foley
The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV imagesThe creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
» They are the foley artists of this production.
Meaning
3 senses(US, uncountable)The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
Geräuschemachen, Foley
(US, countable)A foley artist.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A Foley catheter.
Examples
3 sentencesThey are the foley artists of this production.
Many of the sounds heard in nature documentaries are created by foley artists.
deViele der Geräusche, die in Naturfilmen zu hören sind, stammen von Geräuschemachern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The Foley artist's job is to record sound effects.
Translations
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Origin
From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”)From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”).
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Forms
plural: foleysWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable