retratar

v.

1 to photograph.

Ellos retratan chicos They photograph kids.

2 to do a portrait of.

3 to portray.

Ellos retratan la vida campestre They portray life in the country.

4 to depict, to sketch.

Ellos retratan el paisaje They depict the landscape.

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retratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pintura) to portray, paint a portrait of

2 (foto) to photograph, take a photograph of

3 figurado to describe, portray, depict

► verbo pronominal retratarse

1 (darse a conocer) to be described, be portrayed

■ con aquellas palabras se retrató those words give a good portrayal of his character

2 familiar (pagar) to pay up, cough up

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verb

1) to portray

2) photograph

3) depict

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1. VT

1) (Arte) to paint the portrait of; (Fot) to photograph, take a picture of

hacerse retratar — [en cuadro] to have one's portrait painted; [en fotografía] to have one's photograph taken

2) (=representar) to portray, depict, describe

2.

See:

retratarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (pintar) to paint a portrait of; (fotografiar) to photograph

se hizo retratar por un famoso pintor — she had her portrait painted by a famous artist

b) <realidad/costumbres> to portray, depict

2.

retratarse v pron (caus) (en cuadro) to have one's portrait painted; (en foto) to have one's photograph taken

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (pintar) to paint a portrait of; (fotografiar) to photograph

se hizo retratar por un famoso pintor — she had her portrait painted by a famous artist

b) <realidad/costumbres> to portray, depict

2.

retratarse v pron (caus) (en cuadro) to have one's portrait painted; (en foto) to have one's photograph taken

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retratar [A1 ]

vt

1 (pintar) to paint a portrait of; (fotografiar) to photograph

se hizo retratar por un famoso pintor she had her portrait painted by a famous artist

2 ‹realidad/costumbres› to portray, depict

■ retratarse

v pron

(caus) (en un cuadro) to have one's portrait painted; (en una foto) to have one's photograph taken

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retratar (conjugate retratar) verbo transitivo

a) (pintar) to paint a portrait of;

(fotografiar) to photograph

b) ‹realidad/costumbres› to portray, depict

retratar verbo transitivo
1 Fot to take a photograph of
(en un cuadro, dibujo) to paint a portrait of
2 (hacer una descripción fiel) to describe
'retratar' also found in these entries:
English:
portray
- profile

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retratar

♦ vt

1. [fotografiar] to photograph

2. [dibujar] to do a portrait of

3. [describir] to portray;

la película retrata fielmente la época the movie paints an accurate picture of the era

♦ See also the pronominal verb retratarse

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retratar

v/t FOT take a picture of; fig

depict

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retratar vt

1) : to portray, to depict

2) : to photograph

3) : to paint a portrait of