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n.
1.
a. A mark or impression made in or on a surface by pressure: the print of footsteps in the sand.
b. A fingerprint.
2.
a. A device or implement, such as a stamp, die, or seal, used to press markings onto or into a surface: fancy letters made by hand-carved prints.
b. Something formed or marked by such a device.
3.
a. Text, lettering, or other marks produced in ink from type as by a printing press or from digital fonts by an electronic printer: needed glasses to read the print.
b. Printed state or form: a short story that never got into print.
4. A printed publication or edition of a text; a printing: The first print of that book has sold out.
5. A design or picture transferred from an engraved plate, wood block, lithographic stone, or other medium: had prints of flowers hanging on the walls.
6. A photographic image transferred to paper or a similar surface.
7. A copy of a movie made on film or in a high resolution digital format, as for public exhibition.
8.
a. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
b. The pattern itself: a blouse with a paisley print.
v. print·ed, print·ing, prints
v.tr.
1. To press (a mark or design, for example) onto or into a surface: tracks that were printed in the snow.
2.
a. To make an impression on or in (a surface) with a device such as a stamp, seal, or die.
b. To press (something, such as a stamp) onto or into a surface to leave a marking.
3.
a. To produce by means of pressed type, an electronic printer, or similar means, on a paper surface: printed more copies of the ad.
b. To offer in printed form; publish: The publisher collected the essays and printed them as a book.
4.
a. To reproduce (a digital document or image) on a paper surface: printed the email.
b. To convert (a digital document) into a file format designed for publication.
5. To write (something) in characters similar to those commonly used in print.
6. To impress firmly in the mind or memory: an experience that will be printed in our hearts forever.
7. To produce a photographic image from (a negative, for example) by passing light through film onto a photosensitive surface, especially sensitized paper.
8. To produce (an electronic component) by mechanically transferring a circuit or circuit pattern onto a nonconductive surface.
9. To fabricate (an object) by means of a 3D printer.
v.intr.
1.
a. To work as a printer.
b. To produce something in printed form by means of a printing press or other reproduction process.
2. To write characters similar to those commonly used in print.
3. To produce or receive an impression, marking, or image: The negative printed poorly.
adj.
Idioms: 1. Published or reproduced by printing, especially in contrast to electronic publication: a print newsletter.
2. Relating to or involved in media based on printing, especially newspapers and magazines: a print journalist.
in print
1. In printed or published form: denials that were to be found in print.
2. Offered for sale by a publisher: books that are still in print.
out of print
No longer offered for sale by a publisher: books that are out of print.
[Middle English prent, print, from Old French priente, from feminine past participle of preindre, to press, alteration (on the model of the more common type of Old French verb having an infinitive ending in -ndre, such as peindre, to paint) of priembre, from Latin premere; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
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vb
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to reproduce (text, pictures, etc), esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to produce or reproduce (a manuscript, a book, data, etc) in print, as for publication
3. to write (letters, etc) in the style of printed matter
4. to mark or indent (a surface) by pressing (something) onto it
5. (Photography) to produce a photographic print from (a negative)
6. (tr) to implant or fix in the mind or memory
7. (tr) to make (a mark or indentation) by applying pressure
n
8. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printed matter such as newsprint
9. (Journalism & Publishing) a printed publication such as a newspaper or book
10. (Journalism & Publishing) in print
a. in printed or published form
b. (of a book, etc) offered for sale by the publisher
11. (Journalism & Publishing) out of print no longer available from a publisher
12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a design or picture printed from an engraved plate, wood block, or other medium
13. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printed text, esp with regard to the typeface used: small print.
14. (Photography) a positive photographic image in colour or black and white produced, usually on paper, from a negative image on film. Compare slide13
15. (Textiles)
a. a fabric with a printed design
b. (as modifier): a print dress.
16.
a. a mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface
b. a stamp, die, etc, that makes such an impression
c. the surface subjected to such an impression
17. See fingerprint
[C13 priente, from Old French: something printed, from preindre to make an impression, from Latin premere to press]
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v.t.
1. to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate cylinder.
2. to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block.
3. to publish in printed form.
4. to write in letters like those commonly used in print: Print your name at the top.
5. to indent or mark by pressing.
6. to produce (an indentation, mark, etc.), as by pressure.
7. to impress on the mind, memory, etc.
8. to apply with pressure so as to leave an indentation, mark, etc.
9. Photog. to produce a positive picture from (a negative) by the transmission of light.
v.i. 10. to produce printed material: to print in color.
11. to produce something in printed form.
12. to write in characters such as are used in print.
13. print out, Computers. to produce (data) in printed form; make a printout of.
n. 14. the state of being printed.
15. printed lettering, esp. with reference to style or size.
16. printed material.
17. newsprint.
18. a picture, design, or the like, printed from an engraved or otherwise prepared block, plate, etc.
19. an indentation, mark, etc., made by the pressure of one body or thing on another.
20. something with which an impression is made; a stamp or die.
21. fingerprint.
22.
a. a design or pattern on cloth made by dyeing, weaving, or printing with engraved rollers, blocks of wood, stencils, etc.
b. a cloth so treated.
c. an article of apparel made of this cloth.
23. a photograph, esp. a positive made from a negative.
24. any reproduced image, as a blueprint.
25. a positive copy of a completed motion picture ready for showing; release print.
adj. 26. of or pertaining to newspapers and magazines: the print media.
Idioms: 1. in print,
a. in printed form; published.
b. (of a book or the like) still available for purchase from the publisher.
2. out of print, (of a book or the like) no longer available for purchase from the publisher.
[1250–1300; Middle English prent(e), print(e), prient(e) < Old French priente impression, print]
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1. 'print'
To print a book or newspaper means to produce many copies of it using machinery.
The book is printed on fine acid-free paper.
2. 'publish'
To publish a book or newspaper means to produce and distribute it for sale to the public.
Dr Johnson's dictionary was published in 1755.
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Past participle: printed
Gerund: printing
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Strictly, any picture or design made from an inked surface, but also used for art images made by stencil and other processes. Loosely used for all kinds of mechanically produced reproductions of paintings.
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| Noun | 1. | print - the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print" black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) fine print, small print - material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" |
| 2. | print - a picture or design printed from an engraving contact print - a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative copperplate - a print made from an engraved copperplate engraving - a print made from an engraving graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking linocut - a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum lithograph - a print produced by lithography mezzotint - print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade serigraph, silk screen print, silkscreen - a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil | |
| 3. |  print - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"fingerprint - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations footmark, footprint, step - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" trace - a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" mintmark - a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart" line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area | |
| 4. | print - availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print" | |
| 5. | print - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it) copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" | |
| 6. | print - a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers) | |
| 7. |  print - a printed picture produced from a photographic negativecutout - a photograph from which the background has been cut away photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material proof - a trial photographic print from a negative | |
| Verb | 1. | print - put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" republish - publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" gazette - publish in a gazette |
| 2. | print - write as if with print; not cursive write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" misprint - print incorrectly | |
| 3. | print - make into a print; "print the negative" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" lithograph - make by lithography silkscreen - print by silkscreen stencil - mark or print with a stencil engrave, etch - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" etch - make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface" | |
| 4. | print - reproduce by printing write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" letter - set down or print with letters prove - take a trial impression of offset - produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper cyclostyle - print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil boldface - print in boldface |
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verb
1. run off, publish, copy, reproduce, issue, engrave, go to press, put to bed (informal) It costs far less to press a CD than to print a book.
2. publish, release, circulate, issue, disseminate a questionnaire printed in the magazine
noun
1. photograph, photo, snap a black and white print of the children
2. picture, plate, etching, engraving, lithograph, woodcut, linocut Hogarth's famous series of prints
3. copy, photo (informal), picture, reproduction, replica There was a huge print of `Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe' on the wall.
4. type, lettering, letters, characters, face, font (chiefly U.S.), fount, typeface columns of tiny print
5. mark, impression, fingerprint, footprint the unmistakable print of a bare foot in the mud
in print
6. published, printed, on the streets, on paper, in black and white, out the appearance of his poems in print
7. available, current, on the market, in the shops, on the shelves, obtainable The book has been in print for over 40 years.
out of print unavailable, unobtainable, no longer published, o.p. The book is now out of print, but can be found in libraries.
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1. The visible effect made on a surface by pressure:
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Translations
يَطْبَعيَطْبَع صورَة فوتوغرافِيَّهيَطْبَع على القِماشيَكْتُب إسْمَه بِحُروف كَبيرَهيَكْتَبُ... بِحُرُوفٍ مُنْفَصِلَة
tisknoutpsát tiskacím písmemtiskreprodukcestopa
tryktrykkeudgiveaftrykfremkalde
painaapainettu tekstitekstatatulostaa
ispisatiotisakotisnuti
nyomtatnyomtatott betűkkel írnyomtatottan írpapírképpapírképet készít
prentaprentletureftirprentunfar, markframkalla
印刷する印刷物活字体で書く
인쇄하다활자
išparduotasišspausdintimargintiparašyti didžiosiomis raidėmisraštuoti
apdrukātdrukadrukātfotokopijaiespiest
písať tlačeným písmom
fotografijagrafični odtisnatisnitiodtistisk
textatrycktrycka
เขียนด้วยตัวพิมพ์พิมพ์สิ่งพิมพ์
bản ininin ấn
A. N
1. (Typ) (= letters) → letra f; (= printed matter) → texto m impreso
I can't read this print, it's too small → no puedo leer esta letra, es demasiado pequeña
columns of tiny print → columnas fpl de letra pequeña or menuda
it presents the reader with solid masses of print → enfrenta al lector con largos párrafos de texto (impreso) ininterrumpido
in bold print → en negrita
the fine print → la letra pequeña or menuda
to be in print (= be published) → estar publicado; (= be available) → estar a la venta
to appear in print [work] → publicarse
the first time the term appeared in print was in 1530 → la primera vez que apareció el término en una publicación fue en 1530
to get into print → publicarse
in large print → con letra grande
to be out of print → estar agotado
to go out of print → agotarse
to rush into print → lanzarse a publicar
in small print → con letra pequeña or menuda
read the small print before you sign → lea la letra pequeña or menuda antes de firmar
I can't read this print, it's too small → no puedo leer esta letra, es demasiado pequeña
columns of tiny print → columnas fpl de letra pequeña or menuda
it presents the reader with solid masses of print → enfrenta al lector con largos párrafos de texto (impreso) ininterrumpido
in bold print → en negrita
the fine print → la letra pequeña or menuda
to be in print (= be published) → estar publicado; (= be available) → estar a la venta
to appear in print [work] → publicarse
the first time the term appeared in print was in 1530 → la primera vez que apareció el término en una publicación fue en 1530
to get into print → publicarse
in large print → con letra grande
to be out of print → estar agotado
to go out of print → agotarse
to rush into print → lanzarse a publicar
in small print → con letra pequeña or menuda
read the small print before you sign → lea la letra pequeña or menuda antes de firmar
2. (= mark, imprint) [of foot, finger, tyre] → huella f, marca f; (= fingerprint) → huella f digital, huella f dactilar
to take sb's prints → tomar las huellas digitales or dactilares a algn
to take sb's prints → tomar las huellas digitales or dactilares a algn
4. (Art) (= etching, woodcut, lithograph) → grabado m; (= reproduction) → reproducción f
B. VT
1. (= set in print) [+ letters, text] → imprimir; [+ money] → emitir
they printed 300 copies → hicieron una tirada de 300 ejemplares
printed in England → impreso en Inglaterra
printed by → impreso por
to print sth on or onto sth → estampar algo en algo
they printed 300 copies → hicieron una tirada de 300 ejemplares
printed in England → impreso en Inglaterra
printed by → impreso por
to print sth on or onto sth → estampar algo en algo
2. (= write in block letters) → escribir con or en letra de imprenta, escribir con or en letra de molde
print it in block capitals → escríbalo con or en mayúsculas
print it in block capitals → escríbalo con or en mayúsculas
C. VI [person] → escribir con or en letra de imprenta, escribir con or en letra de molde; [machine] → imprimir; [negative] → salir
the book is printing now → el libro está en la imprenta en este momento
the book is printing now → el libro está en la imprenta en este momento
D. CPD print dress N → vestido m estampado
print journalist N → periodista mf de prensa escrita
print media NPL → medios mpl de comunicación impresos
print reporter N (US) = print journalist print run N → tirada f
print shop N (Typ) → imprenta f; (= art shop) → tienda f de grabados
print union N → sindicato m de tipógrafos
print worker N → tipógrafo/a m/f
print journalist N → periodista mf de prensa escrita
print media NPL → medios mpl de comunicación impresos
print reporter N (US) = print journalist print run N → tirada f
print shop N (Typ) → imprenta f; (= art shop) → tienda f de grabados
print union N → sindicato m de tipógrafos
print worker N → tipógrafo/a m/f
print off VT + ADV → imprimir
print out VT + ADV (Comput) → imprimir
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n
(= letters) → caractères mpl
in small print → en petits caractères
high quality print → haute qualité d'impression
Laser printers are popular because of their high quality print → Les imprimantes laser sont populaires à cause de leur haute qualité d'impression.
in small print → en petits caractères
high quality print → haute qualité d'impression
Laser printers are popular because of their high quality print → Les imprimantes laser sont populaires à cause de leur haute qualité d'impression.
to appear in print (= be published) [text, writer] → être publié(e)
Many of these poets appeared in print only long after their deaths → Beaucoup de ces poètes n'ont été publiés que longtemps après leur mort.
to get into print [text, writer] → être publié(e)
Many of these poets appeared in print only long after their deaths → Beaucoup de ces poètes n'ont été publiés que longtemps après leur mort.
to get into print [text, writer] → être publié(e)
to be in print (= available) [book] → être disponible en librairie
to be out of print [book] → être épuisé(e)
to be out of print [book] → être épuisé(e)
(= printed fabric) → imprimé m
(= mark) [animal, fingers, feet] → empreinte f
adj [dress, apron] → imprimé(e)
vt
(using a machine) → imprimer
to print on sth [+ paper, fabric] → imprimer sur qch
to be printed [publication] → être imprimé(e); [word, number, motif] → être imprimé(e)
to be printed on sth [word, number, motif] → être imprimé(e) sur qch; [publication] → être imprimé(e)
to be printed with a pattern → comporter un motif imprimé
to print on sth [+ paper, fabric] → imprimer sur qch
to be printed [publication] → être imprimé(e); [word, number, motif] → être imprimé(e)
to be printed on sth [word, number, motif] → être imprimé(e) sur qch; [publication] → être imprimé(e)
to be printed with a pattern → comporter un motif imprimé
(= publish) → publier
(= write in capitals) → écrire en majuscules
vi
[person] → écrire en majuscules
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n
(= typeface, characters) → Schrift f; (= printed matter) → Gedruckte(s) nt; out of print → vergriffen; in print → gedruckt; to be in print again → wieder erhältlich sein; to see something in cold print → etw schwarz auf weiß sehen; he’ll never get into print → er wird nie etwas veröffentlichen; don’t let that get into print → das darf nicht erscheinen; in large or big print → in Großdruck ? also small print
(= picture) → Druck m
(= fabric) → bedruckter Stoff; (= cotton print) → Kattun m; (= dress) → bedrucktes Kleid; (of cotton) → Kattunkleid nt
vt
book, design, money → drucken; (Comput) → (aus)drucken; fabric → bedrucken; print to file (Comput) → Ausdruck in Datei
(= publish) story, picture → veröffentlichen
(= write in block letters) → in Druckschrift schreiben; to print something in large letters → etw in Großbuchstaben schreiben
(Phot) → abziehen
vi
(printer, printing machine) → drucken; ready to print (book) → druckfertig; machine → druckbereit; the book is printing now → das Buch ist gerade im Druck
(= write in block letters) → in Druckschrift schreiben
print area
n (Comput) → Druckbereich m
print drum
n (Comput) → Drucktrommel f
print job
n (Comput) → Druckauftrag m
print journalist
n → Journalist(in) m(f) → in den Printmedien
print list
n (Comput) → Druckliste f
printmaker
printmaking
n → Grafik f
print media
pl → Print- or Druckmedien pl
print menu
n (Comput) → Druckmenü nt
print-out
n (Comput) → Ausdruck m
print preview
n (Comput) → Druckvorschau f
print quality
n (Comput) → Druckqualität f
print queue
n (Comput) → Druckerwarteschlange f
print range
n (Comput) → Druckbereich m
print run
n → Auflage f
print seller
n → Grafikhändler(in) m(f)
print shop
n → Grafikhandlung f; (in printing works) → Druckmaschinensaal m
print speed
n (Comput) → Druckgeschwindigkeit f
print-through paper
n (Comput) → Durchschlagpapier nt
printwheel
n (Comput) → Typenrad nt
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1. n
a. (mark, imprint, of foot, tyre, finger) → impronta
b. (typeface, characters) → caratteri mpl; (printed matter) → stampa
that book is in/out of print → quel libro è disponibile/esaurito
to see o.s. in print → vedere il proprio nome stampato
in small/large print → stampato/a a caratteri piccoli/grandi
that book is in/out of print → quel libro è disponibile/esaurito
to see o.s. in print → vedere il proprio nome stampato
in small/large print → stampato/a a caratteri piccoli/grandi
c. (fabric) → (tessuto) stampato
d. (Art) → stampa (Phot) → fotografia
2. vt
b. (publish) → pubblicare, stampare
c. (write in block letters) → scrivere in stampatello
print out vt + adv (Comput) → stampare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
1. a mark made by pressure. a footprint; a fingerprint.
2. printed lettering. I can't read the print in this book.
3. a photograph made from a negative. I entered three prints for the photographic competition.
4. a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.
verb1. to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc). The invitations will be printed on white paper.
2. to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form. His new novel will be printed next month.
3. to produce (a photographic image) on paper. He develops and prints his own photographs.
4. to mark designs on (cloth etc). When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.
5. to write, using capital letters. Please print your name and address.
ˈprinter noun1. a machine that prints texts from a computer.
2. a person who prints books, newspapers etc.
ˈprinting noun the work of a printer.
ˈprinting-press noun (also press) a machine for printing.
ˈprint-out noun the printed information given by a computer.
in / out of print (of books) available/unavailable to be bought from the publisher. That book has been out of print for years.
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n. impresión, marca.
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