokacji: 3
1. portray society = przedstaw społeczeństwo portray society
  • She portrayed southern society in detail and studied the mixed roles of men and women.
  • He portrays contemporary society as a world of misery built on the psychological production of a sense of scarcity and lack.
  • Waugh had portrayed British society in a state of irremediable historical decadence.
  • Imamura, however, was uncomfortable with the way Ozu portrayed Japanese society.
  • Any avenue of performing arts was used to portray Cuban society in a favorable way.
  • "It does not portray society in an uplifting manner," said the actress, whose father's name was Shelly.
  • It doesn't necessarily have to reflect reality," he added, because advertising sometimes "leads the way" and "portrays society as we'd like it to be.
  • Tanaka's intent in the film was to allegorically portray Japanese society in the post-war years.
  • Errol Morris, in his essay, says that you have "the honesty and supreme decency to portray human society for what it is: a madhouse."
  • Some texts, written solely from European sources, definitely portray Muslim women and society in a completely negative way.
2. portray culture = przedstaw kulturę portray culture
3. portray one's love interest = przedstawiać czyjś wątek miłosny portray one's love interest
(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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