"portrayal" meaning in All languages combined

See portrayal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-portrayal.wav Forms: portrayals [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪəl Etymology: From portray + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|portray|-al}} portray + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} portrayal (plural portrayals)
  1. The act of portraying. Translations (act of portraying): kuvaaminen (Finnish), kuvailu (Finnish), განსახიერება (gansaxiereba) (Georgian), dreachadh [masculine] (Irish), léiriú [masculine] (Irish), ചിത്രീകരണം (citrīkaraṇaṁ) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-portrayal-en-noun-Yqw5pP-b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'act of portraying': 84 16
  2. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait. Translations (result of portraying): kuvaus (Finnish), muotokuva (english: portrait) (Finnish), dreachadh [masculine] (Irish), léiriú [masculine] (Irish), léargas [masculine] (Irish), ചിത്രീകരണം (citrīkaraṇaṁ) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-portrayal-en-noun-rbT5mqZE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'result of portraying': 22 78

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