retouch

ˌriːˈtʌtʃ

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Definition of retouch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

general improvement

Rare

make small finishing improvements to something

Rare

Before the exhibition, she will retouch her sculpture.

polish

refine

tweak

photo or painting

TECH.

improve a picture or painting by making small changes

TECH.

She will retouch the old photo to make it clearer.

airbrush

photoshop

touch up

hairstyling

Rare

color hair roots to match previously colored hair

Rare

He needs to retouch his hair roots every month.

touch up

Noun

improvement

Rare

act of making small improvements

Rare

The retouch of the photo made it perfect.

adjustment

enhancement

refinement

photo editing

TECH.

art of improving photos or paintings

TECH.

She mastered the retouch of old paintings.

enhancement

improvement

modification

archaeology

TECH.

technique to shape stone tools

TECH.

Retouch was crucial in ancient tool-making.

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Origin of retouch

French, retoucher (to touch again)

Examples of retouch in a sentence

The artist will retouch the painting to enhance its colors.
He retouched the portrait before the gallery opening.
Can you retouch my passport photo tonight?
She decided to retouch her roots before the party.
The stylist will retouch the roots to blend the colors.
The artist's retouch gave the painting new life.

A retouch was needed to fix the old portrait.
The retouch of the photograph made it look brand new.
He admired the retouch on the vintage portrait.
The retouch improved the tool's efficiency.
Experts studied the retouch patterns on the artifacts.

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French:retoucher, retouche, ...
German:retuschieren, Retusche, ...
Italian:ritoccare, ritocco, ...
Spanish:retocar, retoque, ...
Portuguese:retocar, retoque, ...
Chinese:修饰, 微调, ...
Japanese:手直しする, 修正, ...
Arabic:عَدَّل, تَحْسِين طَفِيف, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁפֵּר, תִּקּוּן, ...
Russian:ретушировать, ретушь, ...
Ukrainian:вдосконалювати, ретушування, ...
Hindi:सुधारना, सुधार, ...
Bengali:ছোটখাটো উন্নতি করা, রিটাচ, ...
Catalan:retocar, retoc, ...
Czech:doladit, retuš, ...
Danish:rette, retouchering, ...
Dutch:retoucheren, retouche, ...
Greek:βελτιώνω, ρετουσαρίσμα, ...
Hungarian:kijavítani, igazítás, ...
Khmer:កែលម្អបន្តិចបន្តួច, ការកែសម្រួលបន្តិចបន្តួច, ...
Korean:손질하다, 리터칭, ...
Persian:دستکاری نهایی کرد, بازنگری, ...
Polish:retuszować, retusz, ...
Portuguese (BR):retocar, retoque, ...
Romanian:a retușa, retuș, ...
Swedish:retuschera, retusch, ...
Thai:ปรับปรุง, การปรับแต่ง, ...
Turkish:rötuş yapmak, rötuş, ...
Vietnamese:chỉnh sửa, cải thiện nhỏ, ...

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