English » Portuguese

Translations for „silhouette“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary (Go to Portuguese » English)

I . silhouette [ˌsɪluˈet] N

silhouette

II . silhouette [ˌsɪluˈet] VB trans

silhouette

to be silhouetted against sth

destacar-se em a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It can be used to move with a lower silhouette, but there are better crawls for that purpose. en.wikipedia.org

He was said to have been discovered in a stationer's shop cutting out silhouettes to make a living. en.wikipedia.org

The fluidity of his silhouettes enabled him to manipulate the relationship between his clothing and women's bodies. en.wikipedia.org

Those who considered it cheap attached the word silhouette to it. en.wikipedia.org

Here the color spot conveys the shape of objects with modeling just one silhouette. en.wikipedia.org

Above is an encomium in brass letters, most of which have long since fallen off the wall leaving only silhouettes. en.wikipedia.org

In silhouette, the ship was similar to the larger that immediately preceded her. en.wikipedia.org

Suddenly, the dim silhouette of a warship loomed out of the hazy darkness close aboard. en.wikipedia.org

The towers six stories dominate the old towns silhouette. en.wikipedia.org

Prior to the advent of photography, silhouette profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "silhouette" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | English | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский