What does retouche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word retouche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use retouche in French.

The word retouche in French means modification, amendment, alteration, retouch, alter, alter, photo retouching, digital retouching, photo retouching, photo retouch. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word retouche

modification, amendment

nom féminin (correction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écrivain apporte une retouche au dernier chapitre de son livre.
The writer is making an edit to the final chapter of his book.

alteration

nom féminin (adaptation d'un vêtement) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La couturière apporte des retouches à la longueur de cette robe.
The seamstress is making alterations to the length of the dress.

retouch

verbe transitif (modifier) (photo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les photos des magazines de mode sont retouchées.
The photos in fashion magazines are retouched.

alter

verbe transitif (ajuster un vêtement) (clothing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La couturière a retouché sa veste à sa nouvelle taille.
The seamstress altered his jacket to his new size.

alter

locution verbale (corriger [qch]) (clothing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ta jupe est trop longue à droite, tu devrais lui faire une retouche.

photo retouching

nom féminin (modification d'image)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les photos des magazines sont travaillées par retouche d'image.

digital retouching

nom féminin (modification de photo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La retouche numérique est la manipulation qui se fait au moyen de logiciels spécialisés dans les images matricielles ou vectorielles.

photo retouching

nom féminin (fait de rectifier une photo) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec l'informatique, la retouche photo est devenue un jeu d'enfant.

photo retouch

nom féminin (rectification, correction faite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec l'informatique, n'importe quel amateur peut faire des retouches photo tout seul.

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