representar — meaning in English

English meaning

• depict verb To show or represent something through a picture, description, or performance.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
• represent verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.

Senses

representar is used for these senses in English:

• depict To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]
• epitomize To be an epitome of.
• mean (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
• play (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• represent (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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