silhouette
An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without…An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
» They were silhouettes on the horizon.
Es waren Silhouetten am Horizont.
На горизонте виднелись силуэты.
Значення
значень: 4An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
Silhouette, Schattenriss
силуэ́тsiluét
силуе́тsyluét
(ширше)A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.
I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman.
(ширше)An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer.
A-line is a classic silhouette for dresses and skirts.
(переносно)A brief written description of someone or something; an outline, a sketch.
- a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
- an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
Приклади
речень: 44They were silhouettes on the horizon.
ruНа горизонте виднелись силуэты. — marafon
deEs waren Silhouetten am Horizont. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They were silhouettes against the horizon.
deEs waren nur Silhouetten am Horizont. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A silhouette loomed in the window.
ruВ окне маячил чей-то силуэт. — marafon
Ziri ran after the strange silhouette.
Ziri caught sight of the silhouette.
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мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
The noun is a unadapted borrowing from French silhouette, from the surname of Étienne de SThe noun is a unadapted borrowing from French silhouette, from the surname of Étienne de Silhouette (1709–1767), France’s Controller-General of Finances. It has been suggested that the word refers to one or more of the following:
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