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foreground ['fɔ:graʊnd]1 noun∎ in the foreground au premier plan;∎ figurative the Mayor is in the foreground le maire est bien en évidence;∎ they must be hoping that this issue will fade from the foreground ils doivent espérer que ce problème ne restera pas longtemps au premier planprivilégier►► Television & Cinema foreground matte cache m d'avant-plan -
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(the part of a view or picture nearest to the person looking at it: a landscape, with two horses in the foreground.) premier plan -
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Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > foreground
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > foreground
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > in the foreground
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8 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombre2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombre(s)3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) pare-soleil; abat-jour, store, etc.4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) légèrement2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) abriter2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombrer3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) (se) fondre (en)•- shaded- shades - shading - shady - shadiness - put in the shade -
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sketch [sketʃ]1 noun∎ the map is only a sketch la carte n'est qu'un croquis(b) (brief description) résumé m;∎ historical sketch résumé m historique;∎ a biographical sketch of the author une biographie succincte de l'auteur; (on book jacket) une notice bibliographique sur l'auteur(c) (preliminary outline → of book) ébauche f; (→ of proposal, speech, campaign) grandes lignes fpl;∎ give us a rough sketch of your plan donnez-nous un aperçu de ce que vous proposez(a) (person, scene) faire un croquis ou une esquisse de, croquer, esquisser; (line, composition, form) esquisser, croquer; (portrait, illustration) faire (rapidement);∎ he began by sketching the foreground il a commencé par esquisser ou croquer le premier plan(a) (provide → background, main points) indiquer;∎ Harry will sketch a few more details in for you Harry va vous donner encore quelques précisions -
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understate [‚ʌndə'steɪt](a) (minimize) minimiser (l'importance de);∎ the deliberately understated figures in the foreground les silhouettes volontairement estompées au premier plan(b) (state with restraint) dire avec retenue, modérer l'expression de
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foreground — [fôr′ground΄] n. 1. the part of a scene, landscape, etc. nearest, or represented in perspective as nearest, to the viewer 2. the most noticeable or conspicuous position vt. ☆ to bring to or place in the foreground; emphasize; highlight … English World dictionary
Foreground — Fore ground , n. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. {Distance}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foreground — [engl.], Vordergrund … Universal-Lexikon
foreground — (n.) 1690s, in the landscape sense, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.). First used in English by Dryden ( Art of Painting ); Cf. Du. voorgrond … Etymology dictionary
foreground — ► NOUN 1) the part of a view or image nearest to the observer. 2) the most prominent or important position … English terms dictionary
foreground — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)graʊnd[/t]] foregrounds, foregrounding, foregrounded 1) N VAR: oft in the N The foreground of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you. He is the bowler hatted figure in the foreground … English dictionary
foreground — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌɡraʊnd] / US [ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd] verb [transitive] Word forms foreground : present tense I/you/we/they foreground he/she/it foregrounds present participle foregrounding past tense foregrounded past participle foregrounded to give… … English dictionary
foreground — noun VERB + FOREGROUND ▪ occupy ▪ A happy family occupies the foreground of the painting. PREPOSITION ▪ in the foreground ▪ This issue is very much in the foreground … Collocations dictionary
foreground — fore|ground [ˈfo:graund US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) the foreground the part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it ≠ ↑background ▪ There were three figures in the foreground. 2.) be in the foreground to be … Dictionary of contemporary English
foreground — noun 1 the foreground the nearest part of a scene in a picture or a photograph 2 be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention: Education and health were very much in the foreground during the post war years … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
foreground — n. in the foreground * * * [ fɔːgraʊnd] in the foreground … Combinatory dictionary