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83 portray
verb1) рисовать портрет2) подражать3) изображать; описывать4) изображать на сценеSyn:delineate, depict, describe, represent, sketch* * *(v) изображать; изобразить* * *рисовать портрет; изображать* * *[por·tray || pɔr'treɪ /pɔː-] v. рисовать портрет, описывать, изображать* * *игратьизображатьизобразитьописыватьподражать* * *1) рисовать портрет; изображать (кого-л.) 2) а) давать словесное описание (чего-л.) б) играть, изображать, представлять (кого-л.) на сцене или в кино -
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verb (to be a symbol of or represent by a symbol: A ring symbolizes everlasting love.) symbolizovať* * *• symbolizovat -
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90 symbolise
verbto be a symbol of or represent by a symbol:يَرْمُزA ring symbolizes everlasting love.
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verbto be a symbol of or represent by a symbol:يَرْمُزA ring symbolizes everlasting love.
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96 darstellen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (schildern) describe; (Tatsachen etc.) present; falsch darstellen misrepresent; Fakten verzerrt darstellen distort facts; negativ darstellen portray in a negative light2. grafisch etc.: represent; MATH. describe; in Umrissen: outline, sketch; in einem Diagramm darstellen draw a graph of3. künstlerisch: show, depict, portray; was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed to represent?5. (bedeuten) be, represent, constitute; was stellt das eigentlich dar? what is it supposed to be?; was stellt dieses Zeichen dar? what does this symbol stand for ( oder represent)?; dieses Ereignis stellt einen großen Fortschritt dar this event is a major step forward; er stellt etwas dar umg., fig. he’s somebody, Brit. auch he looks the partII v/refl Sache: present itself, appear; Person: present ( oder portray) o.s.; sich darstellen als (sich erweisen als) show o.s. to be* * *to represent; to picture; to impersonate* * *dar|stel|len ['daːɐ-] sep1. vt1) (= abbilden) to show; (= ein Bild entwerfen von) to portray, to depict; (THEAT) to portray; Rolle to play; (= beschreiben) to describe; (auf Bildschirm) to display, to showetw in einem möglichst günstigen Licht dárstellen — to show sth in the best possible light
etw kurz or knapp dárstellen — to give a short description of sth
was sollen diese verworrenen Striche dárstellen? — what are these confused lines supposed to show or (in Zeichnung) be?
er stellt etwas/nichts dar (fig) — he has a certain air/doesn't have much of an air about him
dárstellende Geometrie — projective geometry
3) (= bedeuten) to constitute, to represent2. vr(= Eindruck vermitteln) to appear (jdm to sb); (= sich erweisen) to show oneselfdie Sache stellte sich ( als) sehr fragwürdig dar —
bei dem Talentwettbewerb stellte er sich als begabter Sänger dar — at the talent competition he showed himself to be a gifted singer
* * *1) (to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) feature2) (to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) impersonate3) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) represent* * *dar|stel·len[ˈda:ɐ̯ʃtɛlən]I. vt1. (wiedergeben)etw blau/rot \darstellen to depict sth in blue/red formwas sollen diese Zeichen \darstellen? what do these symbols mean? [or stand for?2. THEAT▪ jdn \darstellen to portray [or play the part of] sbeine Rolle \darstellen to play a roleetw ausführlich/kurz [o knapp] \darstellen to give a detailed/brief description of sth4. (bedeuten)nichts \darstellen (keinen Eindruck machen) to be a nobodynichts im Leben \darstellen to be nothing in life5. CHEM▪ etw \darstellen to obtain sthII. vr1. (zeigen)die Sache stellt sich als sehr schwierig dar the matter appears [to be] very difficult2. (ausgeben als)* * *1.transitives Verb1) depict; portray2) (verkörpern) play; act2.etwas/nichts darstellen — make [a bit of] an impression/not make any sort of an impression; < gift etc.> look good/not look anything special
reflexives Verb1) (sich erweisen, sich zeigen) prove [to be]; turn out to besich jemandem als... darstellen — appear to somebody as...
* * *darstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tfalsch darstellen misrepresent;Fakten verzerrt darstellen distort facts;negativ darstellen portray in a negative lightin einem Diagramm darstellen draw a graph of3. künstlerisch: show, depict, portray;was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed to represent?5. (bedeuten) be, represent, constitute;was stellt das eigentlich dar? what is it supposed to be?;was stellt dieses Zeichen dar? what does this symbol stand for ( oder represent)?;dieses Ereignis stellt einen großen Fortschritt dar this event is a major step forward;sich darstellen als (sich erweisen als) show o.s. to be* * *1.transitives Verb1) depict; portray2) (verkörpern) play; actetwas/nichts darstellen — make [a bit of] an impression/not make any sort of an impression; <gift etc.> look good/not look anything special
4) (sein, bedeuten) represent; constitute2.reflexives Verb1) (sich erweisen, sich zeigen) prove [to be]; turn out to besich jemandem als... darstellen — appear to somebody as...
2) (sich selbst schildern) portray oneself* * *v.to depict v.to personate v.to picture v.to represent v. -
97 vertreten
(unreg.) v/t1. (jemanden, Firma, sein Land etc., auch Kunstrichtung etc.) represent; am Seminar etc. das Fach Englisch etc. vertreten teach English etc. at the teacher training college etc.; die Galerie X vertritt den Künstler Y the X gallery handles the artist Y’s work2. (Kollegen) stand in for; in der Schule: cover for; (Schauspieler etc.) stand in for, take the place of; in der Sitzung den Minister etc. vertreten deputize for the minister etc. at the meeting; während meines Urlaubs vertritt mich Frau Dr. X Dr. X stands in for me whilst I am on holiday (Am. while I’m on vacation)3. (jemandes Interessen) look after; JUR. appear for, plead for; (verfechten) defend, advocate; (unterstützen) support, back; (rechtfertigen) justify; (einstehen für) answer for; den Standpunkt vertreten, dass... be of ( oder hold) the opinion that...; eine These vertreten advocate a thesis4. vertreten sein (anwesend sein) be present; (vorkommen) occur; auf dem Kongress ist unser Institut etc. durch... vertreten... is representing our institute etc. at the congress; der Künstler X ist bei der Ausstellung mit mehreren Ölbildern vertreten several oil paintings by the artist X are appearing in the exhibition5. sich (Dat) die Beine oder Füße vertreten stretch one’s legs; sich (Dat) den Fuß vertreten strain one’s ankle* * *to substitute; to represent; to sit for; to act for; to stand in* * *ver|tre|ten ptp vertretenvt irreg1) (= jds Stelle, Dienst übernehmen) Kollegen, Arzt etc to replace, to stand in for, to deputize for; Schauspieler to replace, to stand in for; (fig = Funktion einer Sache übernehmen) to replace, to take the place of2) jds Interessen, Firma, Land, Wahlkreis to represent; Sache to look after, to attend to; (Rechtsanwalt) Klienten to represent, to appear for; Fall to plead3) (COMM = Waren vertreiben für) (Firma) to be the agent for; (Angestellter) to represent4) (= verfechten, angehören) Standpunkt, Doktrin, Theorie to support; Meinung to hold, to be of; Ansicht to take, to hold; Kunstrichtung to represent; (= rechtfertigen) to justify (vor to)5)vertréten sein — to be represented
6)jdm den Weg vertréten — to bar sb's way
7)den Fuß vertréten — to twist or strain one's ankle
die Beine or Füße vertréten (inf) — to stretch one's legs
* * *1) (to act as a deputy: She deputized for her father at the meeting.) deputize2) (to act as a deputy: She deputized for her father at the meeting.) deputise3) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) plead4) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) represent* * *ver·tre·ten *1▪ jdn \vertreten to stand in [or deputize] for sb, to cover for sbdurch jdn \vertreten werden to be replaced by sb2. JUR▪ jdn \vertreten to represent sb, to act [or appear] for sb▪ jdn/etw \vertreten to represent sb/sth4. (verfechten)▪ etw \vertreten to support stheine Ansicht/Meinung/Theorie \vertreten to take a view/hold an opinion/advocate a theory▪ irgendwo \vertreten sein to be represented somewherePicassos Werke sind hier zahlreich \vertreten there is a large number of works by Picasso here▪ etw zu \vertreten haben to be responsible for sthver·tre·ten *2vr irreg (verstauchen)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2) (repräsentieren) represent <person, firm, interests, constituency, country, etc.>; (Rechtsw.) act for <person, prosecution, etc.>schwach/stark vertreten — poorly/well represented
3) (einstehen für, verfechten) support <point of view, principle>; hold < opinion>; advocate <thesis etc.>; pursue < policy>2.sich (Dat.) die Füße od. Beine vertreten — (ugs.): (sich Bewegung verschaffen) stretch one's legs
* * *vertreten (irr) v/t1. (jemanden, Firma, sein Land etc, auch Kunstrichtung etc) represent;am Seminar etcdie Galerie X vertritt den Künstler Y the X gallery handles the artist Y’s work2. (Kollegen) stand in for; in der Schule: cover for; (Schauspieler etc) stand in for, take the place of;vertreten deputize for the minister etc at the meeting;während meines Urlaubs vertritt mich Frau Dr. X Dr. X stands in for me whilst I am on holiday (US while I’m on vacation)3. (jemandes Interessen) look after; JUR appear for, plead for; (verfechten) defend, advocate; (unterstützen) support, back; (rechtfertigen) justify; (einstehen für) answer for;den Standpunkt vertreten, dass … be of ( oder hold) the opinion that …;eine These vertreten advocate a thesis4.durch … vertreten … is representing our institute etc at the congress;der Künstler X ist bei der Ausstellung mit mehreren Ölbildern vertreten several oil paintings by the artist X are appearing in the exhibition5.sich (dat)Füße vertreten stretch one’s legs;sich (dat)den Fuß vertreten strain one’s ankle* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2) (repräsentieren) represent <person, firm, interests, constituency, country, etc.>; (Rechtsw.) act for <person, prosecution, etc.>schwach/stark vertreten — poorly/well represented
3) (einstehen für, verfechten) support <point of view, principle>; hold < opinion>; advocate <thesis etc.>; pursue < policy>2.sich (Dat.) die Füße od. Beine vertreten — (ugs.): (sich Bewegung verschaffen) stretch one's legs
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98 représenter
représenter [ʀ(ə)pʀezɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [peintre, romancier] to depict ; [photographie] to showb. ( = symboliser, signifier) to represent• ils représentent 12% de la population they represent 12% of the populationc. ( = jouer) to perform ; ( = mettre à l'affiche) to perform• « Hamlet » fut représenté pour la première fois en 1603 "Hamlet" was first performed in 1603d. ( = agir au nom de) [+ ministre, pays] to represent2. reflexive verba. ( = s'imaginer) to imagineb. ( = survenir à nouveau) si l'occasion se représente if the occasion presents itself* * *ʀəpʀezɑ̃te
1.
1) ( figurer) [tableau, dessin] to depict, to show; [peintre] to depict [paysage, situation]; to portray [personne]le décor représente un jardin — Théâtre the scene shows a garden
2) ( exprimer) to represent3) ( équivaloir à) to represent; ( signifier) to meanle vin représente 60% de la consommation d'alcool — wine accounts for 60% of alcohol consumption
4) ( être mandataire de) to represent
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se représenter verbe pronominal1) ( s'imaginer) to imagine [conséquences, scène, personne]2) ( survenir à nouveau) [occasion] to arise again; [problème] to crop up again3) ( être à nouveau candidat)se représenter aux élections — to stand GB ou run US for election again
* * *ʀ(ə)pʀezɑ̃te vt1) [image] to show, to depictLe tableau représente un enfant et un chat. — The picture shows a child with a cat.
2) (= symboliser) to represent3) POLITIQUE, [élu] to represent4) (= donner) [pièce, opéra] to perform* * *représenter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( figurer) [tableau, dessin] to depict, to show; [peintre] to depict [paysage, scène, milieu, situation]; to portray [personne]; le décor représente un jardin Théât the scene shows a garden; le peintre l'a représenté en empereur romain the painter has portrayed him as a Roman emperor; on l'a représenté comme un héros he has been portrayed as a hero;2 ( exprimer) to represent; représenter les sons par des symboles to represent sounds by symbols; que représente ce signe? what does this sign represent?; face au reste, il représente la modération compared to the rest, he represents the moderate position; elle représente bien l'esprit de son époque she typifies the spirit of her age;3 ( équivaloir à) to represent; ( signifier) to mean; le prix d'une voiture représente deux ans de salaire a car represents two years' salary; cela représente trop de sacrifices/frais it means too many sacrifices/too much expense; il représente, à leurs yeux, le parfait employé in their eyes he is the perfect employee; les enfants représentent les deux tiers de la population children make up two thirds of the population; le vin représente 60% de la consommation d'alcool wine accounts for 60% of alcohol consumption; ce qui, à mes yeux, représente un exploit which, to my mind, is a considerable achievement;4 ( être mandataire de) to represent [personne, communauté, organisation]; se faire représenter par to be represented by; représenter la France à l'ONU/un congrès to represent France at the UN/a conference; représenter qn auprès d'un tribunal to represent sb in court;5 Comm to represent [entreprise];7 ( faire percevoir) fml représenter qch à qn to point sth out to sb; représentez-lui les avantages de ce contrat point out the advantages of the contract to him/her.B se représenter vpr1 ( s'imaginer) to imagine [conséquences, scène, personne]; je me représente comment ça s'est produit I can imagine how it happened; on se la représente très bien en premier ministre one can just see her as Prime Minister; on a du mal à se le représenter en vaincu it's hard to see him as a beaten man; représentez-vous cette pauvre femme just picture that poor woman;2 ( survenir à nouveau) [occasion] to arise again; [problème] to crop up again; se représenter à qn or à l'esprit de qn [idée] to occur to sb again, to cross sb's mind again; lorsque l'occasion se représentera next time the opportunity arises; l'occasion ne se représentera pas there won't be another opportunity;3 ( être à nouveau candidat) se représenter à un examen to resit GB ou retake an examination; se représenter aux élections to stand GB ou run US for election again.[rəprezɑ̃te] verbe transitifla scène représente un intérieur bourgeois the scene is ou represents a middle-class interior2. [incarner] to representelle représentait pour lui l'idéal féminin she represented ou symbolized ou embodied the feminine ideal for himles produits de luxe représentent 60 % de nos exportations luxury items account for ou make up 60% of our exportsle loyer représente un tiers de mon salaire the rent amounts ou comes to one third of my salary5. [être le représentant de] to representle maire s'est fait représenter par son adjoint the mayor was represented by his deputy, the mayor sent his deputy to represent himsi vous n'êtes pas disponible, faites-vous représenter if you are not available, have someone stand in for you ou delegate someone6. COMMERCE to be a representative of ou for[mettre en garde quant à] to point out (separable)elle me représenta les avantages fiscaux de son plan she pointed out to me the tax benefits of her plan8. [traite] to present for payment again————————se représenter verbe pronominal intransitif2. [se manifester à nouveau - problème] to crop ou to come up againune occasion qui ne se représentera sans doute jamais an opportunity which doubtless will never again present itself————————se représenter verbe pronominal transitifreprésentez-vous le scandale que c'était à l'époque! just imagine ou think how scandalous it was in those days! -
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(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (vorrücken) move forward3. jemanden jemandem vorstellen introduce s.o. to s.o.; darf ich Ihnen Herrn Braun vorstellen? may I introduce you to Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun?, I’d like you to meet Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun4. (neues Produkt etc.) present5. (darstellen) represent; was soll das vorstellen? what’s that supposed to be?; er stellt etwas vor he’s not just anybody; es stellt etwas vor it’s quite (Am. really) something6. sich (Dat) etw. vorstellen imagine, envisage, Am. auch envision; (sich ein Bild machen von) visualize, picture s.th.; stell dir vor! umg. just imagine!; das muss man sich einmal vorstellen just imagine that!; stell dir das einmal vor! auch can you imagine that ( oder believe it)?; das kann ich mir vorstellen I can imagine; stell dir das nicht so leicht vor don’t think it’s so easy, it’s not as easy as you think; so stelle ich mir einen Urlaub etc. vor that’s my idea of ( oder that’s what I call) a holiday (Am. vacation) etc.; was haben Sie sich als Gehalt etc. vorgestellt? what did you have in mind in terms of salary etc.?; sich (Dat) unter einer Sache etw. vorstellen imagine s.th. to be s.th.; sich (Dat) unter einem Begriff etw. vorstellen take an expression to mean s.th.; ich stelle mir darunter... vor I imagine it to be...; unter einem Begriff etc.: I understand it as ( oder to mean)...; was stellst du dir darunter vor? what does it mean to you?; ich kann mir darunter nichts vorstellen it doesn’t mean a thing to meII v/refl introduce o.s.; als Antrittsbesuch: present o.s.; bei Bewerbung: go for an interview; beim Arzt, in der Klinik: go for treatment; darf ich mich vorstellen,... my name’s...; hello, I’m...; sich als neuer Schulleiter etc. vorstellen introduce oneself as the new head teacher (Am. principal) of the school etc.* * *to present; to imagine; to introduce; to represent;sich vorstellen(bekannt machen) to introduce oneself;(einbilden) to picture; to imagine; to envisage; to figure; to visualize; to fancy* * *vor|stel|len sep1. vt1) (nach vorn) Tisch, Stuhl, Auto to move forward; Bein to put out; Uhr to put forward or on (um by)2)(
inf: = davorstellen) vórstellen — to put sth in front of sth; Auto auch to park sth in front of sth3) (= darstellen) to represent; (= bedeuten) to mean, to signifywas soll das vórstellen? (inf) — what is that supposed to be?
4)(= bekannt machen)
jdn jdm vórstellen — to introduce sb to sb5) (= bekannt machen, vorführen) to present (jdm to sb)jdm etw vórstellen — to show sb sth
6)(= sich ausmalen)
etw vórstellen — to imagine sthdas kann ich mir gut vórstellen — I can imagine that (well)
mal (bildlich or plastisch) vórstellen — just imagine or picture it!
vórstellen (Begriff, Wort) — to understand sth by sth
darunter kann ich mir nichts vórstellen — it doesn't mean anything to me
das Kleid ist genau, was ich mir vorgestellt hatte — the dress is just what I had in mind
ich kann sie mir gut als Lehrerin vórstellen — I can just imagine or see her as a teacher
2. vr1) (= sich nach vorn stellen) to move or go forward; (in Schlange) to stand at the front2) (= sich bekannt machen) to introduce oneself (jdm to sb); (bei Bewerbung) to come/go for an interview; (= Antrittsbesuch machen) to present oneself (+dat, bei to)* * *1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) introduce2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) present* * *vor|stel·lenI. vtdas muss man sich mal \vorstellen! just imagine !was stellst du dir unter diesem Wort vor? what does this word mean to you?unter dem Namen Schlüter kann ich mir nichts \vorstellen the name Schlüter doesn't mean anything [or means nothing] to me▪ jdm jdn \vorstellen to introduce sb to sb▪ jdm etw \vorstellen to present sth to sb6. (darstellen)▪ etw \vorstellen to represent sth7. (vorrücken)▪ etw \vorstellen to move sth forwardden Uhrzeiger \vorstellen to move [or put] the [watch [or clock]] hand forwardII. vrstellen Sie sich doch bei uns vor, wenn Sie mal in der Gegend sind do drop in and see us if you're in the area* * *1.transitives Verb1) put <leg, foot, etc.> out or forward2) (bekannt machen; auch fig.) introducejemanden/sich jemandem vorstellen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
3)sich vorstellen — (bei Bewerbung) come/go for [an] interview ( bei with)
4) (darstellen) represent2.er stellt etwas vor — (ugs.) (sieht gut aus) he looks good; (gilt als Persönlichkeit) he is somebody
reflexives Verb1)sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — imagine something
ich habe mir das Wochenende ganz anders vorgestellt — the weekend was not at all what I had imagined
ich kann ihn mir gut als Lehrer vorstellen — I can easily imagine or see him as a teacher
man stelle sich (Dat.) bitte einmal vor, daß... — just imagine that...
2)sich (Dat.) unter etwas (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — understand something by something
* * *vorstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (vorrücken) move forward2. (Uhr) put forward (um by)3.jemanden jemandem vorstellen introduce sb to sb;darf ich Ihnen Herrn Braun vorstellen? may I introduce you to Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun?, I’d like you to meet Mr ( oder Mr.) Braun4. (neues Produkt etc) present5. (darstellen) represent;was soll das vorstellen? what’s that supposed to be?;er stellt etwas vor he’s not just anybody;es stellt etwas vor it’s quite (US really) something6.sich (dat) etwasstell dir vor! umg just imagine!;das muss man sich einmal vorstellen just imagine that!;das kann ich mir vorstellen I can imagine;stell dir das nicht so leicht vor don’t think it’s so easy, it’s not as easy as you think;vorgestellt? what did you have in mind in terms of salary etc?;sich (dat)unter einer Sache etwas vorstellen imagine sth to be sth;sich (dat)unter einem Begriff etwas vorstellen take an expression to mean sth;ich stelle mir darunter … vor I imagine it to be …; unter einem Begriff etc: I understand it as ( oder to mean) …;was stellst du dir darunter vor? what does it mean to you?;ich kann mir darunter nichts vorstellen it doesn’t mean a thing to meB. v/r introduce o.s.; als Antrittsbesuch: present o.s.; bei Bewerbung: go for an interview; beim Arzt, in der Klinik: go for treatment;darf ich mich vorstellen, … my name’s …; hello, I’m …;* * *1.transitives Verb1) put <leg, foot, etc.> out or forward2) (bekannt machen; auch fig.) introducejemanden/sich jemandem vorstellen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
3)sich vorstellen — (bei Bewerbung) come/go for [an] interview ( bei with)
4) (darstellen) represent2.er stellt etwas vor — (ugs.) (sieht gut aus) he looks good; (gilt als Persönlichkeit) he is somebody
reflexives Verb1)sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — imagine something
ich habe mir das Wochenende ganz anders vorgestellt — the weekend was not at all what I had imagined
ich kann ihn mir gut als Lehrer vorstellen — I can easily imagine or see him as a teacher
man stelle sich (Dat.) bitte einmal vor, daß... — just imagine that...
2)sich (Dat.) unter etwas (Dat.) etwas vorstellen — understand something by something
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v.1 to represent.este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last SupperEllos representan campiñas They depict fields.María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3 to look.representa unos 40 años she looks about 404 to mean.representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumptionrepresenta mucho para él it means a lot to him5 to perform (Teatro) (función).6 to act out, to represent, to act.Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.* * *1 (gen) to represent■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look5 (importar) to mean1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture* * *verb1) to represent2) perform3) portray•* * *1. VT1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, representla cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival
el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king
2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, representDon Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism
cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models
3) (=reproducir) to depictnuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world
esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour
4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, representobtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year
los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa
la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce
no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him
5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?
7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look8) (=hacer imaginar) to point outnos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.----* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/organización/país> to represent2) < obra> to perform, put on3) ( aparentar) to look4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict6) (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase
2.eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
representarse v pron to picture, imagine* * *= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* que no representa reto = unchallenging.* representar a = act for.* representar con una gráfica = graph.* representar en exceso = overrepresent.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* representar gráficamente = map.* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.* representar mal = misrepresent.* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.* representar un peligro = pose + danger.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* volver a representar = remap.* * *representar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona/organización/país› to representno estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyerrepresentó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championshipslos que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxyB ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to playrepresentó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of CleopatraC (aparentar) to lookno representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he isrepresenta unos cuarenta años she looks about fortyno representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it wasD (simbolizar) to symbolizela paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peaceE (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depictla medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Maryla escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quartersla obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the centuryF (equivaler a, significar) to representesto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last yearpara él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for himnos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expenseintroducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' workto picture¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?* * *
representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;
eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose
* * *representar vt1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists3. [aparentar] to look;representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is4. [significar] to mean;representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;representa mucho para él it means a lot to him[papel] to play6. Com to represent* * *v/t1 ( simbolizar) represent3 ( aparentar):representar menos años look younger* * *representar vt1) : to represent, to act for2) : to perform3) : to look, to appear as4) : to symbolize, to stand for5) : to signify, to mean* * *representar vb1. (un papel) to play2. (una obra) to performla compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"3. (simbolizar) to represent4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent5. (aparentar) to look
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