Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
epitomizes
Portuguese translation:
representa/simboliza/personifica/expressa/sintetiza
English term
Portugal
Translator and Terminologist
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
epitomizes
"A X é o expoente máximo/simboliza/representa/é representativa do estilo desportivo?
Uma sugestão de tradução mais "bonita" para pt-pt? Obrigada.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epitomize
Apr 19, 2016 12:44: expressisverbis changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1944508">expressisverbis's</a> old entry - "epitomizes"" to ""representa/simboliza/personifica/expressa/simboliza/sintetiza""
Apr 19, 2016 12:45: expressisverbis changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1944508">expressisverbis's</a> old entry - "epitomizes"" to ""representa/simboliza/personifica/expressa/sintetiza""
Jan 4, 2020 00:47: Matheus Chaud changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (2): Matheus Chaud, Danik 2014
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Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
traz o mais alto estilo em moda desportiva; representa o que há de melhor em estilo desportivo
Estou deixando mais duas sugestões baseadas na seguinte definição de "epitomize":
epitomize = to be the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing
Só não sei se funcionam bem em PT-PT:
traz o mais alto estilo em moda desportiva
representa o que há de melhor em estilo desportivo
E, como adoro votar PRO e nunca tinha ouvido essa palavra na minha vida (epitomize), estou votando PRO ;)
| Obrigada Matheus. |
30 ans d'expérience, tous les domaines
Native in: Portuguese 
, French
Works in: Portuguese to French, Portuguese to Italian, French to Portuguese, and 13 more.
sintetiza
| Obrigada Diana. Também tinha pensado em... "resumir". |
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
simboliza
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OR exemplifica!
| Obrigada Nick. |
expressa / dá expressão
| Obrigada Leonor. |
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
personifica
| Obrigada Teresa. |
| agree |
Stephania Matousek (X)
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Obrigada, Stephania!
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Discussion
Não podendo atribuir pelo menos um ponto a todos, com receio de me faltar alguma das vossas respostas para o glossário, acabei por duplicar! ;)
Acabei de eliminar a duplicação do verbo "simboliza".