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matte

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Translations

mattenoun
mattes
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matitéQualité ou aspect non brillant d’une surface.
The artist preferred a matte finish for her paintings to avoid any glare.
L’artiste préférait une finition mate pour ses peintures afin d’éviter tout reflet.
papier matEn photographie et en arts graphiques.
The photographer chose a matte paper to print the black and white portraits.
Le photographe a choisi un papier mat pour imprimer les portraits en noir et blanc.
cacheCinéma et photographie.
The visual-effects team created a blue-screen matte to composite the actor into the fantasy landscape.
L’équipe des effets visuels a créé un cache sur fond bleu pour incruster l’acteur dans le paysage fantastique.
Additional translations
matteTerme de métallurgie.
Synonyms
flat finish
non-glossy surface
dull finish
lusterless surface
matteadjective
matter
Comp.
mattest
Super.
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matAu féminin : mate.
The walls were painted in a matte blue, giving the room a calm and understated look.
Les murs étaient peints en bleu mat, ce qui donnait à la pièce un aspect calme et discret.
Synonyms
bland
lusterless
non-reflective
flat
dull
Antonyms
shiny
glossy
matteverb
matted
Past Simple
matted
Past Participle
matting
Gerund
Transitive and intransitive: to give or obtain a dull, non-glossy surface; to become dull.
materSe dit surtout d’une surface ou d’un revêtement qui devient mat.
Over time, the varnish will matte and lose its initial sheen.
Avec le temps, le vernis va mater et perdre son éclat initial.
Synonyms
dull down
reduce gloss
deaden
flatten
desaturate
degloss
scuff
roughen
dull

Definitions

mattenoun
A finish or surface that is not shiny or glossy.
The artist preferred a matte finish for her paintings to avoid any glare.
A type of card or paper used in photography and art that has a dull, non-reflective surface.
The photographer chose a matte paper to print the black and white portraits.
A mixture of sulfides formed during the smelting of a metal ore.
The smelter produced a matte that contained copper and iron sulfides.
In film-making and photography, an opaque mask or background used to block out part of an image or to combine multiple images.
The visual-effects team created a blue-screen matte to composite the actor into the fantasy landscape.
matteadjective
Having a dull or non-glossy finish.
The walls were painted in a matte blue, giving the room a calm and understated look.
matteverb
To give (a surface) a dull, non-glossy finish, or to become such.
Over time, the varnish will matte and lose its initial sheen.
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