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1 portray
[pɔː'treɪ]1) ritrarre, dipingere [person, group]; descrivere [place, situation, event]* * *[po:'trei]1) (to make a portrait of: In this painting, the king is portrayed sitting on his throne.) ritrarre, dipingere2) (to act the part of: the actor who portrays Hamlet.) rappresentare•* * *[pɔː'treɪ]1) ritrarre, dipingere [person, group]; descrivere [place, situation, event] -
2 portray por·tray vt
[pɔː'treɪ]he portrayed the king in "Hamlet" — ha interpretato il re nell'"Amleto"
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3 (to) portray
(to) portray /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/v. t.1 ritrarre; dipingere2 (fig.) descrivere vividamente3 rappresentare ( un personaggio) sulla scena: He was portrayed as an old man, è stato rappresentato nelle vesti di un vecchioportrayablea.portrayaln.1 [u] il ritrarre2 (fig.) vivida descrizione; quadro; pitturaportrayern.2 (fig.) descrittore. -
4 (to) portray
(to) portray /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/v. t.1 ritrarre; dipingere2 (fig.) descrivere vividamente3 rappresentare ( un personaggio) sulla scena: He was portrayed as an old man, è stato rappresentato nelle vesti di un vecchioportrayablea.portrayaln.1 [u] il ritrarre2 (fig.) vivida descrizione; quadro; pitturaportrayern.2 (fig.) descrittore. -
5 unflatteringly
[ʌn'flætərɪŋlɪ]avverbio [describe, portray] in modo poco lusinghiero* * *unflatteringly* * *[ʌn'flætərɪŋlɪ]avverbio [describe, portray] in modo poco lusinghiero -
6 present
I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.)2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.)3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.)•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.)2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.)4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.)5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.)•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.)* * *I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
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7 represent
[ˌreprɪ'zent] 1.1) (act on behalf of) rappresentare [person, group]2) (present) presentare [person, event] (as come)3) (convey) esporre, fare presente [facts, reasons]4) (portray) [painting, sculpture] rappresentare, raffigurare5) (be symbol of) (on map etc.) rappresentare, simboleggiare6) (constitute) rappresentare, significare2.to represent oneself as — presentarsi come, farsi passare per
* * *[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) rappresentare2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) rappresentare3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) rappresentare•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) rappresentante2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) rappresentante* * *[ˌreprɪ'zent] 1.1) (act on behalf of) rappresentare [person, group]2) (present) presentare [person, event] (as come)3) (convey) esporre, fare presente [facts, reasons]4) (portray) [painting, sculpture] rappresentare, raffigurare5) (be symbol of) (on map etc.) rappresentare, simboleggiare6) (constitute) rappresentare, significare2.to represent oneself as — presentarsi come, farsi passare per
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8 portrayable
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9 portrayal
[pɔː'treɪəl]1) (by actor) interpretazione f.2) (by author, film-maker) rappresentazione f., descrizione f.* * *[po:'treiəl]noun (the act of portraying.) rappresentazione; il ritrarre* * *portrayal► to portray* * *[pɔː'treɪəl]1) (by actor) interpretazione f.2) (by author, film-maker) rappresentazione f., descrizione f. -
10 portrayer
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11 catch ****
[kætʃ] caught vb: pt, pp1. n1) (of ball) presa, (fish caught) pescatohe spent all day fishing without a single catch — passò tutta la giornata a pescare senza prendere niente
2) (fastener: on suitcase, door) gancio, fermo3) (trick, snag) tranello, inganno, trabocchettowhat's/where's the catch? — dove sta l'inganno?
4)with a catch in one's voice — con la voce spezzata or rotta
2. vt1) (ball) afferrare, prendere, (fish) prendere, pescare, (thief) prendere, acchiappare, acciuffare, (bus, train) prendere, (entangle) impigliareto catch sb's attention/eye — attirare l'attenzione/lo sguardo di qn
2) (take by surprise: person) cogliere, sorprendereyou won't catch me doing... — non mi vedrai mai fare...
3) (hear, understand: remark) afferrare, cogliere, (portray: atmosphere, likeness) cogliereto catch one's breath — (from shock etc) restare senza fiato, (after effort) riprendere fiato
you'll catch it! fam — vedrai!
3. vi1) (get entangled) impigliarsi, restare impigliato (-a)2) (fire, wood) prendere•- catch at- catch on- catch up
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