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abmalen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • portray verb To represent someone or something in a picture, film, or performance.

Senses

abmalen is used for these senses in English:

  • draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
  • portray To paint or draw the likeness of.

draw — full definition

  1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
  3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
  4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
  5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

portray — full definition

  1. verb To represent someone or something in a picture, film, or performance.
  2. verb To describe or depict in words.

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