REPRESENT - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

rep·re·sent [ˌreprɪˈzent] VB trans

1. represent (act on behalf of):

to represent sb/sth

jdn/etw repräsentieren [o. vertreten]

to represent sb/sth POL

der Abgeordnete für jdn/etw sein

to represent sb/sth POL

jdn/etw vertreten

to be poorly/strongly/well represented

schwach/stark/gut vertreten sein

2. represent LAW:

to represent sb

jdn vertreten

to represent sb

der Vertreter/die Vertreterin von jdm sein

to represent sb

A a. die Vertretung von jdm machen

3. represent (depict):

to represent sth

etw darstellen [o. zeigen]

4. represent (be a symbol of):

to represent sth

etw symbolisieren

to represent sth

für etw acc stehen

5. represent (state):

to represent sth [to sb] form

[jdm gegenüber] etw vorbringen

we represented our demands to the boss

wir unterbreiteten dem Chef unsere Forderungen

to represent oneself as sth form

sich acc als etw darstellen

he represents himself as an expert

er gibt sich als Experte aus

6. represent (be the result of):

to represent sth

etw darstellen

this book represents ten years of research

dieses Buch ist das Ergebnis von zehn Jahren Forschung

7. represent (be typical of):

to represent sth

etw widerspiegeln

what she said represented the feelings of many of those present

mit dem, was sie sagte, brachte sie die Gefühle vieler Anwesender zum Ausdruck

8. represent COMPUT:

to represent sth

etw repräsentieren [o. vertreten]

represent VB trans HUM RESOURCES

represent

vertreten

Present

I	represent
you	represent
he/she/it	represents
we	represent
you	represent
they	represent

Past

I	represented
you	represented
he/she/it	represented
we	represented
you	represented
they	represented

Present Perfect

I	have	represented
you	have	represented
he/she/it	has	represented
we	have	represented
you	have	represented
they	have	represented

Past Perfect

I	had	represented
you	had	represented
he/she/it	had	represented
we	had	represented
you	had	represented
they	had	represented