silhouette
Often followed by against or upon: to depict as a silhouetteOften followed by against or upon: to depict (oneself or someone, or something) as a silhouette (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2.1); to project (oneself or someone, or something) upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
» They were silhouettes on the horizon.
Es waren Silhouetten am Horizont. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
На горизонте виднелись силуэты. — marafon
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2 senses(reflexive, transitive)Often followed by against or upon: to depict (oneself or someone, or something) as a silhouette (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2.1); to project (oneself or someone, or something) upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
(intransitive)To appear as a silhouette.
represent by a silhouette
Examples
44 sentencesThey 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.
Origin
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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Forms
silhouettes, silhouetting, silhouetted, silhouetted| Base form | silhouette · to silhouette |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | silhouettes |
| Present participle | silhouetting |
| Past simple | silhouetted |
| Past participle | silhouetted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle