blur

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English

Blur from extended photographic time exposure

Etymology

Cognate with to blear, the verb is from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blɜr/

Verb

blur (third-person singular simple present blurs, present participle blurring, simple past and past participle blurred)

1. To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
2. To smear, stain or smudge.
3. (intransitive) To become indistinct.

Translations

make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim

Bulgarian: размазване (bg) (razmazvane) Czech: rozostřit (cs) Dutch: vervagen (nl) Finnish: sumentaa (fi), hämärtää (fi)

French: estomper (fr), brouiller (fr) m. Hungarian: elhomályosít (hu)

smear, stain or smudge

Czech: rozmazat (cs) Dutch: bevlekken (nl), bekladden (nl),bezoedelen (nl) Finnish: tahrata (fi)

Hungarian: összepacáz (hu), összefoltoz (hu)

become indistinct

Czech: rozmazat (cs) se, rozostřit (cs) se Dutch: vervagen (nl) Finnish: sumentua (fi), hämärtyä (fi)

French: s'estomper (fr) Hungarian: elhomályosodik (hu)

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French: flou

Portuguese: desfocado (Brazil) Spanish: difuso

Noun

blur (plural blurs)

1. A smear, smudge or blot
2. Something that appears hazy or indistinct

Derived terms

• motion blur

Translations

A smear, smudge or blot

Dutch: vlek (nl),smet (nl),veeg (nl) French: tache (fr) f.,salissure (fr) f.,marque (fr) f. Finnish: tahra (fi)

Hungarian: folt (hu)

Something that appears hazy or indistinct

Dutch: onduidelijke plek (nl), nevelig beeld (nl) French: flou (fr) m. Finnish: sumeus, hämäryys

Hungarian: homály (hu)

Anagrams

• burl