feature

fea·ture  (fchr)

n.

1.

a. Any of the distinct parts of the face, as the eyes, nose, or mouth.

b. The overall appearance of the face or its parts. Often used in the plural.

2. A prominent or distinctive aspect, quality, or characteristic: a feature of one's personality; a feature of the landscape.

3. Linguistics

a. A property of linguistic units or forms: Nasality is a phonological feature.

b. In generative linguistics, any of various abstract entities that combine to specify underlying phonological, morphological, semantic, and syntactic properties of linguistic forms and that act as the targets of linguistic rules and operations.

4.

a. The main film presentation at a theater.

b. A full-length film.

5. A special attraction at an entertainment.

6. A prominent or special article, story, or department in a newspaper or periodical.

7. An item advertised or offered as particularly attractive or as an inducement: a washing machine with many features.

8. Archaic

a. Outward appearance; form or shape.

b. Physical beauty.

tr.v. fea·tured, fea·tur·ing, fea·tures

1. To give special attention to; display, publicize, or make prominent.

2. To have or include as a prominent part or characteristic: The play featured two well-known actors.

3. To depict or outline the features of.

4. Informal To picture mentally; imagine: Can you feature her in that hat?

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[Middle English feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factra, a working or making, from factus, past participle of facere, to make, do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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feature [ˈfiːtʃə]

n

1. any one of the parts of the face, such as the nose, chin, or mouth

2. a prominent or distinctive part or aspect, as of a landscape, building, book, etc.

3. the principal film in a programme at a cinema

4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) an item or article appearing regularly in a newspaper, magazine, etc. a gardening feature

5. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Also called feature story a prominent story in a newspaper, etc. a feature on prison reform

6. (Performing Arts) a programme given special prominence on radio or television as indicated by attendant publicity

7. (Business / Marketing) an article offered for sale as a special attraction, as in a large retail establishment

8. Archaic general form or make-up

9. (Linguistics) Linguistics a quality of a linguistic unit at some level of description grammatical feature semantic feature

vb

1. (tr) to have as a feature or make a feature of

2. (Performing Arts) to give prominence to (an actor, famous event, etc.) in a film or (of an actor, etc.) to have prominence in a film

3. (tr) US informal to imagine; consider I can't feature that happening

[from Anglo-French feture, from Latin factūra a making, from facere to make]

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In cartography, any object or configuration of ground or water represented on the face of the map or chart.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" characteristic sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" invariant - a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" badge - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability" centerpiece, centrepiece - the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" contour - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration" excellence, excellency - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine" external - outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion" distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristic safety feature - feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
	2.	feature - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" lineament body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity chin, mentum - the protruding part of the lower jaw face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" brow, forehead - the part of the face above the eyes temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed" cheek - either side of the face below the eyes jowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) jaw - the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
	3.	feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" feature film motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" horse opera, Western - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
	4.	feature - a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" feature article newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
	5.	feature - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind feature of speech attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" linguistics - the scientific study of language
	6.	feature - an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles loss leader, drawing card, leader - a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
Verb	1.	feature - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" have wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way" wear, bear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" carry - have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet" have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" own, possess, have - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" carry - be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail" bear - have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" give off - have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities" combine, unite - have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" star - feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man" sport, boast, feature - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" possess - have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" involve, imply - have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes" bristle - have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves" bristle, abound, burst - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" brim - be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears" carry, pack, take - have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" read, say - have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile" carry - have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"
	2.	feature - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" sport, boast feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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feature

noun

1. aspect, quality, characteristic, attribute, point, mark, property, factor, trait, hallmark, facet, peculiarity The gardens are a special feature of this property.

2. article, report, story, piece, comment, item, column a special feature on breast cancer research

3. highlight, draw, attraction, innovation, speciality, specialty, main item, honeypot, crowd puller (informal), special attraction, special the most striking feature of the whole garden

plural noun

face, countenance, physiognomy, lineaments She arranged her features in a bland expression.

verb

1. spotlight, present, promote, set off, emphasize, play up, accentuate, foreground, call attention to, give prominence to, give the full works (slang) This event features a stunning catwalk show.

2. star, appear, headline, participate, play a part She featured in a Hollywood film.

Translations

feature [ˈfiːtʃəʳ]

A. N

1. [of face] → rasgo m
features → rasgos mpl, facciones fpl

2. [of countryside, building] → característica f

3. (Comm, Tech) → elemento m, rasgo m

4. (Theat) → número m (Cine) → película f

5. (Press) → artículo m de fondo
a regular feature → una crónica regular

6. (Ling) (also distinctive feature) → rasgo m distintivo

B. VT

1. [+ actor, news] → presentar; [+ event] → ocuparse de, enfocar; (in paper etc) → presentar
a film featuring Garbo as → una película que presenta a la Garbo en el papel de ...

2. (= be equipped with) [machine] → estar provisto de, ofrecer

C. VI

1. (gen) it featured prominently in → tuvo un papel destacado en ...

2. (Cine) → figurar, aparecer (in en)

D. CPD feature article N → artículo m de fondo
feature film N → (película f de) largometraje m
feature writer N → articulista mf, cronista mf

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feature [ˈfiːtʃə^r]

n

(= distinctive characteristic) → caractéristique f
an important feature → une caractéristique essentielle
to be a feature of sth (a regular part of) → faire partie intégrante de qch
Pilgrimages are an essential feature of Hindu life → Les pèlerinages font partie intégrante de la vie hindoue.

(= special or extra component) [product] → particularité m; [car] → option f
safety feature → dispositif m de sécurité

(= special function) [software] → fonction f
search feature (COMPUTING) → fonction de recherche

(in newspaper or magazine) (= special article) → article m (= regular column) → chronique f, rubrique f
a special feature on sth → un article de fond sur qch, un reportage sur qch
a special feature on sb → un article de fond sur qn feature article, feature editor, feature writer

(also feature film) → long métrage m feature-length

vt (= include) [film] → avoir pour vedette(s)
The series featured top stars from cricket and rugby → Des stars du cricket et du rugby figuraient dans cette série.
This special event features a stunning catwalk show → Un défilé de mode époustouflant figure à cet événement exceptionnel.

vi → figurer
The story featured on the front pages → L'histoire figurait en première page.
it featured prominently in ... → cela a figuré en bonne place sur ..., cela a figuré en bonne place dans ...

features npl [face] → traits mpl
feature article n → article m de fond
feature editor n → chroniqueur/euse m/f
feature film n → long métrage m
feature-length [ˈfiːtʃə^rlɛŋθ] modif → long métrage after n

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feature

n

(facial) → (Gesichts)zug m; to have strong/delicate features → markante/feine Gesichtszüge haben

(= characteristic) → Merkmal nt, → Kennzeichen nt, → Charakteristikum nt; (of sb’s character) → Grundzug m; a feature of his style is … → sein Stil ist durch … gekennzeichnet; a feature of this book is … → das Buch zeichnet sich durch … aus; special feature → Besonderheit f; new feature → Neuheit f; the main feature of the recession → das Kennzeichnende an der Rezession

(= focal point: of room, building etc) → besonderes or herausragendes Merkmal; feature fireplace → offener Kamin; to make a feature of something → etw besonders betonen, etw zur Geltung bringen; the main feature of the new shopping mall → die Hauptattraktion des neuen Einkaufszentrums; the old volcano, the dominant feature of the island, … → der die Insel dominierende alte Vulkan …

(Press) → (Sonder)beitrag m, → Feature nt; (Rad, TV) → (Dokumentar)bericht m, → Feature nt

(= film) → Spielfilm m

vt

(Press) story, picture → bringen

this film features an English actress → in diesem Film spielt eine englische Schauspielerin mit; the album features their latest hit single → auf dem Album ist auch ihre neueste Hitsingle; the room features a large fireplace → eine Besonderheit des Zimmers ist der große Kamin

vi

(= occur) → vorkommen; the story featured on all today’s front pages → die Geschichte war heute auf allen Titelseiten

(Film) → (mit)spielen

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feature:

feature article

n → Sonderbeitrag m, → Feature nt

feature film

n → Spielfilm m

feature-length

adj film → mit Spielfilmlänge

featureless

adj → ohne besondere Merkmale

feature story

n → Sonderbericht m, → Feature nt

feature writer

n → Feuilletonist(in) m(f)

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feature [ˈfiːtʃəʳ]

1. n

a. (gen) (Comm, Tech) → caratteristica

b. (of face) features npl → lineamenti mpl, fisionomia fsg, fattezze fpl

c. (also feature film) → film m inv (principale), lungometraggio

d. (Press) → articolo, servizio speciale
a regular feature in (newspapers) → un articolo che appare regolarmente in
a (special) feature on sth/sb → un servizio speciale su qc/qn

2. vt (person) → avere come protagonista; (event, news) → presentare, dare risalto a

3. vi (Cine) → apparire, essere protagonista, figurare
it featured prominently in ... (gen) → ha avuto un posto di primo piano in...

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feature [ˈfiːtʃəʳ]

1. n

a. (gen) (Comm, Tech) → caratteristica

b. (of face) features npl → lineamenti mpl, fisionomia fsg, fattezze fpl

c. (also feature film) → film m inv (principale), lungometraggio

d. (Press) → articolo, servizio speciale
a regular feature in (newspapers) → un articolo che appare regolarmente in
a (special) feature on sth/sb → un servizio speciale su qc/qn

2. vt (person) → avere come protagonista; (event, news) → presentare, dare risalto a

3. vi (Cine) → apparire, essere protagonista, figurare
it featured prominently in ... (gen) → ha avuto un posto di primo piano in...

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feature

n feature [ˈfiːtʃə]

1 a mark by which anything is known; a quality The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting. kenmerk, eienskap علامَه مُميِّزَه، صِفَه особеност rys, znak kendetegn das Merkmal χαρακτηριστικό, γνώρισμα característica tunnusjoon ویژگی ominaisuus caractéristique מְאַפייֵן विशेष गुण obilježje, svojstvo jellemvonás, sajátosság, jegy ciri khas sérkenni caratteristica 特徴 특징 bruožas, ypatybė pazīme; iezīme ciri khas kenmerk særpreg, karakteristisk trekk cecha característica caracteristică особенность znak značilnost karakteristika särdrag, kännetecken ลักษณะ özellik, nitelik 特色 особливість; властивість کسی چیز کا نمایاں وصف đặc trưng 特色

2 one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc) She has very regular features. gelaatstrekke مَلامِح، قَسَمات черта на лице rys ansigtstræk der Gesichtszug χαρακτηριστικό προσώπου rasgo näojooned چهره kasvonpiirre trait תַו פָּנִים विशिष्टता crta lica arcvonás roman muka andlitsfall tratto 顔の造作 얼굴의 이목구비 bruožas sejas vaibsti bahagian muka gelaatstrek ansiktstrekk rys feição trăsătură черты лица črta poteza crta lica ansiktsdrag ลักษณะหน้าตา yüz hattı 臉面的一部分 риси обличчя چہرے کا کوئی عضو nét (mặt) 脸面的一部分

3 a special article in a newspaper The Times' is doing a feature on holidays. artikel مَقال صَحَفي خاص ومُهِم рубрика velký článek artikel der Sonderartikel ειδικό αφιέρωμα crónica, artículo de fondo eriartikkel مقاله اصلی erikoisartikkeli manchette כַּתָבָה रूप लेख poseban prilog színes riport artikel uppsláttargrein; greinaflokkur servizio speciale 特別記事 특집 기사 straipsnis liels raksts (avīzē) artikel speciaal artikel stort oppslått artikkel artykuł artigo/ ...de fundo? articol (de ziar) тематическая статья veľký článok reportaža specijal specialartikel, feature บทความพิเศษ inceleme 特寫 сенсаційна стаття اخبار یا رسالے میں شائع ہونے والا کوئی مضمون bài đặc biệt (trong một tờ báo) 特写

4 the main film in a cinema programme etc The feature begins at 7.30; (also adjective ) a feature film. hooffilm, hoofprent فِلْم طَويل филм hlavní film hovedfilm; spillefilm der Hauptfilm, Haupt-... κύρια ταινία του προγράμματος largometraje põhifilm, mängu- فیلم اصلی kokoillan elokuva grand film; long métrage סֶרֶט בְּאוֹרֶך מָלֵא कथा चित्र cjelovečernji (umjetnički) film; glavni film dvostrukog kino-programa; cjelovečernji, umjetnički nagyfilm film utama aðalkvikmyndin lungometraggio; film a soggetto (映画の) 主要作品 (영화의) 주요 작품 meninis filmas [] mākslas filma; mākslas filmas- filem utama hoofdfilm hovedfilm, spillefilm główny film w programie filme/longa metragem film (de lung metraj) художественный фильм hlavný program; celovečerný igrani film igrani film huvudfilm ภาพยนตร์ asıl film 正片 повнометражний фільм پورے طول کی فلم جو کسی تماشے کے خاص پروگرام کے لیے تیار کی گئی ہو tiết mục chủ chốt; bộ phim chính 正片

v

to give or have a part (especially an important one) That film features the best of the British actresses. spog met, ʼn belangrike rol speel, in die hoofrol hê يُعْطي أهَمِّيَّـه خاصَّه، يَقوم بِالدَّور الرَّئيسي показвам в главна роля uvést v hlavní roli have i hovedrolle darstellen παρουσιάζω figurar, representar (pea)osa esitama, (pea)osas esinema نمایش دادن esiintyä mettre en vedette(s) לְהַצִיג प्रकट करना, हिस्सा लेना glumiti, prikazivati (na filmu) szerepeltet menampilkan sÿna, hafa (til að bera), flagga rappresentare; mettere in evidenza ～に主演させる 특징으로 있다 (kur) vaidinti pagrindinį vaidmenį rādīt; raksturot; attēlot menampilkan brengen gi/ha en (hoved)rolle i en film przedstawiać apresentar/integrarL a prezenta/a avea în rolul principal участвовать (в главной роли) uviesť v hlavnej úlohe predstavljati predstaviti u glavnoj ulozi visa [], presentera, bjuda på มีบทบาท baş rolde oynatmak 由...主演 показувати کسی فلم یا نشریے میں خاص کردار یا خاص موضوع کے طور پر پیش ہونا dành vai nổi bật cho 由...主演

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feature → سِمة rys obličeje træk Gesichtszug χαρακτηριστικό rasgo piirre trait odlika caratteristica 顔立ち 특징 kenmerk særpreg cecha traço fisionómico, traço fisionômico черта egenskap ลักษณะหน้าตา özellik đường nét khuôn mặt 特色