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Meaning of "contre-jour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTRE-JOUR

From French, literally: against day(light).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRE-JOUR

contre-jour  [ˈkɒntrəˌʒʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRE-JOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contre-Jour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTRE-JOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

contre-jour

Contre-jour

Contre-jour is a photographic technique in which the camera is pointing directly toward a source of light. Contre-jour produces backlighting of the subject. This effect usually hides details, causes a stronger contrast between light and dark, creates silhouettes and emphasizes lines and shapes. The sun, or other light source, is often seen as either a bright spot or as a strong glare behind the subject. Fill light may be used to illuminate the side of the subject facing toward the camera. Silhouetting occurs when there is a lighting ratio of 16:1 or more; at lower ratios such as 8:1 the result is instead called low-key lighting. low-key lighting effect for the Sun behind a gull in flight.

Definition of contre-jour in the English dictionary

The definition of contre-jour in the dictionary is the technique of taking photographs into the light, with the light source behind the subject.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRE-JOUR


abjure
əbˈdʒʊə
adjure
əˈdʒʊə
objure
ɒbˈdʒʊə
Padua
ˈpædʒʊə
recomforture
riːˈkʌmfəˌtʒʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRE-JOUR

contrasuggestibility
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestion
contrate
contraterrene
contravallation
contravene
contravener
contravention
contrayerva
contrecoup
contredance
contredanse
contretemps
contrib.
contributable
contributary
contribute
contributing factor
contribution

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRE-JOUR

amour
behaviour
carte du jour
cartes du jour
colour
du jour
four
glamour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
our
plat du jour
plats du jour
pour
retour
sense of humour
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of contre-jour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contre-jour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRE-JOUR

Find out the translation of contre-jour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contre-jour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contre-jour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

驳 - 怨妇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contre- jour
570 millions of speakers

English

contre-jour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contre - jour
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مناهضة - جور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контр - Jour
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contre- jour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কনটার-জুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre-jour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Contre-jour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

contre- jour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contre - JOUR
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

되었습니다 contre - 주르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contre-jour
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

contre - jour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Contre-யோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Contre-jour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

contre-jour
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contre - jour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contre - jour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контр - Jour
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contre - jour
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

contre - jour
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contre - jour
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

contre -jour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contre -jour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contre-jour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRE-JOUR»

The term «contre-jour» is normally little used and occupies the 108.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRE-JOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contre-jour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contre-jour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contre-jour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRE-JOUR»

Discover the use of contre-jour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contre-jour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and ...
Contre-iiacher, kon-ti4-à-shà, v. a. to counter-etch. Contre-hatier, s. m. rack (a kitchen utensil.) Contre-haut, adv. downwards. Contre-hîloires, s. f. pl. Mar. strakes er streaks of planks on the decks, dose to the binding strakes. Contre-jour , s. m. ...
Abel Boyer, 1839
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Narrative Theory: Special topics
In texts like Contre-jour the very existence (on a fictional level) of the characters of the "story" and the very existence of a narrating or enunciatory discourse can be at issue. Second-person fiction particularly lends itself to such rigorous and ...
Mieke Bal, 2004
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Painting on Location: Secrets to Plein Air Painting
Matthew Fishing on a Bridge, Ardmaine Gardens Oil on board 12 x 9in (30.5 x 23cm)) With the sun behind the trees, this was very much a contre-jour subject in which the main interest was the play of subtle greens and the glancing touches of  ...
David Curtis, Robin Capon, 2013
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Contre-jour lighting is a type of backlighting where a subject blocks the light, often standing against a bright sky or an illuminated doorway. The field of light takes on an active presence, almost surrounding or infusing the edges of the object.
James Gurney, 2010
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Romes Desert Frontiers
Looking Into The Sun (Contre-Jour) A flight in July 1931, piloted by Captain Almy, enabled a trial to be made in atmospheric condi- tions previously thought impossible for archaeologi- cal observation: excessive brightness, absolute drought on ...
David Kennedy, Derrick Riley, 2012
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Vocabulaire complet français-anglais et anglais-français
[deti.] to counter- hatch Contre-hachure , tf. cottntethaiching Contre-hfitier, sm. double rack Contre-hermine', et a. [bias.] counter- ermined Contre-issant, a. [bias. ] countersahrr.: Contie-jauger, va. to counfergnnge Contre-jour, sm. counterlight,  ...
Samuel Stone, 1823
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Routledge Dictionnaire Technique Anglais
PHOTO backlit contre-jour m/r CINEMAT. PHOTO against íhelight contre-lame/ PAPiER bed knife contre-latte /CONSTR counter lath contre-lèvre/PAPiER apron up contre-limon ni CONSTR wall string contremaître m CONSTR. PRODUCTION  ...
Yves Arden, 1994
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Bite In
Elizabeth Bartlett England Contre Jour, he said, a photographic phrase, literally against the day, l suppose. l'll put a little by, my mother would say, against the day when we have nothing left. s Limp purse, well-rubbed, false teeth not quite fitting  ...
Cecil Gray, 2000
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Dictionnaire français-anglais et anglais-français, abrégé
Contrk-jour , s. m. false light. A contre-jour , in a false light. Costre-issant, E , adj. ( terme de blason) counter salicnt. Contre-latte, s. f.coumer- lath. Contre-latter , v. a. to counter-iath. ConTRE-LETTRE , s. i. (U'feo- sance. Contre-maître , s. m. Mar.
Abel Boyer, 1816
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Paradox and Perspicacity: Horizons of Knowledge in the ...
13. The Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford, 1933), V, 36. 14. Herbert Schneidau, Ezra Pound: The Image and the Real (Baton Rouge: Louisiana, 1969), 107. 15. In Canto 74 the word "contre-jour" is placed adjacent to "the line of the cameo.
Robert G. Eisenhauer, 2005

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRE-JOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contre-jour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Panasonic Lumix 42.5mm f/1.7 ASPH lens H-HS043E
Contre-jour lighting was handled very well. It was just possible to force the lens to flare by including a bright light source in the frame, but with ... «PhotoReview.com.au, Apr 15»
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John Ruskin: the greatest eye in Europe
Here's washing hanging from a line in a way that we can no longer call unRuskinian. Here are contre-jour studies through the dark arches of a ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
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Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 II ASPH H-H014A lens
We estimate corner darkening was roughly half a stop at f/2.5, while barrel distortion was just noticeable. Contre-jour lighting was handled very ... «PhotoReview.com.au, Mar 15»
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Dupain and other Australian photographers explore light in the city
In Contre-jour (1961), the treatment of light is even more dramatic. The afternoon or, perhaps more likely, morning sun appears as a brilliant ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
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Launch of new garden art installation
I like 'contre-jour' - backlighting when details disappear and your eyes are drawn to shapes and lines because it lets you discover different ... «West Sussex County Times, Jan 15»
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Akrapovic Full Moon Revealed: the Bike Itself Is Essentially an Exhaust
It could hardly pass as a contre-jour manipulated photo. Most of the guys in the media just agreed it was a cartoon representation of the actual ... «autoevolution, Dec 14»
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Kawasaki Ninja H2 Shows Carbon Fiber Bodywork and F1-Like …
We knew there will be carbon fiber involved in the all-new Ninja H2 straight from the beginning, as the initial contre-jour photo revealed a detail ... «autoevolution, Sep 14»
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Friday Photo Tip: How to shoot into the light to create dramatic …
There's a way to add interest and a touch of the dramatic to your photographs, purely by shooting "contre-jour" -- that is, against daylight. «imaging resource, Oct 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Contre-Jour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contre-jour>. Apr 2024 ».
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