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frame
(frām)n.
1.
a. A structure that gives shape or support: the frame of a house.
b. The structure or physique of a human or animal body: a worker's sturdy frame.
c. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering: a window frame; the frame of a mirror.
2.
a. A closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines.
b. The edge, usually rectangular, delimiting the boundaries of an image.
c. The bounded area of a visual image, as in photography or film: filled the frame with a cast of thousands.
d. One of the set of still images that constitute a film or video.
e. A single image, as in a comic strip or graphic novel, usually bounded by a rectangular line.
f. Computers A rectangular area in which text or graphics can be shown, especially one of several rectangular areas on a web page displaying different documents simultaneously.
3.
a. A general structure or system: the frame of government.
b. A general state or condition: The news put me into a better frame of mind.
c. A frame of reference.
4. The presentation of events in a narrative work, especially a work of literature or film, such that characters in the narrative exist in isolation, uninfluenced by, unaware of, and unable to interact with the narrator or audience.
5. Linguistics
a. The context in which discourse occurs.
b. A pattern for a syntactic construction in which one of a group of words can vary.
6.
a. A round or period of play in some games, such as bowling and billiards.
b. Baseball An inning.
7. often frames A pair of eyeglasses, excluding the lenses: had new lenses fitted into an old pair of frames.
8. See cold frame.
9. Informal A frame-up.
10. Obsolete Shape; form.
v. framed, fram·ing, frames
v.tr.
1.
a. To enclose in a frame: frame a painting.
b. To put together the structural parts of; construct the frame of: frame a house.
2. To conceive or design: framed an alternate proposal.
3. To establish the context for and terminology regarding (a subject of discussion or debate), especially so as to exclude an unwanted point of view: The question was framed to draw only one answer.
4.
a. To put into words; formulate: frame a reply.
b. To form (words) silently with the lips.
5.
a. To make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely.
b. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix: frame a prizefight.
c. Baseball To catch (a pitch) in such a way as to make it appear to have passed through the strike zone.
v.intr.
Archaic To go; proceed: "Frame upstairs, and make little din" (Emily Brontë).
[Middle English, from framen, to make progress, to frame, from Old English framian, to avail, profit, from fram, forward; see from.]
fram′a·ble, frame′a·ble adj.
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frame
(freɪm)n
1. an open structure that gives shape and support to something, such as the transverse stiffening ribs of a ship's hull or an aircraft's fuselage or the skeletal beams and uprights of a building
2. an enclosing case or border into which something is fitted: the frame of a picture.
3. the system around which something is built up: the frame of government.
4. the structure of the human body
5. a condition; state (esp in the phrase frame of mind)
6. (Photography)
a. one of a series of individual exposures on a strip of film used in making motion pictures
b. an individual exposure on a film used in still photography
c. an individual picture in a comic strip
7. (Electronics)
a. a television picture scanned by one or more electron beams at a particular frequency
b. the area of the picture so formed
8. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker
a. the wooden triangle used to set up the balls
b. the balls when set up
c. a single game finished when all the balls have been potted. US and Canadian equivalent (for senses 8a, 8b): rack
9. (Computer Science) computing (on a website) a self-contained section that functions independently from other parts; by using frames, a website designer can make some areas of a website remain constant while others change according to the choices made by the internet user
10. (Horticulture) short for cold frame
11. (Agriculture) one of the sections of which a beehive is composed, esp one designed to hold a honeycomb
12. (Textiles) a machine or part of a machine over which yarn is stretched in the production of textiles
13. (Linguistics) (in language teaching, etc) a syntactic construction with a gap in it, used for assigning words to syntactic classes by seeing which words may fill the gap
14. (Statistics) statistics an enumeration of a population for the purposes of sampling, esp as the basis of a stratified sample
15. (Electronics) (in telecommunications, computers, etc) one cycle of a regularly recurring number of pulses in a pulse train
16. slang another word for frame-up
17. obsolete shape; form
18. in the frame likely to be awarded or to achieve: I'm in the frame for the top job.
vb (mainly tr)
19. to construct by fitting parts together
20. to draw up the plans or basic details for; outline: to frame a policy.
21. to compose, contrive, or conceive: to frame a reply.
22. to provide, support, or enclose with a frame: to frame a picture.
23. to form (words) with the lips, esp silently
24. slang to conspire to incriminate (someone) on a false charge
25. slang to contrive the dishonest outcome of (a contest, match, etc); rig
26. (intr) dialect
a. (usually imperative or dependent imperative) to make an effort
b. to have ability
[Old English framiae to avail; related to Old Frisian framia to carry out, Old Norse frama]
ˈframable, ˈframeable adj
ˈframeless adj
ˈframer n
Frame
(freɪm)n
(Biography) Janet. 1924–2004, and New Zealand writer: author of the novels Owls Do Cry (1957) and Faces in the Water (1961), the collection of verse The Pocket (1967), and volumes of autobiography including An Angel at My Table (1984), which was made into a film in 1990
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frame
(freɪm)n., v. framed, fram•ing. n.
1. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
2. a rigid structure formed of joined pieces and used as a major support, as in buildings, machinery, and furniture.
3. a body, esp. a human body, with reference to its size or build; physique: a large frame.
4. a structure for admitting or enclosing something: a window frame.
5. Usu., frames. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses.
6. form, constitution, or structure in general.
7. a particular state: an unhappy frame of mind.
8. one of the successive pictures on a strip of film.
9.
a. one of the ten divisions of a bowling game.
b. one of the squares on the scorecard in which the score for a given frame is recorded.
10. rack 1 (def. 4).
11. a baseball inning.
12. a machine or part of a machine supported by a framework, esp. as used in textile production: a spinning frame.
13. one of the separate drawings in a comic strip, usu. set off by a border.
14. a rectangular portion of a page, often with enclosing lines, to set off printed matter in a newspaper, magazine, or the like.
v.t. 15. to construct; shape.
16. to devise; compose: to frame a new constitution.
17. to conceive or imagine, as an idea.
18. to incriminate (an innocent person) so as to ensure a verdict of guilty.
19. to provide with or put into a frame, as a picture.
20. to form (speech) carefully with the lips.
21. to prearrange fraudulently, as in a scheme or contest.
22. to line up visually in a viewfinder or sight.
v.i. 23. Archaic. to go; proceed.
24. Archaic. to manage to do something.
[before 1000; Middle English: to prepare (timber), Old English framian to avail, profit]
fram′a•ble, frame′a•ble, adj.
fram′a•ble•ness, frame′a•ble•ness, n.
frame′less, adj.
fram′er, n.
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frame
In photography, any single exposure contained within a continuous sequence of photographs.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Frame
a number of vehicles travelling together; a scaffold or framework, usually used figuratively.Examples: the heavy frame of the forest, 1848; frame of mind, 1711; of our monarchy, 1844; of society, 1825; of the spirit, 1665; of sticks, 1577; of timber, 1545; of waggons [number travelling together]; of the world, 1561.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
frame
Past participle: framed
Gerund: framing
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frame
A complete game.
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| Noun | 1. |  frame - the framework for a pair of eyeglasseschase - a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time framework - a structure supporting or containing something eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles - optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
| 2. | frame - a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film 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 | |
| 3. |  frame - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"chassis, human body, material body, physical body, bod, build, anatomy, physique, figure, flesh, shape, soma, form individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" juvenile body - the body of a young person adult body - the body of an adult human being male body - the body of a male human being female body - the body of a female human being | |
| 4. | frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" top of the inning, top - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" bottom of the inning, bottom - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" | |
| 5. | frame - a single drawing in a comic_strip drawing - an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7" cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book | |
| 6. | frame - an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently application program, applications programme, application - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" | |
| 7. | frame - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" vocabulary - the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques" | |
| 8. |  frame - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animalsystem - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" musculoskeletal system - the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) exoskeleton - the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs | |
| 9. |  frame - the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"aircraft - a vehicle that can fly building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" chassis - the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor hoop - a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight supporting structure - a structure that serves to support something | |
| 10. | frame - a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" framework - a structure supporting or containing something | |
| 11. | frame - one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | |
| Verb | 1. | frame - enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" |
| 2. | frame - enclose in a frame, as of a picture | |
| 3. | frame - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" | |
| 4. | frame - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" | |
| 5. | frame - make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" | |
| 6. | frame - construct by fitting or uniting parts together construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
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frame
noun
verb
2. surround, ring, enclose, close in, encompass, envelop, encircle, fence in, hem in The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens.
3. devise, plan, form, shape, institute, draft, compose, sketch, forge, put together, conceive, hatch, draw up, formulate, contrive, map out, concoct, cook up, block out A convention was set up to frame a constitution.
4. express, word, phrase, couch, put into words He framed his question three different ways.
frame of mind mood, state, spirit, attitude, humour, temper, outlook, disposition, mind-set, fettle He was not in the right frame of mind to continue.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
frame
verb1. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:
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Translations
إطارإِطارهَيْكَلهَيْكَل ، بُنْيَة الجِسِميُحيط، يكون بمثابة إطار
rámrámovatzarámovatfalešně obvinitkostra
rammeskeletfigurindrammekomme med en falsk anklage
runkokehokehyskehystääkuva
okvir
tartószerkezettestalkatvázalkathamisan megvádol
grindlíkamsbyggingrammaramma, vera umgjörîrammi
骨組み
틀
apjuostiįrėmintikarkasasneteisingai iškelti byląnusiteikimas
augumsfaktu sagrozīšanaielikt ietvarāierāmētietvars
falošne obviniťrámrámovať
okvirokviriti
ram
โครงสร้าง
khung
frame
[freɪm]A. N
1. (= framework) [of ship, building etc] → armazón m or f, estructura f; [of furniture etc] → armadura f; [of spectacles] → montura f; [of bicycle] → cuadro m
4. (= body) → cuerpo m
his large frame → su cuerpo fornido
her whole frame was shaken by sobs → todo su cuerpo se estremecía por los sollozos
his large frame → su cuerpo fornido
her whole frame was shaken by sobs → todo su cuerpo se estremecía por los sollozos
B. VT
2. (= enclose) → enmarcar (Phot) [+ subject] → encuadrar
he appeared framed in the doorway → apareció en el marco de la puerta
she was framed against the sunset → el ocaso le servía de marco, tenía la puesta de sol de fondo
he appeared framed in the doorway → apareció en el marco de la puerta
she was framed against the sunset → el ocaso le servía de marco, tenía la puesta de sol de fondo
3. (= formulate) [+ plan etc] → formular, elaborar; [+ question] → formular; [+ sentence] → construir
4. [+ innocent person] to frame sb → tender una trampa a algn para incriminarlo
I've been framed! → ¡me han tendido una trampa!
I've been framed! → ¡me han tendido una trampa!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
frame
[ˈfreɪm] n
[building, structure] → charpente f
[bicycle] → cadre m
(= body) [human, animal] → corps m
[picture] → cadre m
[door] → encadrement m, chambranle m; [window] → cadre m, chambranle m
[spectacles] → monture f
[film] → photogramme m
npl [glasses] → monture f
vt
[+ picture] → encadrer
(= incriminate) to frame sb → monter un coup contre qn
(= express) [+ law, question] → formuler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
frame
n
(= basic structure, border of picture) → Rahmen m; (of building) → (Grund)gerippe nt; (of ship) → Gerippe nt; (Hort) → Mistbeet nt, → Frühbeet nt; (of spectacles: also frames) → Gestell nt; (Billiards: = single game) → Spiel nt; (= triangle) → Rahmen m
(of human, animal) → Gestalt f; her frame was shaken by sobs → ihr Körper wurde von Schluchzen geschüttelt
frame of mind (= mental state) → Verfassung f; (= mood) → Stimmung f, → Laune f; in a cheerful frame of mind → in fröhlicher Stimmung or Laune; in a relaxed frame of mind → entspannt; I am not in the right frame of mind for singing or to sing → ich bin nicht in der (richtigen) Laune or Stimmung zum Singen
(fig: = framework, system) → grundlegende Struktur; frame of reference (lit, fig) → Bezugssystem nt; within the frame of … → im Rahmen (+gen) → …; this proposal is beyond the frame of the peace agreement → dieser Vorschlag geht über den Rahmen des Friedensvertrags hinaus
(TV) → Abtastbild nt, → Rasterbild nt
vt
picture → rahmen; (fig) face etc → ein- or umrahmen; he stood framed in the door → er stand im Türrahmen; a lake framed by trees → ein ringsum von Bäumen umgebener See
(= draw up, construct) constitution, law, plan → entwerfen; idea → entwickeln; (= express) answer, question → formulieren; sentence → bilden; words → bilden, formen; she framed the issue rather differently → sie stellte die Sache ganz anders dar
vi (= develop) → sich entwickeln
frame
:frame rucksack
n → Rucksack m → mit Traggestell
frame saw
n → Bügelsäge f
frame story, frame tale
n (Liter) → Rahmenerzählung f
frame tent
n → Steilwandzelt nt
frame-up
n (inf) → Komplott nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
frame
[freɪm]1. n
a. (of person) → corpo, ossatura; (of ship, building, tent) → struttura, armatura; (of bicycle) → telaio; (of picture) → cornice f; (of window, door) → telaio, intelaiatura
b. (Cine) → immagine f
c. (of spectacles) frames npl → montatura
2. vt
a. (picture) → incorniciare
c. to frame sb (fam) (incriminate) → incastrare qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
frame
(freim) noun1. a hard main structure round which something is built or made. the steel frame of the aircraft.
2. something made to enclose something. a picture-frame; a window-frame.
3. the human body. He has a slight frame.
verb1. to put a frame around. to frame a picture.
2. to act as a frame for. Her hair framed her face.
3. to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun ˈframe-up).
ˈframework noun the basic supporting structure of anything. The building will be made of concrete on a steel framework.
frame of mind mental state. He is in a strange frame of mind.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
frame
→ إِطار rám ramme Struktur πλαίσιο marco runko cadre okvir cornice 骨組み 틀 lijst ramme rama moldura рама ram โครงสร้าง çerçeve khung 框架Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
frame
n. armazón. estructura de soporte; [eye-glasses] armazón.
claw type traction ___ → armazón de tracción en garra;
[orthopedics] traction ___ → armazón de tracción.
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