zoom

zoom  (zm)

v. zoomed, zoom·ing, zooms

v.intr.

1.

a. To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound.

b. To move while making such a sound.

2. To climb suddenly and sharply. Used of an airplane.

3. To move about rapidly; swoop.

4. To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens.

5. Computer Science To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.

v.tr.

To cause to zoom.

n.

1. The act or sound of zooming.

2. A zoom lens.

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[Imitative.]

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zoom [zuːm]

vb

1. to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound

2. to move or cause to move with such a sound

3. (intr) to move very rapidly; rush we zoomed through town

4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way

5. (Business / Commerce) (intr) (of prices) to rise rapidly

n

1. the sound or act of zooming

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) See zoom lens

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zoom - a rapid rise                         rapid climb, rapid growth rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	zoom - the act of rising upward into the air soar ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
Verb	1.	zoom - move along very quickly               whizz along, zoom along, whizz hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
	2.	zoom - move with a low humming noise go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" billow, wallow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"

Translations

zoom [zuːm]

A. N

1. (= sound) → zumbido m

2. (Phot) (also zoom lens) → zoom m

3. (Aer) (= upward flight) → empinadura f

B. VI

1. [engine] → zumbar
it zoomed past my ear → me pasó zumbando por la oreja

2. (= go fast) → ir zumbando
he zoomed past at 120kph → pasó zumbando a 120kph

3. (Aer) → empinarse

C. CPD zoom lens N (Phot) → zoom m

zoom in VI + ADV (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → enfocar(a algn/algo)con el zoom

zoom out VI + ADV (Cine) → pasar a un plano general con el zoom

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zoom [ˈzuːm]

vi

(= move quickly) → passer en trombe
to zoom past → passer en trombe

(= soar) [prices, sales, inflation] → monter en flèche

n (also zoom lens) → zoom m

zoom in

vi (PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA) → zoomer
to zoom in on sb → zoomer sur qn
to zoom in on sth → zoomer qch

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zoom

n

(= sound of engine) → Surren nt

(Aviat, = upward flight) → Steilanstieg m

(Phot: also zoom lens) → Zoom(objektiv) nt

vi

(engine) → surren

(inf) → sausen (inf); the car zoomed past us → der Wagen sauste an uns vorbei (inf); we were zooming along at 90 → wir sausten mit 90 daher (inf); he zoomed through it so quickly he can’t possibly have read it properly → er war in null Komma nichts damit fertig, er kann das unmöglich gründlich gelesen haben (inf)

(Aviat, plane, rocket) → steil (auf)steigen; the rocket zoomed up into the sky → die Rakete schoss in den Himmel; prices have zoomed up to a new high → die Preise sind in unerreichte Höhen geschnellt

vt plane → steil hochziehen or hochreißen; engine → auf Hochtouren laufen lassen

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zoom [zuːm]

1. n (sound) → rombo

2. vi (go fast) to zoom off → sfrecciare via
he zoomed past at 120 mph → ci sfrecciò accanto a 120 miglia all'ora

zoom in vi + adv (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → zumare (su qn/qc)

zoom out vi + adv → allargare l'immagine

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zoom [zuːm]

1. n (sound) → rombo

2. vi (go fast) to zoom off → sfrecciare via
he zoomed past at 120 mph → ci sfrecciò accanto a 120 miglia all'ora

zoom in vi + adv (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → zumare (su qn/qc)

zoom out vi + adv → allargare l'immagine

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zoom

n zoom [zuːm]

a loud, low-pitched buzzing noise the zoom of (an) aircraft. zoem صَوْت إرتِفاع الطّائِرَة المُفاجئ бръмча bzučení, vrčení zoom das Surren, das Brummen βούισμα zumbido põrin صدای ممتد ز humina vrombissement שִינוּי רָצוּף בֵמִיקוּד הַעַדַשה בִזְמַן הַצִילוּם तेजी से उड़ना zujanje zúgás dengung drunur, gnÿr rombo ブーンという音 붕 소리 burzgimas dūkoņa; rūkoņa deruman zoemen (fly)dur, drønning warkot zumbido zumzăit гул, жужжание bzučanie, hučanie hrumenje zujanje brummande, surrande, vinande การเคลื่อนตัวรวดเร็วด้วยเสียงกระหึ่ม 'vınnn' sesi 嗡嗡聲，隆隆聲 гудіти; дзижчати تیز بھنبھنانے کی آواز tiếng vù vù 嗡嗡声

v

to move very quickly with this kind of noise The motorbike zoomed past us. zoem يَمُرُّ بِسُرْعَه избръмчавам svištět suse surren, brummen βουίζω pasar volando põrinal (mööda) kihutama با صدای ز حرکت کردن pyyhältää passer en trombe נַע בִּמהִירוּת, חַלַף בִּמהִירוּת עָל פְּנֵי- तेजी से ऊपर जाना proletjeti búg, elzúg mendengung þjóta sfrecciare ブーンと動く 붕 소리내며 달리다 (pra)burgzti []dūkt; []rūkt menderum zoeven suse/dure forbi przejechać z warkotem (passar, etc.) ruidosamente a trece în trombă с гулом vrčať, (za)hučať (pri)hrumeti prozujati susa เคลื่อนตัวรวดเร็วด้วยเสียงกระหึ่ม 'vınnn' diye hızla gitmek 嗡嗡地或隆隆地疾行 рухатися з гудінням خرّاٹے یا بھنبھنانے کی آواز کے ساتھ تیزی سے گزرنا phóng vọt lên 嗡地一声面过

zoom lens

a type of camera lens which can make a distant object appear gradually closer without moving the camera. zoemlens عَدَسَة تَزْويم: تَقْريب أو إبْعاد الكاميرا بِسُرْعَه подвижен обектив transfokátor zoomobjektiv; zoomlinse das Zoom φακός ζουμ objetivo focal variable, zoom varioobjektiiv, zoom-objektiiv عدسی زوم zoom-objektiivi focale variable עַצְמִית, עַדשַת זוּם एक किस्म का लेंस जिससे वस्तु निकट दिखती है leće za zumiranje gumilencse lensa zoom súmlinsa, breytilinsa (lente a fuoco regolabile) ズームレンズ 줌 렌즈 kintamojo nuotolio objektyvas objektīvs ar maināmu fokusa attālumu kanta zum zoomlens zoomobjektiv/-linse obiektyw o zmiennej ogniskowej lente de zoom zoom, transfocator объектив с переменным фокусным расстоянием transfokátor zoom objektiv zumirajući objektiv zoomobjektiv เลนส์ของกล้องที่ขยายปรับภาพโดยรักษาโฟกัสเดิมไว้ zum merceği (照相機的)變焦鏡頭 об'єктив зі змінною фокусною відстанню; наближення کیمرے میں لگی ایک قسم کی لینس جو دور کی چیزوں کو پاس لے آتی ہے ống kính máy ảnh có chức năng phóng to （照相机的）变焦镜头

zoom in

to direct a camera (on to an object etc) and use a zoom lens to make it appear to come closer Film the whole building first, then zoom in on the door. zoem in يُوَجِّه الكاميرا ويُقَرِّب الصورَه приближавам najíždět (na) zoome ind heranholen, -zoomen φωτογραφίζω από κοντά, κάνω ζουμ enfocar con el zoom fookuskaugust muutma, peale sõitma زوم کردن zoomata faire un zoom (sur) צִילוּם מִקָרוֹב जूम लेंस की मदद से किसी चीज को निकट के रूप में देखना približiti gumilencsével„behoz” vmit, ráközelít membidikkan kamera súma inn, stilla inn á nærmynd zumare ズームレンズで撮影する 줌 렌즈로 클로즈업해서 잡다 priartinti (ką) iefokusēt; pievilkt (filmējot) zum dekat inzoomen op zoome inn, rykke inn på motivet robić najazd, zbliżenie apontar a câmera a a apropia давать крупным планом nasmerovať (na), zamieriť (na) približati zumirati zooma in ปรับภาพให้ใกล้เข้ามา görüntüyü yaklaştırmak, zum yapmak 鏡頭拉近(某目標)，放大 наближати کیمرے کی مدد سے کسی دور کی چیز کو قریب لانا phóng to 摄相机移向目标