silhouette
US /ˌsɪl.əˈwet/
UK /ˌsɪl.əˈwet/
1.
silhouet
the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light
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The mountain stood out in silhouette against the sunset.
De berg stak in silhouet af tegen de zonsondergang.
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I could only see her silhouette in the dim light.
Ik kon alleen haar silhouet zien in het schemerlicht.
2.
silhouet, schaduwbeeld
a portrait in profile represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, especially cut from paper or done in a similar simple way
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She had a beautiful silhouette of her grandmother.
Ze had een prachtig silhouet van haar grootmoeder.
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The artist specializes in paper-cut silhouettes.
De kunstenaar is gespecialiseerd in papieren silhouetten.
1.
silhouetteren, aftekenen
to represent (someone or something) by a silhouette
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The setting sun silhouetted the trees against the sky.
De ondergaande zon silhouettede de bomen tegen de lucht.
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The photographer carefully silhouetted the model against the bright window.
De fotograaf silhouettede het model zorgvuldig tegen het heldere raam.