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overexpose

/ˌəʊvərɪkˈspəʊz/verb

उच्चारण ओवरिक्स्पोज़

(फ़ोटो में) ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा रोशनी पड़ने देना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to allow too much light to reach the film or sensor when taking a photograph

    (फ़ोटो में) ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा रोशनी पड़ने देना

    • Half the holiday photos were overexposed.
    • Shooting in bright sunlight can overexpose the picture.
    • The sky in this photo is overexposed and almost white.
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    • If you overexpose the film, the pictures come out too bright.
    • Use a faster shutter speed so that you do not overexpose the image.

    Opposite underexpose

  2. 2

    [T, usually passive]

    to make somebody or something be seen or talked about too much in public, so that people become bored with them

    ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा प्रचार करना, बहुत अधिक सार्वजनिक करना

    • The actor felt he had been overexposed on television.
    • Newspapers fear that the young cricketer will be overexposed by constant advertising.
    • Singers can lose their appeal if they are overexposed in the media.
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    • The brand has been overexposed in recent advertisements.
    • Politicians who overexpose themselves risk boring the public.
  3. 3

    [T] ~ sb/sth (to sth)

    to allow somebody or something to be affected by something harmful for too long

    (किसी हानिकारक चीज़ के) बहुत अधिक संपर्क में लाना

    • Workers were overexposed to dust in the mine.
    • Never overexpose your skin to strong sunlight without protection.
    • Children should not be overexposed to loud noise.
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    • Farmers who overexpose themselves to pesticides may fall ill.
    • Do not overexpose plants to direct sun in summer.
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overexposure noun