Англо-русский словарь - silhouette
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silhouette
fr.
1. noun силуэт
2. v.; usu. past part.
1) изображать в виде силуэта
2) вырисовываться (на фоне чего-л.); The trees look like threatening figures, silhouetted against the evening sky.
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1. иск. силуэт 2. силуэт, очертания silhouette target —- фигурная мишень silhouette shooting —- спорт. стрельба по силуэтам the silhouette of an airplane —- силуэт самолета shown in silhouette —- силуэтное изображение this year's silhouette of ladies' fashions —- модный (в этом сезоне) силуэт дамской одежды 3. изображать в виде силуэта 4. вырисовываться to be silhouetted against a light background —- вырисовываться на светлом фоне ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. & v. --n. 1 a representation of a person or thing showing the outline only, usu. done in solid black on white or cut from paper. 2 the dark shadow or outline of a person or thing against a lighter background. --v.tr. represent or (usu. in passive) show in silhouette. Phrases and idioms in silhouette seen or placed in outline. Etymology: {Eacute}tienne de Silhouette, Fr. author and politician d. 1767 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: French, from Etienne de Silhouette died 1767 French controller general of finances; perhaps from his ephemeral tenure Date: 1783 1. a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in 2. the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass the ~ of a bird Synonyms: see outline II. transitive verb (-etted; -etting) Date: 1876 to represent by a ~; also to project on a background like a ~ • silhouettist noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(silhouettes) 1. A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them. The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light. N-COUNT 2. The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it. ...the distinctive silhouette of his ears... N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a dark image, shadow, or shape, seen against a light background (The silhouette of the cathedral could be seen against the dawn sky.) - silhouetted adj (tall chimney stacks silhouetted against the orange flames.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1798, from Fr. silhouette, in allusion to Etienne de Silhouette (1709-67), Fr. minister of finance in 1759. Probably so called because it was an inexpensive way of making a likeness of someone, a derisive reference to Silhouette's petty economies to finance the Seven Years' War. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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