retoque

m.

1 touching-up, retouch. (toque).

dar los últimos retoques a algo to put the finishing touches to something

2 touching up, retouching, retouch.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: retocar.

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retoque

► nombre masculino

1 finishing touch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar los últimos retoques a algo to put the finishing touches to something

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noun m.

finishing touch

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SM

1) (=acción) touching-up; (=último trazo) finishing touch

2) (Med) symptom, sign, indication

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masculino

esta foto necesita unos retoques — this photo needs some retouching

dar los últimos retoques a algo — to put the final o the finishing touches to something

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= remanipulation, tweaking, tweak.

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex. The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record 'tweaking' at the local level is minimized.

Ex. This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.

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* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* retoques = tinkering.

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masculino

esta foto necesita unos retoques — this photo needs some retouching

dar los últimos retoques a algo — to put the final o the finishing touches to something

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= remanipulation, tweaking, tweak.

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record 'tweaking' at the local level is minimized.

Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* retoques = tinkering.

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retoque

masculine

esta foto necesita algunos retoques this photo needs some retouching

ya le estamos dando los últimos retoques we're just putting the final o the finishing touches to it

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Del verbo retocar: (conjugate retocar)

retoqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

retoque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
retocar    
retoque
retocar (conjugate retocar) verbo transitivo ‹fotografía/maquillaje› to touch up, retouch
retoque sustantivo masculino:

◊ dar los últimos retoques a algo to put the final o the finishing touches to sth

retocar verbo transitivo to touch up: está retocando el proyecto, he's putting the final touches to the project
retoque sustantivo masculino retouching, touching up: ya le ha dado los últimos retoques, she has already put the final touches to it

'retoque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasada

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retoque

♦ ver retocar

♦ nm

[toque] touching-up; [de prenda de vestir] alteration;

hacer un retoque a algo [foto, con pintura] to touch sth up;

[prenda de vestir] to alter sth;

dar los últimos retoques a algo to put the finishing touches to sth

Comp

retoque fotográfico photo retouching

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retoque

m

1 FOT touching-up

2 (acabado) finishing touch

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retoque nm

: retouching

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retoque n finishing touch