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Detailed Translations for represent from English to French

represent:

to represent verb (represents, represented, representing)

  1. to represent
    représenter
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
  2. to represent (personify; portray; interpret; impersonate)
    représenter; interpréter; personnifier; imiter
    • représenter verb (représente, représentes, représentons, représentez, )
    • interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, )
    • personnifier verb (personnifie, personnifies, personnifions, personnifiez, )
    • imiter verb (imite, imites, imitons, imitez, )

Conjugations for represent:

present
  1. represent
  2. represent
  3. represents
  4. represent
  5. represent
  6. represent
simple past
  1. represented
  2. represented
  3. represented
  4. represented
  5. represented
  6. represented
present perfect
  1. have represented
  2. have represented
  3. has represented
  4. have represented
  5. have represented
  6. have represented
past continuous
  1. was representing
  2. were representing
  3. was representing
  4. were representing
  5. were representing
  6. were representing
future
  1. shall represent
  2. will represent
  3. will represent
  4. shall represent
  5. will represent
  6. will represent
continuous present
  1. am representing
  2. are representing
  3. is representing
  4. are representing
  5. are representing
  6. are representing
subjunctive
  1. be represented
  2. be represented
  3. be represented
  4. be represented
  5. be represented
  6. be represented
diverse
  1. represent!
  2. let's represent!
  3. represented
  4. representing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for represent:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
imiter impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent copy; counterfeit; express; express oneself; falsify; forge; give expression to; imitate; impersonate; reveal oneself; speak; take off; talk; utter; ventilate
interpréter impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent act; act a part; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; perform; play the role of; play-act; recount; render; report; reproduce; reveal oneself; say; speak; take up; talk; tell; transcribe; translate; understand; utter; ventilate
personnifier impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent embody; epitomise; epitomize; incarnate; personify; reincarnate
représenter impersonate; interpret; personify; portray; represent be in sympathy with; conceive; depict; describe; draw; feel; feel empathy for; imagine; intend; paint; picture; portray; sketch; sympathise; sympathize; think
- act; be; comprise; constitute; correspond; defend; exemplify; interpret; lay out; make up; map; play; present; stage; stand for; symbolise; symbolize; typify

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Related Definitions for "represent":

  1. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)1
  2. bring forward and present to the mind1
    • We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason1
  3. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance1
    • our parents represented to us the need for more caution1
  4. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol1
  5. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality1
    • He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel1
  6. serve as a means of expressing something1
    • The flower represents a young girl1
  7. create an image or likeness of1
    • The painter represented his wife as a young girl1
  8. perform (a play), especially on a stage1
  9. play a role or part1
  10. 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 dispute1
    • I represent the silent majority1
  11. be representative or typical for1
    • This period is represented by Beethoven1
  12. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial1
    • Ms. Smith will represent the defendant1
  13. form or compose1
    • This sum represents my entire income for a year1
  14. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to1
  15. be characteristic of1

Wiktionary Translations for represent:

represent
verb
  1. to present again or anew
  2. to portray by pictorial or plastic art
  3. to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
  4. to stand in the place of
represent
verb
  1. présenter quelque chose à quelqu’un, souhaiter qu’il l’accepter.
  2. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
  3. tenir la place d’une ou de plusieurs personnes
  4. indiquer, marquer quelque chose, avoir comme sens.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
represent représenter vertegenwoordigen — (overgankelijk) spreken of aanwezig zijn in naam van een groep of organisatie
represent jouer darstellen — (transitiv) besonders beim Theater: die Rolle von jemandem, etwas spielen
represent représenter repräsentierentransitiv: jemanden oder etwas in der Öffentlichkeit vertreten
represent accentuer; accuser; caractériser; croquer; dépeindre; dessiner; ébaucher; esquisser; indiquer; marquer; peindre; représenter; reproduire; souligner; tracer; le; dessin; portrait; de zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen