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1 portrait
['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) προσωπογραφία,πορτρέτο2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) πορτρέτο -
2 Portrait
subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Portrait
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3 portrait
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4 portrait
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5 self-portrait
[self'po:trit](a person's portrait or description of himself: Rembrandt painted several self-portraits; The man described is a self-portrait of the author.) αυτοπροσωπογραφία -
6 commission
[kə'miʃən] 1.1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.)2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.)3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.)4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.)2. verb1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) αναθέτω, παραγγέλω2) (to give a military commission to.) διορίζω, τοποθετώ•- commissioner
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7 full-length
1) (complete; of the usual or standard length: a full-length novel.) κανονικού μεγέθους2) (down to the feet: a full-length portrait.) ολόσωμος -
8 lifelike
adjective (like a living person, animal etc: The statue was very lifelike; a lifelike portrait.) σαν ζωντανός, όμοιος με το φυσικό πρότυπο -
9 likeness
1) ((a) similarity or resemblance: The likeness between them is amazing.) ομοιότητα2) (a representation of a a person etc in a photographic or painted portrait etc: That photo of Mary is a good likeness.) πορτραίτο -
10 origin
['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) αρχή,καταγωγή,προέλευση- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) πρωτότυπο2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) μοντέλο,πρωτότυπο•- originally
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11 painter
1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) μπογιατζής2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) ζωγράφος -
12 portray
[po:'trei]1) (to make a portrait of: In this painting, the king is portrayed sitting on his throne.) απεικονίζω,παριστάνω2) (to act the part of: the actor who portrays Hamlet.) υποδύομαι• -
13 second to none
(better than every other of the same type: As a portrait painter, he is second to none.) ασυναγώνιστος -
14 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) σκίαση3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) σκίαστρο,αμπαζούρ4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) απόχρωση5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) ίχνος,υποψία,ιδέα2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) σκιάζω2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) βάζω σκιά σε3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) αλλάζω απόχρωση•- shaded- shades
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- shady
- shadiness
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15 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) κάθομαι,καθίζω2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) βρίσκομαι3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) συμμετέχω4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) κουρνιάζω5) (to undergo (an examination).) συμμετέχω,διαγωνίζομαι6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) ποζάρω7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) συνεδριάζω•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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16 sitter
1) (a person who poses for a portrait etc.) μοντέλο ζωγράφου κλπ.2) (a baby-sitter.) μπέιμπι-σίτερ -
17 sketch
[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) πρόχειρο σχέδιο,σκίτσο2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) σκιαγράφημα3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) σκετς2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.)2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.)•- sketchy- sketchily
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18 Likeness
subs.Resemblance: P. ὁμοιότης, ἡ.Portrait, representation: P. and V. εἰκών, ἡ, μίμημα, τό. P. ἀφομοίωμα, τό, ἀπείκασμα, τό.In the likeness of: use like, adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Likeness
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