photograph
gb/fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/ us/fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/
A2
Inglês
~ 1800
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
A2
entity
1
A picture taken with a camera
A picture made with a camera.
Padrão de uso:
take [a] photograph of [something/someone]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'photograph' with 'photography'. 'Photograph' is the image itself, while 'photography' is the activity or art of taking photographs.
Sinônimos
photo (A very common informal or shortened form of 'photograph'.)
|
picture (A general term that can mean any image, not only those made with a camera.)
Antônimos
drawing (A picture made by hand rather than captured with a camera.)
Colocações
take a photograph
|black-and-white photograph
|old photograph
|digital photograph
|family photograph
Temas
art
|media
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|technology
|communication
Exemplos
- She framed a beautiful photograph of her grandparents.
- The newspaper published a photograph of the winning team.
- I found an old photograph from my childhood in the attic.
- A professional photograph can make your résumé stand out.
- The exhibition features photographs of wildlife from around the world.
Exemplos para estudantes
- This is a photograph of my family.
- I took a photograph of the beach.
- He showed me a photograph of his dog.
- We looked at old photographs together.
- She likes to take photographs of flowers.
Verbo
B1
action
2
To take a picture with a camera
To take a picture of someone or something with a camera.
Padrão de uso:
photograph [someone/something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use 'make' instead of 'take' when talking about photographs in English. The correct phrase is 'take a photograph' or 'photograph [something]'.
Sinônimos
snap (An informal term for quickly taking a photograph.)
|
shoot (Photography jargon for taking pictures, especially in professional contexts.)
Antônimos
ignore (To deliberately not capture an image of someone or something.)
Colocações
photograph wildlife
|photograph a wedding
|photograph the scene
|photograph celebrities
Temas
art
|media
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|technology
|communication
Exemplos
- The journalist photographed the protest from a safe distance.
- She loves to photograph birds in their natural habitat.
- Tourists often photograph famous landmarks.
- He photographed the couple during their first dance.
- They photographed the crime scene for evidence.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I like to photograph nature.
- She photographed her dog in the garden.
- We photographed the mountains during our trip.
- He photographed his friends at the party.
- They photographed the old building.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
photograph
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GB/fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/
US/fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/
Sílabas e tonicidade
pho - to - graph (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (pho)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: photograph
- Plural: photographs
Verb
- Base: photograph
- 3rd Person Singular: photographs
- Present Participle: photographing
- Past: photographed
Família de palavras
Forms
photographs
noun
photographing
verb
photographed
verb
Core family
photographer
noun A2
photography
noun B1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unphotogenic
adjective
Advanced or less common
photographically
adverb
Expressões
pose for a photograph
1/pˈoʊz fɚ ə fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/
fixed phrase
Position yourself to be photographed
To stand or sit in a certain way so someone can take your picture.
Exemplos
- The family posed for a photograph before dinner.
- He posed for a photograph with the award.
take a photograph
1/tˈeɪk ə fˈoʊtəɡɹˌæf/
fixed phrase
Capture an image with a camera
To use a camera to make a picture.
Exemplos
- I took a photograph of the sunset.
- She took a photograph of her best friend smiling.
photographic memory
1/fˌoʊtəɡɹˈæfɪk mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase
exceptionally detailed visual memory
The ability to remember things you see with very great detail, as if you took a photo in your mind.
Exemplos
- People say she has a photographic memory because she never forgets a face.
- A photographic memory can be helpful in law school, but it is very rare.
- He relied on his photographic memory to recall the exact layout of the crime scene.
photographic memory
2/fˌoʊtəɡɹˈæfɪk mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase
Ability to remember images exactly
When someone can remember things they see very clearly, like looking at a photo in their mind.
Exemplos
- She has a photographic memory and can recall every page of the book.
- People with photographic memory can remember faces after many years.