incarner

ɛ̃kaʁne

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Definition of incarner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

idée abstraitedonner une forme concrète à une idée ou valeur abstraite

Ce monument incarne la liberté pour tous les citoyens.

concrétiser

matérialiser

théâtre cinémajouer le rôle d'un personnage au théâtre ou au cinéma

L'acteur incarne parfaitement le héros de cette histoire.

interpréter

jouer

modèlereprésenter ou symboliser quelque chose de manière exemplaire

Cette entreprise incarne les valeurs du développement durable.

illustrer

symboliser

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Origin of incarner

français, incarner (donner corps)

Terms with incarner included in their meaning

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personnifier

symbole humain

incarner parfaitement une qualité ou un défaut par sa personne

prendre le rôle

fonction

accepter d'assumer une fonction ou d'incarner un personnage

représentativité

incarnation

capacité d'une personne à incarner les traits d'une catégorie sociale

Examples of incarner in a sentence

Cette œuvre incarne l'espoir dans la société moderne.
Elle incarne Juliette dans la nouvelle pièce de théâtre.
Il rêve d’incarner un super-héros au cinéma.
Ce symbole incarne la liberté et l'indépendance.
Le héros incarne l'esprit de la révolution.

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English:embody, play, ...
German:verkörpern, darstellen, ...
Italian:incarnare, interpretare, ...
Spanish:encarnar, interpretar, ...
Portuguese:incarnar, interpretar, ...
Chinese:体现, 饰演, ...
Japanese:具現化する, 演じる, ...
Arabic:جسّد, أدى, ...
Hebrew:לְגַלֵּם, לְגַלֵּם, ...
Russian:воплощать, исполнять роль, ...
Ukrainian:втілювати, грати роль, ...
Catalan:incorporar, interpretar, ...
Danish:legemliggøre, spille, ...
Dutch:belichamen, vertolken, ...
Greek:ενσαρκώνω, υποδύομαι, ...
Khmer:តំណាងឲ្យ, សម្តែងតួ, ...
Korean:구현하다, 역할을 맡아 연기하다, ...
Polish:ucieleśniać, wcielać się w rolę, ...
Portuguese (BR):incorporar, interpretar, ...
Romanian:a întruchipa, a interpreta, ...
Swedish:förkroppsliga, spela, ...
Thai:เป็นตัวแทนของ, แสดงบทบาท, ...
Turkish:somutlaştırmak, canlandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:hiện thân cho, đóng vai, ...

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