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  • 11image — 1 Image, effigy, statue, icon, portrait, photograph, mask all mean a lifelike representation especially of a living being. Image (see also SENSATION 1) in its earliest English sense denotes a sculptured, cast, or modeled representation (as of a… …

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  • 12image — [im′ij] n. [OFr < imagene < L imaginem, acc. of imago, imitation, copy, image, akin to aemulus: see EMULATE] 1. a) an imitation or representation of a person or thing, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.; esp., a statue b) a sculptured… …

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  • 13Image — Persönlichkeit in Pulverform (instant personality). Sofort fertig, sofort vergessen. «Oliver Hassencamp» Image ist eine maßgeschneiderte Zwangsjacke. «Robert Lembke» Angeblich bestimmt der Mensch sein Image. In Wirklichkeit trifft das Gegenteil… …

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  • 14image — is an old word (13c) derived from Latin imago meaning ‘copy, likeness, picture’ and in all its meanings suggests a real or mental picture. Since the late 1950s it has been used by marketeers, advertisers, and political spin doctors to mean ‘a… …

    Modern English usage

  • 15Image — Im age ([i^]m [asl]j; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imaged} ([i^]m [asl]jd; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Imaging}.] 1. To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure. Shrines of imaged saints. J. Warton.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Image — [ imitʃ, engl. imidʒ] das; [s], s [ imitʃ(s), engl. imidʒiz] <aus gleichbed. engl. image, dies über (alt)fr. image »Bild« aus gleichbed. lat. imago> Vorstellung, [positives] Bild, das ein Einzelner od. eine Gruppe von einer Einzelperson od …

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  • 17image — [n1] representation; counterpart angel*, appearance, carbon*, carbon copy, carved figure, chip off old block*, copy, dead ringer*, double, drawing, effigy, equal, equivalent, facsimile, figure, form, icon, idol, illustration, likeness, match,… …

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  • 18image — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. imaż a. imidż] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż ndm a. III, D. u, blm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} wykreowany przez daną osobę, np. artystę, polityka (lub na jej użytek przez innych), obraz własnej osobowości; także: wypracowane… …

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  • 19image — I noun appearance, apprehension, aspect, color, complexion, concept, conception, copy, counterpart, duplicate, embodiment, fancy, fantasy, form, guise, impression, likeness, living picture, look, material representation, mental image, model,… …

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  • 20imagé — imagé, ée (i ma jé, jée) part. passé d imager. La philosophie botanique de Linné, avec son style nerveux et imagé. Une éloquence imagée comme celle de Bossuet …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré