Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
rollebilde
English translation:
character portrait
Added to glossary by
brigidm
May 22, 2007 18:49
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term
rollebilde
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
theatre
Maleriene viser rollebilde av ..... i en Holbergkomedie.
I can't fine a good English word for this.
Can anyone help?
I can't fine a good English word for this.
Can anyone help?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | character portrait |
brigidm
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| 4 +2 | role portrait |
Per Bergvall
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| 3 | character picture |
anebjordal
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| 1 | picture of...playing a part |
Bjørnar Magnussen
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Change log
May 23, 2007 06:12: brigidm Created KOG entry
May 23, 2007 07:29: Bjørnar Magnussen changed "Language pair" from "English to Norwegian" to "Norwegian to English"
Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Selected
character portrait
This is what you're looking for
Example sentence:
Gigi: Character portrait of Audrey Hepburn in the title role
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Comment: "So many good suggestions. Thank you all. I think this is the best choice."
+2
11 mins
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
role portrait
Works for me, although role image, role picture, role figure, role model (!) and role snapshot may be alternatives...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Bjørnar Magnussen
: Vet ikke om man kan bruke "snapshot" om maleri.
43 mins
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| agree |
Hilde Granlund
: enig i "role portrait" - SØK:http://images.google.no/images?q=role portrait&btnG=Søk ette...
3 hrs
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| agree |
Frederika Heden
19 days
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17 mins
anebjordal
Ecuador
Ecuador
Native in Norwegian
Ecuador
15 years experience
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
character picture
Du finner ganske mange hits på Google.
54 mins
Bjørnar Magnussen
Native in Norwegian
Sworn translator, finance expert
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 8 more.
picture of...playing a part
"rollebilde av ..... i en Holbergkomedie"
"a portrait of ... playing a part in a Holberg comedy"
eller
"a portrait of ... as an actor in a Holberg comedy"
"a portrait of ... playing a part in a Holberg comedy"
eller
"a portrait of ... as an actor in a Holberg comedy"
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