portrait

portrait

Peinture, dessin ou photo représentant une personne, surtout son visage et ses épaules.

En anglais simple : A painting, drawing, or photograph of a person, especially their face and shoulders.

• She painted my portrait.
• Several portraits hang in the hall.
• Who took this portrait of your father?

Comment l'utiliser : a portrait of someone (The museum bought a portrait of the king.)

Expressions courantes : portrait of someone, paint a portrait, family portrait

format portrait

Orientation d’une page dont les côtés les plus longs vont de haut en bas.

En anglais simple : A page position with the longer sides running from top to bottom.

• Print the document in portrait.
• I changed the page from landscape to portrait.
• Does this printer support portrait?

Comment l'utiliser : in portrait (The report looks better in portrait.)

Contraires : landscape

Expressions courantes : in portrait, portrait orientation, portrait format, portrait layout

portrait, description

Description qui fait clairement comprendre une personne, un lieu ou une situation.

En anglais simple : A description that clearly shows what a person, place, or situation is like.

• The book offers a portrait of village life.
• Her novels give vivid portraits of unhappy families.
• His essay presents an honest portrait of the city.

Comment l'utiliser : a portrait of someone/something (The film gives a moving portrait of a lonely farmer.)

Synonymes : depiction, portrayal, account

Expressions courantes : portrait of something, vivid portrait, honest portrait

ressemblant

Qui représente l’apparence réelle d’une personne, sans en faire une image idéale inventée.

En anglais simple : Showing a real person’s appearance rather than an imagined perfect version.

• The museum displayed a portrait bust.
• These portrait statues show real rulers.
• The artist modeled a portrait sculpture of her father.

Expressions courantes : portrait bust, portrait statue, portrait sculpture