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represent /reprɪˡzent/ transitive verb rappresentare

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'represent' found in these entries:

English:

portray

Italian:

figurare - raffigurare - rappresentare

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
represent	vtr	(depict, reproduce)	rappresentare, raffigurare vtr ⇒ ⇒
The abstract painting represents the artist's concept of motherhood.
Il dipinto astratto rappresenta il concetto di maternità dell'artista.
represent	vtr	(symbolize, embody)	rappresentare vtr ⇒
The colour red represents blood.
Il colore rosso rappresenta il sangue.
represent	vtr	(act on the behalf of, legally) diritto: difendere	rappresentare vtr ⇒
Frank's lawyers will represent him.
Gli avvocati di Frank lo rappresenteranno.
Additional Translations
represent	vtr	(correspond to) simboleggiare	rappresentare vtr ⇒
A zero represents "no" and a one represents "yes".
Lo zero rappresenta un 'no', l'uno rappresenta un 'sì'.
represent	vtr	(act as a sample of)	rappresentare vtr ⇒
The butterfly represents a class of insects.
La farfalla rappresenta una classe di insetti.
represent	vtr	(theatre: act the role of) teatro: recitare	rappresentare vtr ⇒
He was the first American to represent Hamlet on stage.
È stato il primo americano a rappresentare l'Amleto in scena.
represent	vtr	(act on the behalf of, politically)	rappresentare vtr ⇒
The president represents the voters.
Il presidente rappresenta gli elettori.
represent	vtr	(deputize, stand in for)	sostituire, fare le veci, rappresentare vtr ⇒ ⇒
Sarah is here to represent her boss.
Sara è qui per sostituire il suo capo.
represent	vtr	(describe, outline)	raffigurare, descrivere, dipingere vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
He represented her as a saint.
La dipingeva come una santa.
represent	vtr	(claim)	parlare di sé, presentarsi vi pron ⇒
Larry represented himself as an expert.
Larry si presentava come un esperto.
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Ethnic enclaves represent..
Langhorne Law calling who claim to represent Nationwide Cash
personalizing ornaments that represent us
represent
Represent!
The issues at hand do not represent idle dialectic
to claim to represent the industry
tread everything I represent
widely used to represent the relationship of an output to inputs

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