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1 portrayal
1 ( by actor) interprétation f (of de) ;2 (by author, filmmaker) portrait m (of de, as comme) ; the media's portrayal of women le portrait que les médias dressent de la femme ; his portrayal of country life le tableau qu'il brosse de la vie à la campagne. -
2 portrayal
portrayal [pɔ:ˈtreɪəl]• the novel is a hilarious portrayal of life in the 1920s ce roman évoque d'une façon hilarante le monde des années 20* * *[pɔː'treɪəl]1) ( by actor) interprétation f (of de)2) (by author, filmmaker) portrait m -
3 portrayal
portrayal [pɔ:'treɪəl](a) (description) portrait m, description f;∎ he disputes the portrayal of the protesters as extremists il conteste la façon dont les médias présentent les protestataires comme des extrémistes -
4 portrayal
[po:'treiəl]noun (the act of portraying.) représentation, portrait -
5 right to personal portrayal
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6 disturbing
disturbing [dɪsˈtɜ:bɪŋ]( = alarming) troublant ; ( = distracting) gênant* * *[dɪ'stɜːbɪŋ]adjective ( unsettling) [portrayal] troublant; [book, film] perturbant; ( worrying) [report, increase] inquiétant; ( stronger) alarmant -
7 powerful
powerful [ˈpaʊəfʊl][engine, computer] puissant ; [kick, person, build, smell] fort ; [influence, effect] profond ; [description] saisissant ; [performance, argument] très convaincant* * *['paʊəfl]adjective [person, arms, engine, computer, description] puissant; [bomb] de forte puissance; [smell, emotion, impression, light, voice, government] fort; [blow] bon/bonne; [argument, evidence] solide; [portrayal] saisissant; [performance] magistral -
8 presentation
presentation [‚prezənˈteɪ∫ən]a. présentation fb. ( = ceremony) she's leaving: there'll be a presentation on Friday elle s'en va, on lui remettra son cadeau d'adieu vendredi* * *[ˌprezən'teɪʃn]1) (of plan, report, bill, idea, person etc) présentation f2) (by salesman, colleague, executive etc) exposé m3) (of gift, award) remise f (of de)there will be a presentation at 5.30 — il y aura une cérémonie à 17 h 30
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9 skilful
skilful [ˈskɪlfʊl]* * *GB, skillful US ['skɪlfl] adjective1) ( clever) [person] habile, adroit; [portrayal] excellent2) ( requiring talent) [operation] délicat -
10 portray
[po:'trei]1) (to make a portrait of: In this painting, the king is portrayed sitting on his throne.) faire le portrait de2) (to act the part of: the actor who portrays Hamlet.) jouer• -
11 degrading
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12 idea
idea n1 ( suggestion) idée f ; a good idea une bonne idée ; it was Sophie's idea to sell the car c'est Sophie qui a eu l'idée de vendre la voiture ; he came up with ou hit on the idea of buying a farm l'idée lui est venue d'acheter une ferme ; to be full of ideas avoir plein d'idées ;2 ( plan) idée f ; to have some vague idea of doing avoir dans l'idée de faire ; it's a good idea to take a raincoat c'est une bonne idée d'emporter un imperméable ; to put an idea into sb's head mettre une idée dans la tête de qn ; don't start getting ideas! ne commence pas à te faire des idées! ; you can get ou put that idea out of your head! il n'en est pas question! ;3 ( thought) idée f (about, on sur) ; what are your ideas on this portrayal? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette interprétation? ;4 (concept, notion) conception f ; he's got strange ideas about women/education il a une drôle de conception des femmes/de l'enseignement ; you've got a funny idea of loyalty tu as une drôle de conception de la loyauté ; if that's your idea of good work/of a joke… si c'est ça que tu appelles du bon travail/une plaisanterie… ; a hamburger isn't my idea of a good meal un hamburger n'est pas vraiment ce que j'appelle un bon repas ;5 ( impression) impression f ; to give sb the idea that donner à qn l'impression que (+ indic) ; he's got the idea that everybody is lying to him il a l'impression que tout le monde lui ment ; whatever gave you thatidea! qu'est-ce qui t'a fait croire une chose pareille! ;6 ( knowledge) idée f ; do you have any idea how/where etc…? as-tu une idée sur la manière dont/où etc…? ; I have no idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to have no idea why/how etc ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment etc ; to have an idea of how long it takes to do avoir une idée du temps qu'il faut pour faire ; he hadn't the slightest idea who I was il ne savait absolument pas qui j'étais ; he's 55? I had no idea! il a 55 ans? je ne savais pas! ; to have no idea of ou about n'avoir aucune idée de [price, time] ; I have no idea whether he's arrived or not je ne sais pas du tout s'il est arrivé ou non ; you've no idea how pleased I was! tu ne peux pas savoir combien j'étais content! ; I have a vague idea what you mean j'ai une idée de ce que tu veux dire ; what a funny idea! quelle drôle d'idée! ;7 ( theory) idée f ; I've an idea that he might be lying j'ai dans l'idée qu'il ment ; he's got funny ideas on management il a de drôles d'idées sur la gestion ; I've got a pretty good idea who stole the money je crois bien savoir qui a volé l'argent ;8 ( aim) but m ; the idea of a diet is to lose weight le but d'un régime est de perdre du poids ; that's the whole idea! c'est bien là tout le but ; what's the idea behind the offer? quel est le but de cette proposition? ;9 ( gist) now I get the idea ah, maintenant je vois ; do you get the idea? tu vois? ; now you're getting the idea voilà, tu commences à comprendre ; that's the idea! c'est ça! ;the very idea! quelle idée! ; what's the big idea ○ ? qu'est-ce qui te prend ○ ? -
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14 nostalgic
nostalgic adj [feeling, portrayal] nostalgique ; to feel nostalgic for avoir la nostalgie de [era, place]. -
15 powerful
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16 presentation
1 (of plan, report, bill, petition etc) présentation f ; on presentation of this coupon Comm sur présentation de ce coupon ;2 (by salesman, colleague, executive etc) exposé m ; to do ou give ou make a presentation on faire un exposé sur ;3 (of gift, cheque, award) remise f (of de) ; the chairman will make the presentation le président remettra le prix ; there will be a presentation at 5.30 il y aura une cérémonie à 17h 30 ;4 ( person's way of communicating sth) présentation f ;5 ( portrayal) représentation (of de ; as comme) ;6 Theat représentation f ; -
17 sensitive
1 ( easily affected) [skin, instrument, nerve, plant, area] sensible (to à) ;3 (aware, intelligent) [person, treatment, approach] sensible ; [portrayal, work of art, artist] sensible, fin ;5 ( confidential) [information, material] confidentiel/-ielle. -
18 skilful
1 ( clever) [person, team] habile, adroit ; [performance, portrayal, speech] excellent ; [leadership] compétent ; skilful at sth habile en qch ; skilful at doing habile à faire ; skilful with his hands/feet adroit de ses mains/pieds ;2 ( requiring talent) [operation, manoeuvre] délicat. -
19 acclaim
acclaim [ə'kleɪm]∎ her acclaimed portrayal of Cleopatra sa représentation acclamée de Cléopâtre(b) (proclaim) proclamer;∎ Charlemagne was acclaimed emperor Charlemagne fut acclamé ou proclamé empereur2 noun(UNCOUNT) acclamation f, acclamations fpl;∎ his play met with great critical acclaim sa pièce a été très applaudie par la critique;∎ the acclaim of his peers la reconnaissance de ses pairs
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