Слово англійською: represent
Дієслово
Переклад represent українською: зображати, змальовувати (у певному світлі), : to ~ oneself as — удавати із себе (когось); видавати себе (за когось), зображати, малювати, відображати, the picture ~s a hunting scene — картина відображає сцену полювання, являти собою, втілювати; символізувати; означати, виконувати роль
Детальний опис
represent
verb /ˌreprɪˈzent/
act/speak for somebody
- [often passive] represent somebody/something to be a member of a group of people and act or speak for them at an event, a meeting, etc.
- The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing eight different countries.
- Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee).
- The opening speech was by Bob Alan representing Amnesty International.
- The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
- represent somebody/something to act or speak officially for somebody and defend their interests
- The union represents over 200 000 teachers.
- The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists.
- Ms Dale is representing the defendant (= is his/her lawyer) in the case.
- As an MP, it is my duty to represent my constituents.
in sport
- represent something to take part in a sports event for a particular country, city, etc.
- He's been chosen to represent Scotland in next year's World Cup Finals.
be symbol
- represent something (not used in the progressive tenses) to be a symbol of something synonym symbolize
- Each colour on the chart represents a different department.
- Wind direction is represented by arrows.
- The artist uses doves to represent peace.
- It is not clear what these symbols were intended to represent.
be equal to
- linking verb + noun (not used in the progressive tenses) to be something synonym constitute
- This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue.
- The final figure represents a 12% increase on the number of new jobs created the previous year.
- They're investing in low-carbon technologies that represent value for money.
- He got rid of anyone who represented a threat to his authority.
- This role represents a unique opportunity to further your career in healthcare.
- The peace plan represents (= is the result of) weeks of negotiation.
be present
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be represented
to be present in something to a particular degree- Women and men were represented equally on the teams.
- Women are disproportionately represented among welfare recipients.
be example of
- [no passive] represent something to be an example or expression of something synonym be typical of
- The project represents all that is good in the community.
- Those comments do not represent the views of us all.
- The book purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.
in picture
- (formal) to show somebody/something, especially in a picture synonym depict
- represent somebody/something The carvings represent a hunting scene.
- The map represents Italy in the 12th century.
- The results are represented in fig. 3 below.
- represent somebody/something as somebody/something The Egyptian goddess is represented as a woman with cow's horns.
describe
- (formal) to present or describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair
- represent somebody/something as something The king is represented as a villain in the play.
- The risks were represented as negligible.
- The film represents us as helpless victims.
- represent somebody/something The film accurately represents the atmosphere of the post-war period.
make formal statement
- (formal) to make a formal statement to somebody in authority to make your opinions known or to protest
- represent something to somebody They represented their concerns to the authorities.
- represent (to somebody) that… He admitted falsely representing to police officers that the car had been stolen.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French representer or Latin repraesentare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.