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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesflou
Pronunciation / Transliteration: flu
"Ses souvenirs de cet événement sont flous."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not clear or distinct; having fuzzy outlines or indistinct features.
"The photographs from the old camera turned out completely blurry." - 2
Difficult to perceive, understand, or remember clearly.
"My memories of that childhood summer are quite blurry now."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'blur' (meaning a stain, blot, or smudge), which appeared around the 15th century. By the 16th century, the adjective form evolved to describe things that are indistinct to the eye, later expanding metaphorically to memories, concepts, or sounds lacking clarity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blurry" is said worldwide
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flou
Transliteration: flu
"Ses souvenirs de cet événement sont flous."
verschwommen
Transliteration: fer-shwom-en
"Das Bild auf dem Monitor ist völlig verschwommen."
sfocato
Transliteration: sfo-ca-to
"Questa fotografia è venuta sfocata."
borroso
Transliteration: bo-rro-so
"Las letras en la pantalla se ven borrosas."
embaçado
Transliteration: em-ba-sa-do
"O vidro da janela está embaçado pela chuva."
धुंधला
Transliteration: dhundhla
"पुरानी तस्वीर का रंग धुंधला हो गया है।"
模糊的
Transliteration: móhú de
"这张照片拍得很模糊。"
흐린
Transliteration: heurin
"사진이 너무 흐려서 알아볼 수 없다."
ぼやけた
Transliteration: boyaketa
"その写真のピントが合わずぼやけている。"
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