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zoom
(zo͞om)v. zoomed, zoom·ing, zooms
v.intr.
1.
a. To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound: I heard a plane zooming overhead.
b. To move while making such a sound: couldn't hear as the motorcycle zoomed past.
2. To move rapidly: comets that zoom through space.
3. To increase suddenly and dramatically: Stock prices zoomed in early trading.
4. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zoomed through the novel in a day.
5. To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens or other optical device.
6. Computers To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.
v.tr.
To cause to zoom.
n.
1. The act or sound of zooming.
2. A zoom lens.
[Imitative.]
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zoom
(zuːm)vb
1. to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound
2. to move or cause to move with such a sound
3. (intr) to move very rapidly; rush: we zoomed through town.
4. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way
5. (Commerce) (intr) (of prices) to rise rapidly
n
6. the sound or act of zooming
7. (Photography) See zoom lens
[C20: of imitative origin]
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zoom
(zum)v.i.
1. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound.
2. to fly a plane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance.
3. to move or go rapidly.
4. to bring a photographic subject, movie scene, etc., into closeup or cause it to recede by using a zoom lens (often fol. by in or out).
5. to increase or rise suddenly and sharply.
v.t. 6. to cause to zoom or be zoomed.
7. zoom in on,
n. a. to bring (a subject, scene, etc.) into closeup by using a zoom lens.
b. to examine more closely; focus on.
8. the act or process of zooming.
9. a zooming sound.
10. zoom lens.
11. a camera shot using a zoom lens.
[1885–90; imitative]
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zoom
Past participle: zoomed
Gerund: zooming
| Imperative |
|---|
| zoom |
| zoom |
| Present |
|---|
| I zoom |
| you zoom |
| he/she/it zooms |
| we zoom |
| you zoom |
| they zoom |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I zoomed |
| you zoomed |
| he/she/it zoomed |
| we zoomed |
| you zoomed |
| they zoomed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am zooming |
| you are zooming |
| he/she/it is zooming |
| we are zooming |
| you are zooming |
| they are zooming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have zoomed |
| you have zoomed |
| he/she/it has zoomed |
| we have zoomed |
| you have zoomed |
| they have zoomed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was zooming |
| you were zooming |
| he/she/it was zooming |
| we were zooming |
| you were zooming |
| they were zooming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had zoomed |
| you had zoomed |
| he/she/it had zoomed |
| we had zoomed |
| you had zoomed |
| they had zoomed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will zoom |
| you will zoom |
| he/she/it will zoom |
| we will zoom |
| you will zoom |
| they will zoom |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have zoomed |
| you will have zoomed |
| he/she/it will have zoomed |
| we will have zoomed |
| you will have zoomed |
| they will have zoomed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be zooming |
| you will be zooming |
| he/she/it will be zooming |
| we will be zooming |
| you will be zooming |
| they will be zooming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been zooming |
| you have been zooming |
| he/she/it has been zooming |
| we have been zooming |
| you have been zooming |
| they have been zooming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been zooming |
| you will have been zooming |
| he/she/it will have been zooming |
| we will have been zooming |
| you will have been zooming |
| they will have been zooming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been zooming |
| you had been zooming |
| he/she/it had been zooming |
| we had been zooming |
| you had been zooming |
| they had been zooming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would zoom |
| you would zoom |
| he/she/it would zoom |
| we would zoom |
| you would zoom |
| they would zoom |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have zoomed |
| you would have zoomed |
| he/she/it would have zoomed |
| we would have zoomed |
| you would have zoomed |
| they would have zoomed |
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Noun 1. [画像:zoom - a rapid rise]zoom - a rapid rise
2. [画像:zoom - the act of rising upward into the air]zoom - the act of rising upward into the air
Verb 1. [画像:zoom - move along very quickly]zoom - move along very quickly
2. zoom - move with a low humming noise
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
3. zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
zoom
verbTo move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
صَوْت إرتِفاع الطّائِرَة المُفاجئيَمُرُّ بِسُرْعَه
bzučenísvištětvrčení
susezoom
räjähdysräjähtääsuhahdussuhahtaasyöksyä
drunur, gnÿròjóta
kintamojo nuotolio objektyvaspraburgztipriartinti
aizdūktaizrūktdūkoņadūktrūkoņa
'vınnn' diye hızla gitmek'vınnn' sesi
zoom
[zuːm]A. N
1. (= sound) → zumbido m
2. (Phot) (also zoom lens) → zoom m
3. (Aer) (= upward flight) → empinadura f
B. VI
3. (Aer) → empinarse
C. CPD zoom lens N (Phot) → zoom m
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
zoom
n
(= sound of engine) → Surren nt
(Aviat, = upward flight) → Steilanstieg m
(Phot: also zoom lens) → Zoom(objektiv) nt
vi
(engine) → surren
(inf) → sausen (inf); the car zoomed past us → der Wagen sauste an uns vorbei (inf); we were zooming along at 90 → wir sausten mit 90 daher (inf); he zoomed through it so quickly he can’t possibly have read it properly → er war in null Komma nichts damit fertig, er kann das unmöglich gründlich gelesen haben (inf)
(Aviat, plane, rocket) → steil (auf)steigen ; the rocket zoomed up into the sky → die Rakete schoss in den Himmel; prices have zoomed up to a new high → die Preise sind in unerreichte Höhen geschnellt
vt plane → steil hochziehen or hochreißen; engine → auf Hochtouren laufen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
zoom
[zuːm]1. n (sound) → rombo
2. vi (go fast) to zoom off → sfrecciare via
he zoomed past at 120 mph → ci sfrecciò accanto a 120 miglia all'ora
he zoomed past at 120 mph → ci sfrecciò accanto a 120 miglia all'ora
zoom in vi + adv (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → zumare (su qn/qc)
zoom out vi + adv → allargare l'immagine
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
zoom
(zuːm) noun a loud, low-pitched buzzing noise. the zoom of (an) aircraft. zoem صَوْت إرتِفاع الطّائِرَة المُفاجئ бръмча zumbido bzučení, vrčení das Surren, das Brummen zoom βούισμα zumbido põrin صدای ممتد ز humina vrombissement שִינוּי רָצוּף בֵמִיקוּד הַעַדַשה בִזְמַן הַצִילוּם तेजी से उड़ना zujanje zúgás dengung drunur, gnÿr rombo ブーンという音 붕 소리 burzgimas dūkoņa; rūkoņa deruman zoemen dur, drønning warkot دژووپه شكل دارباب انواع تمثيل zumbido zumzăit гул, жужжание bzučanie, hučanie hrumenje zujanje brummande, surrande, vinande การเคลื่อนตัวรวดเร็วด้วยเสียงกระหึ่ม 'vınnn' sesi 嗡嗡聲,隆隆聲 гудіти; дзижчати تیز بھنبھنانے کی آواز tiếng vù vù 嗡嗡声,隆隆声
verb to move very quickly with this kind of noise. The motorbike zoomed past us. zoem يَمُرُّ بِسُرْعَه избръмчавам (passar, etc.) ruidosamente svištět surren, brummen suse βουίζω pasar volando põrinal (mööda) kihutama با صدای ز حرکت کردن huristaa passer en trombe נַע בִּמהִירוּת, חַלַף בִּמהִירוּת עָל פְּנֵי- तेजी से ऊपर जाना proletjeti búg, elzúg mendengung þjóta sfrecciare ブーンと動く 붕 소리내며 달리다 (pra)burgzti []dūkt; []rūkt menderum zoeven suse/dure forbi przejechać z warkotem په ويز ويز سره حركت كول ruidosamente a trece în trombă с гулом vrčať, (za)hučať (pri)hrumeti prozujati susa เคลื่อนตัวรวดเร็วด้วยเสียงกระหึ่ม 'vınnn' diye hızla gitmek 嗡嗡地或隆隆地疾行 рухатися з гудінням خرّاٹے یا بھنبھنانے کی آواز کے ساتھ تیزی سے گزرنا phóng vọt lên 嗡嗡地或隆隆地疾行
zoom lens a type of camera lens which can make a distant object appear gradually closer without moving the camera. zoemlens عَدَسَة تَزْويم: تَقْريب أو إبْعاد الكاميرا بِسُرْعَه подвижен обектив lente de zoom transfokátor das Zoom zoomobjektiv; zoomlinse φακός ζουμ objetivo focal variable, zoom varioobjektiiv, zoom-objektiiv عدسی زوم zoom-objektiivi focale variable עַצְמִית, עַדשַת זוּם एक किस्म का लेंस जिससे वस्तु निकट दिखती है leće za zumiranje gumilencse lensa zoom súmlinsa, breytilinsa (lente a fuoco regolabile) ズームレンズ 줌 렌즈 kintamojo nuotolio objektyvas objektīvs ar maināmu fokusa attālumu kanta zum zoomlens zoomobjektiv/-linse obiektyw o zmiennej ogniskowej عدسی lente de zoom zoom, transfocator объектив с переменным фокусным расстоянием transfokátor zoom objektiv zumirajući objektiv zoomobjektiv เลนส์ของกล้องที่ถ่ายสิ่งที่อยู่ไกลให้เห็นชัด zum merceği (照相機的)變焦鏡頭 об'єктив зі змінною фокусною відстанню; наближення کیمرے میں لگی ایک قسم کی لینس جو دور کی چیزوں کو پاس لے آتی ہے ống kính máy ảnh có chức năng phóng to (照相机的)变焦镜头
zoom in to direct a camera (on to an object etc) and use a zoom lens to make it appear to come closer. Film the whole building first, then zoom in on the door. zoem in يُوَجِّه الكاميرا ويُقَرِّب الصورَه приближавам aproximar a câmera najíždět (na) heranholen, -zoomen zoome ind φωτογραφίζω από κοντά, κάνω ζουμ enfocar con el zoom fookuskaugust muutma, peale sõitma زوم کردن zoomata faire un zoom (sur) צִילוּם מִקָרוֹב जूम लेंस की मदद से किसी चीज को निकट के रूप में देखना približiti gumilencsével„behoz" vmit, ráközelít membidikkan kamera súma inn, stilla inn á nærmynd zumare ズームレンズで撮影する 줌 렌즈로 클로즈업해서 잡다 priartinti (ką) iefokusēt; pievilkt (filmējot) zum dekat inzoomen op zoome inn, rykke inn på motivet robić najazd, zbliżenie زوم کول apontar a câmera a a apropia давать крупным планом nasmerovať (na), zamieriť (na) približati zumirati zooma in ปรับภาพให้ใกล้เข้ามา görüntüyü yaklaştırmak, zum yapmak 鏡頭拉近(某目標),放大 наближати کیمرے کی مدد سے کسی دور کی چیز کو قریب لانا phóng to 镜头拉近(某目标),放大
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