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Pronunciation / Transliteration: iˈma.xen
"Colgó una hermosa imagen del atardecer en la pared."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A visual representation of something, such as a photograph, painting, or drawing.
"She hung a beautiful picture of the sunset on the wall."
- 1
To create a visual representation of something in one's mind or on a surface.
"He tried to picture the scene as he read the novel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'picture' originates from the Latin 'pictura', meaning 'painting', which evolved through Old French 'pictur' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a physical representation to encompass various forms of visual representation, including photographs and digital images.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Picture" is said worldwide
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image
Transliteration: imaʒ
"Elle a accroché une belle image du coucher de soleil au mur."
Bild
Transliteration: bɪlt
"Sie hat ein schönes Bild des Sonnenuntergangs an die Wand gehängt."
immagine
Transliteration: imˈma.dʒi.ne
"Ha appeso una bella immagine del tramonto al muro."
imagen
Transliteration: iˈma.xen
"Colgó una hermosa imagen del atardecer en la pared."
imagem
Transliteration: iˈmaʒẽ
"Ela pendurou uma bela imagem do pôr do sol na parede."
चित्र
Transliteration: chitra
"उसने दीवार पर सूर्यास्त का एक सुंदर चित्र लटकाया।"
图片
Transliteration: túpiàn
"她在墙上挂了一幅美丽的夕阳图片。"
그림
Transliteration: geurim
"그녀는 벽에 아름다운 석양 그림을 걸었다."
絵
Transliteration: e
"彼女は壁に美しい夕日の絵を掛けました。"
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