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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolorear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /koloɾeˈaɾ/
"El técnico logró colorear las imágenes históricas con gran precisión."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To add color to a black-and-white photograph, film, or digital image, either manually or using computer algorithms.
"Historians used advanced digital software to colorize the vintage documentary footage from the 1920s." - 2
To impart color onto something that was previously colorless or monochrome.
"The graphics engine is designed to colorize the wireframe models in real time."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'color' (from Old French 'color', ultimately from Latin 'color') combined with the English suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-ίζειν'). Emerging in the late 19th century, the term gained modern prominence with the advent of digital technology and the process of adding color to historically black-and-white films or photographs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colorize" is said worldwide
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coloriser
Transliteration: /kɔ.lɔ.ʁi.ze/
"Les artistes ont passé des semaines à coloriser ces vieilles photographies."
kolorieren
Transliteration: /koloˈʁiːʁən/
"Es ist heutzutage möglich, alte Schwarz-Weiß-Filme zu kolorieren."
colorare
Transliteration: /kolaˈrare/
"Hanno deciso di colorare le vecchie foto di famiglia."
colorear
Transliteration: /koloɾeˈaɾ/
"El técnico logró colorear las imágenes históricas con gran precisión."
colorir
Transliteration: /ku.luˈɾiɾ/
"Eles usaram inteligência artificial para colorir o filme antigo."
रंग भरना
Transliteration: rang bharnaa
"पुराने चित्रों में रंग भरना एक कला है।"
给...上色
Transliteration: gěi shàng sè
"数字艺术家花费数小时为历史照片上色。"
채색하다
Transliteration: chaesaek-hada
"그들은 오래된 흑백 사진을 채색하는 작업을 완료했다."
彩色する
Transliteration: saishoku suru
"古い白黒写真をカラー化する技術が急速に進歩している。"
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