What does portrait in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word portrait in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use portrait in French.

The word portrait in French means portrait, description, face, paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait, paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait, be the image of , be the spitting image of, portrait layout, Chinese portrait, interwoven cameo, full-length portrait, uncompromising portrait, uncompromising portrayal, Identikit picture, Identikit, archetype, rearrange 's face, have your picture painted, have your portrait painted, have your picture taken, have your photo taken. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word portrait

portrait

nom masculin (représentation de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet artiste dessine ton portrait pour 15 euros.
This artist will draw your portrait for 15 euros.

description

nom masculin (description)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre m'a fait un portrait fidèle de Jacques.
Peter painted me a very accurate portrait of James.

face

nom masculin (familier (visage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce chirurgien esthétique lui a refait le portrait.
This plastic surgeon redid her face.

paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait

(figuré (décrire [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

paint a portrait of , paint 's portrait

(décrire [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dans ce numéro, la rédaction dresse le portrait du Président, cet homme finalement méconnu.

be the image of , be the spitting image of

locution verbale (ressembler à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Laurent est le portrait de son père quand il avait 20 ans.

portrait layout

nom masculin (format vertical) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Chinese portrait

nom masculin (portrait de [qqn] à base de questions) (riddle, game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

interwoven cameo

nom masculin (description comparative de 2 personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

full-length portrait

nom masculin (portrait entier de [qqn] debout)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

uncompromising portrait, uncompromising portrayal

nom masculin (portrait objectif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Identikit picture, Identikit

nom masculin (Police : portrait reconstitué) (®)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police fait parfois établir un portrait-robot pour retrouver les suspects.

archetype

nom masculin (figuré (exemple type)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un portrait-robot de document, il vous faudra l'adapter.

rearrange 's face

(familier (frapper, tabasser) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deux types attendaient Julien à la sortie du bar et lui ont refait le portrait.

have your picture painted, have your portrait painted

(être peint par un artiste)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have your picture taken, have your photo taken

(être photographié)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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