retratado

In a sentence

• El famoso pintor retrató a su madre en un hermoso cuadro.

  The famous painter portrayed his mother in a beautiful painting.

  Here, 'retrató' is the third-person singular past tense of the verb 'retratar', meaning 'to make a portrait'. It is used to indicate the action of painting or depicting someone visually.

• En el libro, el autor retrata la vida en el campo con gran detalle.

  In the book, the author portrays rural life in great detail.

  In this case, 'retrata' is the third-person singular present tense of 'retratar'. It means to describe or depict something vividly, commonly in a literary sense.

• Se siente bien retratado por las palabras de su amigo durante el discurso.

  He feels well-portrayed by the words of his friend during the speech.

  Here, 'retratado' is used as a past participle and describes how the person believes they are represented or reflected in the speech of their friend.