portrayal
part of speech
noun (a portrayal, portrayals)
meaning for a pupil
1) The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher». tree →
2) An actor's performance of a character: «his portrayal of the king». tree →
3) The act of describing something in a certain way, true or unfair. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and media lessons we judge a «portrayal»: is it fair, true, kind or one-sided? In everyday life reviews talk about an actor's portrayal. Phrases: «the portrayal of», «a realistic portrayal», «an unfair portrayal», «a moving portrayal».
examples
- Her portrayal of the Wicked Witch scared the little ones. tree →
- The book gives a true portrayal of life in a coal-mining town. tree →
- Some people think the film's portrayal of farmers is unfair. tree →
- We compared two portrayals of Robin Hood. tree →
- The painting is a portrayal of the queen as a young girl. tree →
- His portrayal of a nervous pupil made us laugh. tree →
- Old cartoons often had hurtful portrayals of other peoples. tree →
note
Countable: a portrayal, portrayals. Verb: portray (portray, portrays, portrayed). Do not confuse with «portrait», which is a picture of a person; a portrayal can be in words, film or acting too.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «portrayal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.