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  • 21Portrait — Porträtbüste der Nofretete (etwa 1338 v. Chr.) Max Liebermann: Bildnis Fräulein Hedwig Ruetz, 1903 …

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  • 22portrait — 1 noun 1 (C) a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person (+ of): a portrait of Lenin | She s been commissioned to paint Andrew s portrait. 2 (C) a description or representation of something (+ of): The article s portrait of Owen s career was… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23portrait */*/ — UK [ˈpɔː(r)trɪt] / US [ˈpɔrtrət] noun Word forms portrait : singular portrait plural portraits 1) [countable] a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only 2) [countable] a description of someone or something, for… …

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  • 24portrait — nm., visage : potré (Albanais.001, Chambéry, St Nicolas Cha., Saxel, Villards Thônes), R. => Lèvre >< Portrait ; portrè (001). E. : Photographier. A1) expr., c est tout le portrait de son père : y è son pâre to portrait kratyà // kakâ… …

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  • 25portrait — [[t]pɔ͟ː(r)treɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ portraits N COUNT A portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person. Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen. ...the English portrait painter Augustus John …

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  • 26portrait — por|trait [ pɔrtrət ] noun ** 1. ) count a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only 2. ) count a description of someone or something, for example in a book: portrait of: an interesting portrait of life under… …

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  • 27portrait — [16] Portrait was borrowed from French portrait, which originated as the past participle of the verb portraire ‘depict’ (source of English portray [14]). This was descended from Latin prōtrahere, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō ‘forth’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 28portrait — noun 1) a portrait of the first lady Syn: painting, picture, drawing, sketch, likeness, image, study, miniature; informal oil; formal portraiture 2) a vivid portrait of Italy Syn: description, portrayal …

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  • 29portrait — noun 1) a portrait of the King Syn: picture, likeness, painting, drawing, photograph, image 2) a vivid portrait of Italy Syn: description, portrayal, representation, depiction, impr …

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  • 30portrait*/ — [ˈpɔːtrɪt] noun 1) [C] a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone A portrait of her three children hangs behind her desk.[/ex] 2) [C] a description of someone or something, for example in a book an interesting portrait of life under… …

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