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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesfocar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /deʃ.foˈkaɾ/
"Você pode desfocar o fundo da imagem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An intentional or accidental blurring, softening, or addition of noise to an image, video, or audio signal.
"The editor added a subtle fuzz-up to the background to keep the focus entirely on the primary subject."
- 1
To make something blurry, indistinct, or covered with a fuzzy texture.
"Humidity can fuzz-up the clarity of old photographic prints if not stored properly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'fuzz', dating back to the 16th century meaning loose fibrous matter or a blur, combined with the directional particle 'up' to indicate an intensification or creation. In modern technical and colloquial contexts, it has evolved to describe the introduction of blurring, noise, or distortion into digital audio-visual media or the roughening of a surface.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fuzz-up" is said worldwide
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flouter
Transliteration: /flu.te/
"Le filtre a permis de flouter l'arrière-plan."
verwischen
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈwɪʃn̩/
"Die Software kann das Bild leicht verwischen."
sfocare
Transliteration: /sfoˈka.re/
"Ho deciso di sfocare lo sfondo della foto."
difuminar
Transliteration: /di.fu.miˈnaɾ/
"Es necesario difuminar los bordes de la imagen."
desfocar
Transliteration: /deʃ.foˈkaɾ/
"Você pode desfocar o fundo da imagem."
धंधला करना
Transliteration: dhandhla karna
"छवि की पृष्ठभूमि को धंधला करना आसान है।"
模糊化
Transliteration: mó hú huà
"这个软件可以把背景模糊化。"
흐리게 하다
Transliteration: heurige hada
"효과를 주어 배경을 흐리게 하다."
ぼかす
Transliteration: bokasu
"写真の背景をぼかすことができます。"
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