depict

représenter, dépeindre

Montrer ou décrire quelqu’un ou quelque chose dans une image, un récit ou sous une autre forme.

En anglais simple : To show or describe someone or something in a picture, story, or another form.

• The picture depicts a busy street.
• The novel depicts life in a small village.
• They depicted the king as a cruel man.

Comment l'utiliser : depict someone/something as something (The film depicts him as a kind father.); depict someone doing something (The painting depicts children playing in a field.)

Synonymes : portray, show, represent

Expressions courantes : depict a scene, depict someone as something, depict someone doing something, depict everyday life