retouch

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈtʌt͡ʃ/

Verb

retouch (retouches, present participle retouching; past and past participle retouched)

1. (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
2. (transitive) To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
3. (archaeology) To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.

Translations

• German: retuschieren
• Italian: ritoccare
• Portuguese: retocar
• Russian: ретуши́ровать

Noun

retouch (plural retouches)

1. The act of retouching.

Translations

• German: Retusche
• Portuguese: retoque
• Russian: ре́тушь

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