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blur
(blûr)Blurb meaning: 1. A short description of a book, film, etc., written by the people who have produced it,.
v.tr.1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure: The haze blurred the skyline.
2. To make dim, unclear, or cloudy: The smoke blurred my vision.
3. To cause to be intellectually indistinguishable: New thinking has blurred the divisions between disciplines.
v.intr.1. To become visually indistinct: The faces blurred in the crowd.
2. To be unclear or clouded: His vision blurred as the drug took effect.
3. To become intellectually indistinguishable: TV commercials and shows seem to blur into one another.
n.
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.
[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]
blur′ry adj.
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(blɜː) vb, blurs, blurringorblurred1. to make or become vague or less distinct: heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions.
3. (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim
n5. a smear or smudge
ˈblurredadj
ˈblurrednessn
ˈblurryadj
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(blɜr)v. blurred, blur•ring,
n. v.t.
1. to obscure or make indistinct, as by smearing or staining: The fog blurred the outline of the car.
2. to obscure or sully by smearing or applying a smeary substance.
3. to dull the perception or susceptibility of: vision blurred by tears.
v.i. 5. to make blurs.
n. 6. a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke.
8. something seen or remembered indistinctly.
blur′red•ly,adv.
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Past participle: blurred
Gerund: blurring
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Noun | 1. | blur - a hazy or indistinct representation; 'it happened so fast it was just a blur'; 'he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz' internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
Verb | 1. | blur - become glassy; lose clear vision; 'Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep' |
2. | blur - to make less distinct or clear; 'The haze blurs the hills' alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; 'The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city'; 'The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue' focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; 'Focus the light on this image' | |
3. | blur - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; 'Her remarks confused the debate'; 'Their words obnubilate their intentions' alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; 'The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city'; 'The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue' confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; 'you are confusing me with the other candidate'; 'I mistook her for the secretary' muddy - cause to become muddy; 'These data would have muddied the prediction' | |
4. | blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging rub - move over something with pressure; 'rub my hands'; 'rub oil into her skin' dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; 'The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image' | |
5. | blur - make dim or indistinct; 'The fog blurs my vision' alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; 'The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city'; 'The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue' focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus - put (an image) into focus; 'Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie' | |
6. | blur - become vague or indistinct; 'The distinction between the two theories blurred' weaken - become weaker; 'The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days' efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; 'efface the memory of the time in the camps' focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; 'The light focused' |
blur
noun1.haze, confusion, fog, obscurity, dimness, cloudiness, blear, blurredness, indistinctnessHer face is a blur.
verb1.become indistinct, soften, become vague, become hazy, become fuzzyIf you move your eyes and your head, the picture will blur.
2.obscure, make indistinct, mask, soften, muddy, obfuscate, make vague, befog, make hazyScientists are trying to blur the distinction between these questions.
blur
verbTo make dim or indistinct:becloud, bedim, befog, blear, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow.
rozmazatrozostřitzastřítrozmazaný obraz
hämärtäähämärtyäsumentaasumentuatahra
gera óskÿrt, blindamóîa, móîusÿn
miglotas vaizdaspadaryti neaiškų
rozmazaný obrazzastrieť
blur
[blɜːʳ]A.N (= shape) → contornomborroso
everything is a blur when I take off my glasses → todo se vuelveborroso cuando me quito los lentes
the memory is just a blur → es un recuerdomuyvago
my mind was a blur → todo se volvióborroso en mi mente
B.VTeverything is a blur when I take off my glasses → todo se vuelveborroso cuando me quito los lentes
the memory is just a blur → es un recuerdomuyvago
my mind was a blur → todo se volvióborroso en mi mente
1. (= obscure) [+ writing] → borrar, hacer borroso; [+ outline] → desdibujar; [+ sight] → oscurecer, empañar
my eyes were blurred with tears → las lágrimas me enturbiaban la vista
my eyes were blurred with tears → las lágrimas me enturbiaban la vista
2. (fig) [+ memory] → enturbiar; [+ judgment] → ofuscar
C.VI (= be obscured) → desdibujarse, volverseborroso
her eyes blurred with tears → las lágrimas le enturbiaban la vista
her eyes blurred with tears → las lágrimas le enturbiaban la vista
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[ˈblɜːr]vt [+ image, picture] → brouiller, rendreflou(e); [+ vision] → troubler
to blur the distinction between → estomper la distinction entre, estomper la différence entre
to blur the distinction between → estomper la distinction entre, estomper la différence entre
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n → ; the blur of their faces → ihre verschwommenenGesichter; the trees became a blur → man konnte die Bäume nur noch verschwommenerkennen; a blur of colours (Brit) or colors (US) → ein buntesDurcheinander von Farben
vtinscription → verwischen; writing also → verschmieren; view → verschleiern; outline, photograph → unscharforverschwommenmachen; sound → verzerren; to have blurred vision → nur noch verschwommensehen; to be/become blurred → undeutlich sein/werden; (image etc also) → verschwommen sein/verschwimmen; her eyes were blurred with tears → ihre Augenschwammen in Tränen; the tape is blurred here → an dieser Stelle ist die Aufnahmeverzerrt
(fig) senses, mind, judgement → trüben; memory also, meaning → verwischen; intention →
vi (vision, image) → verschwommenwerden, verschwimmen
blur
[blɜːʳ]1.n (shape) → massaindistintaorconfusa
my mind was a blur → avevo la menteannebbiata
my mind was a blur → avevo la menteannebbiata
2.vt (writing) → rendere (quasi) illeggibile; (outline, sight, memory, judgment) → offuscare
3.vi (see vt) → diventare (quasi) illeggibile, offuscarsi
her eyes blurred with tears → gli occhi le si velarono di lacrime
her eyes blurred with tears → gli occhi le si velarono di lacrime
blur
(bləː) noun something not clearly seen. Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off. vaagheid شيئٌ مُغَشّى/ غير واضِحٍ неясно петно borrão rozmazaný obraz die Verschwommenheit sløret plet; tåget syn θολούρα imagen borrosa/imprecisa ähmasus مات؛ کدر sumea image floueמטושטש धुंधला mutnoća folt kabur móða, móðusÿn offuscamento, visione confusa/offuscata ぼやけた状態 흐릿함 miglotas vaizdas neskaidrs apveids kabur wazig beeld det som flyter sammen, uskarpt/tåkete syn nieostry obraz یو راغ یا اوریځ چی نظر یا د لیدلو شی تت کړی névoa imagine neclară расплывшиеся очертания rozmazaný obraz medla slika zamrljanost suddighet, någonting suddigt ความพร่ามัว bulanıklık 模糊一片 пляма; невиразні обриси دھندلا mờ nhạt, cảnh mờ 模糊一片
verb – past tense, past participle blurred – to make or become unclear. The rain blurred my vision. vervaag يَغْشى، يُشَوِّش الرؤيَه зацапвам borrar rozmazat, zastřít verwischen sløre θολώνωempañar, hacer borroso ähmaseks tegema, ähmastuma نامشخص شدن؛ کدر کردن sumentaa brouiller לְטַשטֵש, לְהִטַשטֵש , לְהִיטַשטֵש धुंधला करना zamagliti elhomályosít mengaburkan gera óskÿrt, blinda annebbiare, rendere confuso ぼやけさせる 흐리게 하다 padaryti neaiškų aizmiglot (skatienu) mengaburi vervagengjøre uklar, viske ut zamazać مکدر کیدل، نا معلومه کیدل enevoar a estompa расплываться rozmazať, zastrieť zamegliti zamutiti göra suddig (otydlig) ทำให้พร่ามัว bulan(dır)mak, bulanıklaş(tır)mak 使…變得模糊 зробити неясним; затьмарити دھندلانا làm mờ đi 把….弄得模糊不清
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