photo

(fō'tō) Informal.
n., pl., -tos.
A photograph.

tr. & intr.v., -toed, -to·ing, -tos.
To photograph or take photographs.

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is a well-established shortening of photograph, used chiefly in spoken English. Its plural form is photos, and it is commonly used in attributive position (i.e. before a noun), as in photo call, photo finish, and photo opportunity.

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IN BRIEF: A picture in the form of a print or transparent slide.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. — Frank Deford

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fotografi
v. tr. - fotografere
v. intr. - fotografere

idioms:

• photo finish    finish med målfotografering
• photo opportunity    officiel fotografering

Nederlands (Dutch)
foto, fotograferen, fotografisch

Français (French)
n. - photo
v. tr. - photographier
v. intr. - photographier

idioms:

• photo finish    arrivée départagée au photo-finish, photo finish
• photo opportunity    séance de photos

Deutsch (German)
n. - Foto
v. - fotografieren

idioms:

• photo finish    beinahe gleichzeitiger Zieleinlauf
• photo opportunity    Fototermin

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φωτογραφία
v. - φωτογραφίζω
abbr. - φωτογραφία
pref. - φωτο-

idioms:

• photo finish    φωτο-φίνις, φωτογραφία συντερματισμού
• photo opportunity    ευκαιρία φωτογράφησης (διασημότητας, πολιτικού κλπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
foto

idioms:

• photo finish    fotofinish
• photo opportunity    degno di essere fotografato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - foto (f)
v. - fotografar
abbr. - foto
pref. - foto

idioms:

• photo finish    acabamento fotográfico, final de corrida decidido por foto
• photo opportunity    cena fotogênica

Русский (Russian)
фотография

idioms:

• photo finish    фотофиниш
• photo opportunity    сеанс фотосъемки, нарочно устроенная встреча для прессы

Español (Spanish)
n. - foto, fotografía
v. tr. - fotografiar
v. intr. - fotografiarse, tomar fotografías

idioms:

• photo finish    competición muy reñida
• photo opportunity    oportunidad para fotografiarse (hacer titulares)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - foto, kort
v. - fota, ta kort av
abbr. - photograph
pref. - ljus-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
照片, 给...拍照, 拍照, 在照片上显得

idioms:

• photo finish    摄像判定胜负, 成绩十分接近的比赛结果
• photo opportunity    接受宣传媒体拍照的时间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 照片
v. tr. - 給...拍照
v. intr. - 拍照, 在照片上顯得

idioms:

• photo finish    攝影判定勝負, 成績十分接近的比賽結果
• photo opportunity    接受宣傳媒體拍照的時間

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사진
v. tr. - 사직을 찍다
v. intr. - 사진에 찍히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 写真
v. - 写真を撮る
adj. - 写真の

idioms:

• photo finish    写真判定, 大接戦
• photo opportunity    カメラマンとの会見

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صورة (فعل) يصور, يأخذ صورة (اختصار) مختصر : صورة أو تصوير (بادئه الكلمه) بادئه معناها : ضوئي أو فوتوغرافي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמונה, תצלום‬
v. tr., - ‮צילם‬

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