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portray

/pɔːˈtreɪ/

US pronunciation
American sound/pɔːˈtreɪ/
pɔːˈtreɪ
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Aw vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

pɔː - ˈtreɪ -> portray

Myanmar meaning

(v) သရုပ်ဆောင်သည်။ ဖော်ပြသည်။

Full entry

portray /pↄ:'treÇ/ v ~ sb/sth (as sb/sth)

၁။ သရုပ်ဆောင်သည်။ a picture of the general portraying him as a Greek hero ❍ Nonprofessional actors were used to portray the local people.
၂။ ဖော်ပြသည်။ He has often been portrayed as a cold, calculating character.
❏ portrayal /pↄ:'treÇǝl/ n
၁။ [C] သရုပ်ဆောင်မှု။ He is best known for his portrayal of Falstaff.
၂။ [U] ပြသမှု။ the portrayal of sex and violence on television.

More examples
  • [portray someone as something] : Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.
  • [portray someone in a good/bad light] : The newspapers want to portray the project in the worst possible light.
  • The book portrays Caribbean society against a background of the French Revolution.
Synonyms
depict, represent, describe, show, reveal, expose, render, act like, characterize, copy, delineate, draw, duplicate, figure, illustrate, image, imitate, impersonate, interpret, limn, mimic, paint, parody, photograph, picture, reproduce, simulate, sketch
Antonyms
be original, confuse, mix up, obscure
Cross references
depictrepresentdescribeshowrevealexposerenderact likecharacterizecopydelineatedrawduplicatefigureillustrateimageimitateimpersonateinterpretlimnmimicpaintparodyphotographpicturereproducesimulatesketch
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