Portray in Different Languages
Discover 'Portray' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Portray
Afrikaans uitbeeld | ||
Albanian portretizoj | ||
Amharic አሳይ | ||
Arabic تصوير | ||
Armenian պատկերել | ||
Assamese চিত্ৰিত কৰা | ||
Aymara uñacht’ayaña | ||
Azerbaijani təsvir etmək | ||
Bambara ja jira | ||
Basque erretratatu | ||
Belarusian адлюстраваць | ||
Bengali ভাষায় বর্ণনা করা | ||
Bhojpuri चित्रण करे के बा | ||
Bosnian oslikati | ||
Bulgarian изобразявам | ||
Catalan retratar | ||
Cebuano gilarawan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 写真 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 寫真 | ||
Corsican ritrattà | ||
Croatian portretirati | ||
Czech zobrazit | ||
Danish skildre | ||
Dhivehi ދައްކުވައިދެއެވެ | ||
Dogri चित्रण करना | ||
Dutch portretteren | ||
English portray | ||
Esperanto portreti | ||
Estonian kujutama | ||
Ewe ƒe nɔnɔmetata | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ilarawan | ||
Finnish kuvata | ||
French représenter | ||
Frisian portrettearje | ||
Galician retratar | ||
Georgian ასახავს | ||
German porträtieren | ||
Greek απεικονίζω | ||
Guarani ohechauka | ||
Gujarati ચિત્રણ | ||
Haitian Creole montre | ||
Hausa bayyana | ||
Hawaiian kiʻi | ||
Hebrew לתאר | ||
Hindi चित्रकला | ||
Hmong portray | ||
Hungarian ábrázolni | ||
Icelandic sýna | ||
Igbo gosi | ||
Ilocano iladawan | ||
Indonesian menggambarkan | ||
Irish portráid | ||
Italian ritrarre | ||
Japanese 描写する | ||
Javanese nggambarake | ||
Kannada ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲು | ||
Kazakh бейнелеу | ||
Khmer បង្ហាញ | ||
Kinyarwanda shushanya | ||
Konkani चित्रण करतात | ||
Korean 그리다 | ||
Krio pikchɔ dɛn | ||
Kurdish sûretkirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) وێناکردن | ||
Kyrgyz сүрөттөө | ||
Lao ສະແດງ | ||
Latin effingo | ||
Latvian attēlot | ||
Lingala kosala bililingi | ||
Lithuanian vaizduoti | ||
Luganda okulaga ekifaananyi | ||
Luxembourgish duergestallt | ||
Macedonian портретирај | ||
Maithili चित्रण करब | ||
Malagasy mampiseho | ||
Malay menggambarkan | ||
Malayalam ചിത്രീകരിക്കുക | ||
Maltese ipinġi | ||
Maori whakaahua | ||
Marathi चित्रण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯣꯠꯊꯥꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo portray a ni | ||
Mongolian дүрслэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပုံဖော် | ||
Nepali चित्रण | ||
Norwegian skildre | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) onetsani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚିତ୍ରଣ | ||
Oromo fakkeessuun ni danda’ama | ||
Pashto انځور | ||
Persian تصویر کشیدن | ||
Polish przedstawiać | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) retratar | ||
Punjabi ਤਸਵੀਰ | ||
Quechua siq’iy | ||
Romanian portretiza | ||
Russian изображать | ||
Samoan ata | ||
Sanskrit चित्रयति | ||
Scots Gaelic dealbh | ||
Sepedi swantšha | ||
Serbian портретирати | ||
Sesotho hlahisa | ||
Shona kuratidza | ||
Sindhi نمائش ڪريو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිරූපණය කරන්න | ||
Slovak vykresliť | ||
Slovenian portretirati | ||
Somali sawirid | ||
Spanish retratar | ||
Sundanese ngagambarkeun | ||
Swahili onyesha | ||
Swedish porträttera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) portray | ||
Tajik тасвир кунед | ||
Tamil சித்தரிக்க | ||
Tatar сурәтләү | ||
Telugu చిత్రీకరించండి | ||
Thai พรรณนา | ||
Tigrinya ስእሊ ምቕራብ | ||
Tsonga ku kombisa | ||
Turkish tasvir etmek | ||
Turkmen suratlandyryň | ||
Twi (Akan) yɛ mfonini | ||
Ukrainian зобразити | ||
Urdu پیش | ||
Uyghur تەسۋىر | ||
Uzbek tasvirlash | ||
Vietnamese vẽ chân dung | ||
Welsh portread | ||
Xhosa ukuzoba | ||
Yiddish שילדערן | ||
Yoruba aworan | ||
Zulu ukuveza |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "uitbeeld" is derived from the Dutch word "uitbeelden", which means "to represent" or "to depict". In Afrikaans, it can also mean "to portray" or "to express". |
| Albanian | The word "portretizoj" in Albanian is derived from the French "porter" meaning "portray". Additionally, in the context of drawing or photography, it means "pose". |
| Amharic | The word "አሳይ" can also mean "to test" or "to try". |
| Arabic | The word "تصوير" (taswir) also means "to draw" or "to photograph" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "təsvir etmək" in Azerbaijani can also mean "to depict" or "to represent". |
| Basque | The word "erretratatu" can also mean "to depict" in Basque. |
| Bengali | "Portray" comes from the Old French "portraire," meaning "to draw" or "to delineate," and is related to the Latin "protrahere," meaning "to drag forth". |
| Bosnian | The verb 'oslikati' (portray) is derived from the noun 'oslik' (form), which in turn comes from the root 'ob' (around, about), suggesting the act of creating a representation of something by drawing around or outlining its form. |
| Bulgarian | "Изобразявам" means to 'depict' something, but it can also refer to 'acting' or 'playing a role' in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The verb "retratar" in Catalan can also mean "to take a picture", "to photograph" or "to draw a picture of someone or something." |
| Cebuano | The word 'gilarawan' also has the alternate meaning of 'to describe something accurately or vividly'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese characters "写真" can also refer to photography or a photograph. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "寫" in "寫真" originally meant "to write or draw" and is still used in the context of calligraphy and photography. |
| Corsican | Ritrattà also means "to draw" or "to sketch" in the Corsican language. |
| Croatian | The word "portretirati" in Croatian ultimately derives from the French word "portraire", which means "to draw" or "to depict". |
| Czech | The Czech verb "zobrazit" also means "to display" in computing and technology. |
| Danish | The Danish word "skildre" also means "to describe" or "to depict". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "portretteren" is derived from the French "pourtraire", which in turn comes from the Latin "protrahere" meaning "to draw forth". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'portreti' is thought to be derived from the French 'portrait' or Italian 'ritrarre' (both meaning 'to portray'), but others believe it is derived from the Latin 'protrahere' (meaning 'to drag forth'). |
| Estonian | The word "kujutama" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*kujVttama", which means "to shape, form, or create". |
| Finnish | The word "kuvata" also means "to portray" in Russian. |
| French | "Représenter" can also mean "to stand for" or "to act on behalf of." |
| Frisian | It is derived from the French word “portraitier” (to portray) and from the noun “portraict” (portrait). |
| Galician | In Galician, "retratar" can also mean "to photograph" or "to draw a portrait of someone" |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ასახავს" can also mean "reflect" or "represent" something abstract, such as a point of view or an attitude. |
| German | The word "porträtieren" is derived from the French "portrait" and Latin "protrahere". It originally meant "to draw out" or "to depict", and could refer to any type of representation, including paintings, sculptures, and even written descriptions. |
| Greek | In Homer, "απεικονίζω" refers to depicting a person or an object on a flat surface. |
| Gujarati | "ચિત્રણ" can also be an artistic depiction or representation. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "montre" also means "to show" or "to display". |
| Hausa | (Hausa) 'bayyana': to clarify, expose, interpret, explain, illustrate, manifest, portray, reveal, make known. |
| Hawaiian | The word "kiʻi" can also mean "image", "statue", "model", or "representation". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word לתאר also means "to describe" and "to depict". |
| Hindi | चित्रकला is derived from the Sanskrit root 'चित्र' (meaning 'picture' or 'painted'), and also refers to the art of painting and drawing in India. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "puag" can also mean "to draw" or "to write." |
| Hungarian | The verb "ábrázolni" is derived from the noun "ábra", meaning "figure", suggesting its original sense of "to depict or represent a figure." |
| Icelandic | Sýna, which means "to portray" in Icelandic, is also used to describe the act of "showing" or "presenting" something. |
| Igbo | "Gosi" in Igbo derives from "gosi-gosi," meaning "carefully and meticulously," implying the precision involved in portraying accurately. |
| Indonesian | "Menggambarkan" derives from "gambar", meaning "picture", implying a more visual representation |
| Irish | In Irish, the word "portráid" derives from the French word "portrait" and can also refer to "depiction" or "illustration". |
| Italian | The Italian word "ritrarre" also means "to retract" or "to withdraw". |
| Japanese | "描写する" has another meaning, "to describe". It can mean to "describe a person or thing by speech or writing". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "nggambarake" can be used to describe creating images or capturing the essence of something, or to describe the act of acting or pretending to be someone or something else. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "бейнелеу" also means "to depict", "to represent", and "to illustrate". |
| Khmer | The word "បង្ហាញ" (portray) in Khmer can also mean "to show" or "to demonstrate". |
| Korean | The word "그리다" in Korean can also mean "to draw" or "to depict". |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "sûretkirin" also means "to draw" or "to sketch." |
| Lao | The word ສະແດງ can also refer to demonstrating something or performing a play. |
| Latin | Effingo also means 'to shape' or 'to form' and is the origin of the term 'effigy'. |
| Latvian | The word "attēlot" derives from the Latin word "attollere," meaning "to lift up" or "to elevate." |
| Lithuanian | The word "vaizduoti" also has the meanings "to imagine" and "to represent." |
| Luxembourgish | Duergestallt originally comes from the German word "darstellen" which also means "to present" or "to expose". |
| Macedonian | The word "portray" comes from the Old French word "portraire," meaning "to draw or paint a picture of." |
| Malagasy | "Mampiseho" originates from the root word "seho" meaning "face". |
| Malay | The word "menggambarkan" can refer to both the act of portraying or the act of describing something through images or words. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "ipinġi" can also mean "to depict". |
| Maori | Whakaahua also means to 'make a likeness' or 'to take a photograph'. |
| Marathi | "चित्रण" comes from the Sanskrit word "चित्र," meaning "picture", and literally means "the act of drawing". |
| Mongolian | дүрслэх (dүrslex) is derived from the Mongol word “dür”, meaning “image”. It refers to the act of presenting an image or likeness of something, either by painting, drawing, or acting. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "चित्रण" can also be used to refer to the process of drawing, painting, or sketching. |
| Norwegian | The word 'skildre' comes from the Old Norse verb 'skilja' meaning 'to divide' or 'to separate'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The verb 'onetsani' in Nyanja (Chichewa) may also mean 'to draw', hence the alternate translation is 'to draw someone’s image'. |
| Pashto | "انځور" also refers to the process of taking someone's photograph in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "تصویر کشیدن" (portray) in Persian means "to depict graphically" or "to represent through acting." |
| Polish | "Przedstawiać" etymologically derives from the Slavic word "stavać" (to stand), thus originally meaning "to stand before". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "retratar" can also mean "to depict" or "to describe". |
| Punjabi | The word 'Tasveer' is derived from the Persian word 'Tasvir', meaning 'image' or 'picture'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "portretiza" comes from French "portraire", meaning "to draw", which in turn derives from Latin "protrahere", meaning "to drag forth". |
| Russian | The verb "изображать" can also mean "to depict", "to represent", "to show", or "to illustrate". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word “ata” also means “day” or “daylight”. |
| Scots Gaelic | In addition to its primary meaning of "portray," "dealbh" also means "likeness," "copy," or "image. |
| Serbian | The word 'portray' originates from the Old French word 'portraire', which means 'to draw' or 'to describe'. |
| Sesotho | The term “hlahisa” means “portray”, but it can also mean “describe” or “explain” in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word "kuratidza" comes from the Shona root "rata", meaning "to portray", "to imitate", or "to represent." |
| Sindhi | The word "نمائش ڪريو" in Sindhi can also be used to describe the act of showing off or boasting. |
| Slovak | "Vykresliť" in Slovak also means to strike out or cross out. |
| Slovenian | The word "portretirati" can also mean "to portray" or "to depict" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "sawirid" in Somali also refers to a picture or an image. |
| Spanish | In medieval Spanish, "retratar" meant "to withdraw or retract", and today it sometimes means "to delay or cancel" in Latin America. |
| Sundanese | "Ngagambarkeun" also means "to express ideas through a drawing or painting." |
| Swahili | "Onyesha" can also mean "show" or "display" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | Swedish "porträttera" translates as "portray" in English and it also has the meaning "to portray", but in the sense of "to behave like someone or to play someone in drama". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "larawan" has multiple meanings in English, such as painting or print, image or portrait, representation, description, or depiction. |
| Tajik | The word "тасвир кунед" (tasvir kuneyd) is derived from the Arabic word "صور" (sawwar), meaning "to form" or "to create." |
| Telugu | In English, "portray" can also mean to describe or present something in a specific way. |
| Thai | "พรรณนา" is the word for 'botany' or 'description' |
| Turkish | Tasvir etmek originates from the Arabic word "sawwara," meaning "to depict" or "to form". It can also refer to creating images or representations of people, places, or objects. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "зобразити" can also mean to depict, illustrate, or represent something. |
| Urdu | In addition to its basic meaning, "پیش" (portray) can also indicate "to produce" or "to make" in a more general sense, or to "present" or "exhibit" something for others to see. |
| Uzbek | "tasvirlash" also means "describe" or "depict" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Vẽ chân dung" means "draw a portrait" or "describe (someone or something) in detail" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, 'portread' originated from the Middle English 'portray' and can also mean 'to carry' or 'to depict' something physically. |
| Xhosa | Ukubona and ukubonakalisa (used in this context) are derived from an ancient Bantu word, bon-, a verb stem meaning to see or understand. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שילדערן" can also mean to "describe" or "depict". |
| Yoruba | The word "aworan" also means "picture" or "image" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word "ukuveza" is derived from the word "ukuveza," meaning "to show or make something known." |
| English | "Portray" also means a "harbor or port". |