blur

blur

 (blûr)

v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs

v.tr.

1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure: The haze blurred the skyline.

2. To make dim, unclear, or cloudy: The smoke blurred my vision.

3. To cause to be intellectually indistinguishable: New thinking has blurred the divisions between disciplines.

v.intr.

1. To become visually indistinct: The faces blurred in the crowd.

2. To be unclear or clouded: His vision blurred as the drug took effect.

3. To become intellectually indistinguishable: TV commercials and shows seem to blur into one another.

n.

Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.

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[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]

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blur′ri·ness n.

blur′ry adj.

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blur

(blɜː)

vb, blurs, blurring or blurred

1. to make or become vague or less distinct: heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions.

2. to smear or smudge

3. (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim

n

4. something vague, hazy, or indistinct

5. a smear or smudge

[C16: perhaps variant of blear]

ˈblurred adj

blurredly adv

ˈblurredness n

ˈblurriness n

ˈblurry adj

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blur

(blɜr)

v. blurred, blur•ring,
n. v.t.

1. to obscure or make indistinct, as by smearing or staining: The fog blurred the outline of the car.

2. to obscure or sully by smearing or applying a smeary substance.

3. to dull the perception or susceptibility of: vision blurred by tears.

v.i.

4. to become indistinct.

5. to make blurs.

n.

6. a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke.

7. a blurred condition; indistinctness.

8. something seen or remembered indistinctly.

[1540–50; akin to blear]

blur′red•ly, adv.

blur′red•ness, n.

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blur

Past participle: blurred
Gerund: blurring

Imperative

blur

blur

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blur - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" fuzz internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Verb	1.	blur - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" film over, glaze over
	2.	blur - to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
	3.	blur - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" obnubilate, obscure, confuse alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
	4.	blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging smudge, smutch, smear rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" resmudge - smudge again dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
	5.	blur - make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" blear alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
	6.	blur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" slur, dim weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"

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blur

noun

1. haze, confusion, fog, obscurity, dimness, cloudiness, blear, blurredness, indistinctness Her face is a blur.

verb

1. become indistinct, soften, become vague, become hazy, become fuzzy If you move your eyes and your head, the picture will blur.

2. obscure, make indistinct, mask, soften, muddy, obfuscate, make vague, befog, make hazy Scientists are trying to blur the distinction between these questions.

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blur

verb

To make dim or indistinct:

becloud, bedim, befog, blear, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow.

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Translations

شيئٌ مُغَشّى واضِحٍيَغْشى، يُشَوِّش الرؤيَه

rozmazatrozostřitzastřítrozmazaný obraz

sløre

verschwimmenVerschwommenheitverwischen

empañarhacer borrosoimagen borrosa/imprecisa

hämärtäähämärtyäsumentaasumentuatahra

estomperflouterimage floues'estomperbrouiller

gera óskÿrt, blindamóîa, móîusÿn

immagine offuscatamossooffuscare

miglotas vaizdaspadaryti neaiškų

aizmiglotneskaidrs apveids

vervagen

gjøre uklartåkete synuskarpt synviske ut

rozmazaný obrazzastrieť

bulan makbulanıklaş makbulanıklık

把….弄得模糊不清模糊一片

blur

[blɜːʳ]

A. N (= shape) → contorno m borroso
everything is a blur when I take off my glasses → todo se vuelve borroso cuando me quito los lentes
the memory is just a blur → es un recuerdo muy vago
my mind was a blur → todo se volvió borroso en mi mente

B. VT

1. (= obscure) [+ writing] → borrar, hacer borroso; [+ outline] → desdibujar; [+ sight] → oscurecer, empañar
my eyes were blurred with tears → las lágrimas me enturbiaban la vista

2. (fig) [+ memory] → enturbiar; [+ judgment] → ofuscar

C. VI (= be obscured) → desdibujarse, volverse borroso
her eyes blurred with tears → las lágrimas le enturbiaban la vista

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blur

[ˈblɜː^r]

n → image f floue

vt

[+ image, picture] → brouiller, rendre flou(e); [+ vision] → troubler
to blur the distinction between → estomper la distinction entre, estomper la différence entre

vi [image] → se troubler

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blur

n → verschwommener Fleck; the blur of their faces → ihre verschwommenen Gesichter; the trees became a blur → man konnte die Bäume nur noch verschwommen erkennen; a blur of colours (Brit) or colors (US) → ein buntes Durcheinander von Farben

vt

inscription → verwischen; writing also → verschmieren; view → verschleiern; outline, photograph → unscharf or verschwommen machen; sound → verzerren; to have blurred vision → nur noch verschwommen sehen; to be/become blurred → undeutlich sein/werden; (image etc also) → verschwommen sein/verschwimmen; her eyes were blurred with tears → ihre Augen schwammen in Tränen; the tape is blurred here → an dieser Stelle ist die Aufnahme verzerrt

(fig) senses, mind, judgement → trüben; memory also, meaning → verwischen; intention → in den Hintergrund drängen

vi (vision, image) → verschwommen werden, verschwimmen

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blur

[blɜːʳ]

1. n (shape) → massa indistinta or confusa
my mind was a blur → avevo la mente annebbiata

2. vt (writing) → rendere (quasi) illeggibile; (outline, sight, memory, judgment) → offuscare

3. vi (see vt) → diventare (quasi) illeggibile, offuscarsi
her eyes blurred with tears → gli occhi le si velarono di lacrime

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blur

(bləː) noun

something not clearly seen. Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off. vaagheid شيئٌ مُغَشّى/ غير واضِحٍ неясно петно borrão rozmazaný obraz die Verschwommenheit sløret plet; tåget syn θολούρα imagen borrosa/imprecisa ähmasus مات؛ کدر sumea image floueמטושטש धुंधला mutnoća folt kabur móða, móðusÿn offuscamento, visione confusa/offuscata ぼやけた状態 흐릿함 miglotas vaizdas neskaidrs apveids kabur wazig beeld det som flyter sammen, uskarpt/tåkete syn nieostry obraz یو راغ یا اوریځ چی نظر یا د لیدلو شی تت کړی névoa imagine neclară расплывшиеся очертания rozmazaný obraz medla slika zamrljanost suddighet, någonting suddigt ความพร่ามัว bulanıklık 模糊一片 пляма; невиразні обриси دھندلا mờ nhạt, cảnh mờ 模糊一片

verb – past tense, past participle blurred –

to make or become unclear. The rain blurred my vision. vervaag يَغْشى، يُشَوِّش الرؤيَه зацапвам borrar rozmazat, zastřít verwischen sløre θολώνωempañar, hacer borroso ähmaseks tegema, ähmastuma نامشخص شدن؛ کدر کردن sumentaa brouiller לְטַשטֵש, לְהִטַשטֵש , לְהִיטַשטֵש धुंधला करना zamagliti elhomályosít mengaburkan gera óskÿrt, blinda annebbiare, rendere confuso ぼやけさせる 흐리게 하다 padaryti neaiškų aizmiglot (skatienu) mengaburi vervagengjøre uklar, viske ut zamazać مکدر کیدل، نا معلومه کیدل enevoar a estompa расплываться rozmazať, zastrieť zamegliti zamutiti göra suddig (otydlig) ทำให้พร่ามัว bulan(dır)mak, bulanıklaş(tır)mak 使…變得模糊 зробити неясним; затьмарити دھندلانا làm mờ đi 把….弄得模糊不清

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blur

vt. empañar, nublar los ojos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

blur

vi (pret & pp blurred; ger blurring) (one’s vision) nublarse, empañarse

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