photo
gb/fˈoʊtoʊ/ us/fˈoʊtoʊ/
A1
Anglais
~ 400
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
entity
1
A picture taken with a camera
A picture made with a camera.
Schéma d’usage :
to take [a photo] of [something/someone]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'photo' with 'painting' or 'drawing', but a photo is always made with a camera.
Synonymes
photograph (More formal; often used in professional or artistic contexts.)
Antonymes
drawing (A picture made by hand rather than captured by a camera.)
Collocations
take a photo
|digital photo
|family photo
|photo album
|photo shoot
Thèmes
daily life
|media
|art
|arts_entertainment
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- I took a photo of the sunset yesterday.
- She keeps a photo of her children on her desk.
- The newspaper published a photo of the winning team.
- Can you send me the photo from the party?
- He framed the photo and hung it on the wall.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I have a photo of my cat.
- This is a photo of my family.
- Please take a photo of me.
- She likes to look at old photos.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
photo
API
GB/fˈoʊtoʊ/
US/fˈoʊtoʊ/
Syllabes et accentuation
photo (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (photo)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: photo
- Plural: photos
Famille de mots
Forms
photos
noun
Core family
Related words
photographic
adjective B2
photogenic
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unphotogenic
adjective
Advanced or less common
photographically
adverb
Expressions
photo op
1/fˈoʊtoʊ ˈɑp/
fixed phrase
informal
Planned event for publicity photos
A time arranged for people, especially famous people, to have their picture taken for newspapers or TV.
Exemples
- The mayor attended the event mostly as a photo op.
- They organized a photo op with the charity volunteers.
photo finish
1/fˈoʊtoʊ fˈɪnɪʃ/
fixed phrase
Race result decided by photo
When the end of a race is so close that the winner is decided by looking at a photograph taken at the finish line.
Exemples
- It was such a close race that it came down to a photo finish.
- It was a photo finish at the horse race.
- The horse won by a nose in a thrilling photo finish.
- The marathon ended in a photo finish between two runners.