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top: a painting of the Chateau of Chillon by William Baptiste Baird (1847-1899?)
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detail

de·tail

(dĭ-tāl′, dē′tāl′)
n.
1. An individual part or item; a particular: discussed the details of the proposal.
2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
5.
a. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
b. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
6.
a. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
b. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
c. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
7.
a. A group of military personnel assigned to a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
b. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
tr.v. (dĭ-tāl′) de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails
1. To report or relate explicitly or in particulars: detailed the charges against the defendant.
2. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
3. To assign to a particular duty: "The musicians and other non-combatants were detailed to carry the stretchers" (Peter Cozzens).
4. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.
5. To market to (a physician) the drugs sold by one's company,
Idiom:
in detail
With attention to particulars; thoroughly or meticulously: explained her proposal in detail.
[French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up : de-, de- + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.]
de·tail′er n.
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Adv. 1. in detail - thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"
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Translations
بالتَّفْصيل
podrobně
i detaljeri enkeltheder
í smáatriîum
ayrıntılarıyla

detail

(ˈdiːteil) , ((American also) diˈteil) noun
1. a small part or an item. She paid close attention to the small details. besonderheid تَفْصيل подробност detalhe detail das Detail detalje; enkelhed λεπτομέρεια detalle, pormenor üksikasi جزء؛ خرده yksityiskohta détail פרט ब्योरा detalj részlet perincian smáatriði dettaglio 細部 세부 detalė sīkums; detaļa detail detail detalj, enkelthet szczegół جز، تفصيل، شرح (لښ) دټاكلى وظيقى دپاره ليږنه pormenor detaliu подробность detail podrobnost detalj detalj ส่วนย่อย ayrıntı 細節 подробиця کسی چیز کی جزوی بات chi tiết 细节
2. all the small features and parts considered as a whole. Look at the amazing detail in this drawing! detail, besonderhede تَفاصيل детайли detalhe detail die Einzelheit detalje λεπτομέρεια detalle detailid جزئیات yksityiskohtaisuus détails פְּרָטִים सेना की टुकडी pojedinost részletezés perincian smáatriði; hluti cura dei dettagli 詳細 세부사항 detalės detaļa butir-butir khusus details detalj szczegóły, drobiazgi شرح pormenor detalii деталь detail podrobnost detalj detaljrikedom รายละเอียด detay 詳細 деталь مجموعی طور پر دیکھی جانے والی چھوٹی چھوٹی باتیں یا جزویات ، خصوصا کسی فن کے بارے میں đặc điểm 详细
ˈdetailed adjective
giving many details with nothing left out. His instructions were very detailed. breedvoerig مُفَصَّل подробен detalhado detailní, podrobný genau detaljeret λεπτομερής detallado, minucioso, pormenorizado üksikasjalik پر جزئیات؛ مفصل yksityiskohtainen détaillé מפורט ब्योरेवार iscrpan, detaljan részletes terinci nákvæmur, tæmandi dettagliato 詳細な 상세한 smulkus, detalus sīks; detalizēts butiran maklumat gedetailleerd detaljert, utførlig szczegółowy جز، تفصيل دیره pormenorizado detaliat, amănunţit подробный podrobný podroben detaljan detaljerad, utförlig ซึ่งมีรายละเอียดมาก ayrıntılı 詳細的 детальний تفصیل وار chi tiết 详细的
in detail
item by item, giving attention to the details. I'll tell you the story in detail. in besonderhede بالتَّفْصيل подробно em detalhes podrobně im einzelnen i detaljer; i enkeltheder διεξοδικά, με το νι και με το σίγμα en detalle üksikasjalikult مو به مو؛ به تفصیل yksityiskohtaisesti en détail לְפִרטֵי פְּרָטִים विस्तार u detalje, detaljno részletesen secara terinci í smáatriðum in dettaglio 詳細に 상세하게 smulkiai, detaliai sīki butiran tot in de details i detalj, inngående ze szczegółami په تفصيل سره em pormenor în deta­liu подробно podrobne podrobno podrobno i detalj อย่างละเอียด ayrıntılarıyla 詳細地 докладно جزویات سمیت từng chi tiết 详细地
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