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Results for: "represent"

Translating from English to German

Translations:

represent — to act on behalf of
→ repräsentieren
→ vertreten
→ darstellen
represent — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
→ darstellen

More translations:

represent
→ repräsentieren
represent
→ symbolisieren
represent
→ beschreiben
represent
→ darstellen
represent
→ Nachahmen oder Ausgeben
represent
→ schildern
represent
→ stehen für
represent
→ vertreten
represent
→ vorstellen
represent
→ wiedergeben

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


VERB (15)

1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to;
- Example: "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's'; in Latin";
[syn: represent, stand for, correspond]

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
- Example: "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
[syn: typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent]

3. be representative or typical for;
- Example: "This period is represented by Beethoven"

4. be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute;
- Example: "I represent the silent majority"

5. serve as a means of expressing something;
- Example: "The flower represents a young girl"

6. be characteristic of;
- Example: "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
[syn: exemplify, represent]

7. form or compose;
- Example: "This money is my only income"
- Example: "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
- Example: "These constitute my entire belonging"
- Example: "The children made up the chorus"
- Example: "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
- Example: "These few men comprise his entire army"
[syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be]

8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;
- Example: "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
[syn: defend, represent]

9. create an image or likeness of;
- Example: "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
[syn: represent, interpret]

10. play a role or part;
- Example: "Gielgud played Hamlet"
- Example: "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
- Example: "She played the servant to her husband's master"
[syn: act, play, represent]

11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;
- Example: "we are going to stage `Othello'"
[syn: stage, present, represent]

12. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality;
- Example: "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

13. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance;
- Example: "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"

14. bring forward and present to the mind;
- Example: "We presented the arguments to him"
- Example: "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
[syn: present, represent, lay out]

15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets);
[syn: map, represent]