represent

reprə'zent 1. verb

1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) representere

2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) stå for, symbolisere, representere

3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) forestille, framstille

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- representation

- representative 2. noun

1) ((also rep rep) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) representant

2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) representant

oppføre

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representere

verb \/ˌreprɪˈzent\/

1) representere, være representant for

• I represent the poor in this Parliament

2) forestille, symbolisere, bety

• the woman in white represents innocence

3) bruke som symbol, la stå for

• you can represent musical sounds by written notes

4) tilsvare, representere

• one centimetre on the map represents one kilometre

5) fremstille, beskrive, skildre

• he represented himself as an expert

han beskrev seg selv som sakkyndig

6) påpeke, forklare, fremholde

• it was represented to her that she must pay her debt

det ble påpekt for henne at hun må betale gjelden sin

7) være et eksempel på, være typisk for

8) (teater e.l.) oppføre

9) spille, fremstille

• she represented Nora in «A Doll's House»

hun spilte Nora i «Et Dukkehjem»