English-German translation for "personify"

"personify" German translation

personify
[-fai]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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personifizieren, verkörpern, versinnbildlichen
personify
[-fai]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Personifikationen herstellen, in Gestalt anderer auftreten
Ich glaube auch nicht, daß wir unsere Entschließungen personifizieren sollten.
I also feel that we should not personify our resolutions.
Source: Europarl
Auf die Beteiligten übertragen würde ich sagen, Sie, Frau Lehtomäki, waren Mrs. Cool.
If you could personify things, I would say that you, Mrs Lehtomäki, were Mrs Cool.
Source: Europarl
Russlands ein wenig archaische politische Kultur personifiziert die Macht in übermäßiger Weise.
Russia ’ s somewhat archaic political culture overly personifies power.
Source: News-Commentary
Um aber seine Bewegungen personifizieren zu können, wollte man ihm einen Namen geben.
But to really kind of personify the movement, they wanted to name it.
Source: TED
Nelson Mandela hat diesen Glanz geerbt; ja, er hat ihn personifiziert.
Nelson Mandela inherited that glamour; indeed, he personified it.
Source: News-Commentary
In Altiero Spinelli personifiziert sich für mich das europäische Erbe aus jüngster Vergangenheit.
For me, Altiero Spinelli personifies the most recent aspects of our European heritage.
Source: Europarl
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