représenter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- depict verb To show or represent something through a picture, description, or performance.
- embody verb To represent an idea or quality in a physical or concrete way; to personify it.
- make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
- portray verb To represent someone or something in a picture, film, or performance.
- pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
- represent verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.
Senses
représenter is used for these senses in English:
- account for (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
- depict To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]
- make out (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true. [from 17th c.]
- portray To paint or draw the likeness of.
- pose (transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
embody — full definition
- verb To represent an idea or quality in a physical or concrete way; to personify it.
- verb To include or incorporate something as part of a unified whole, such as a set of principles into a document.