English

Etymology
Old English framian.

Verb
en-verb|fram|ing

1. transitive Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.

#:* Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.

1. transitive Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to add a decorative border.
2. transitive To position visually within a fixed boundary.

#:* The director frames the fishing scene very well.

1. transitive To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.

#:* How would you frame your accomplishments?
#:* The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win.

1. transitive Of a presumably innocent person, to cause to appear guilty.

#:* The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.

Translations
trans-top|put together the structural elements
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trans-top|add a decorative border to a picture
Catalan: emmarcar
Finnish: kehystää
Polish: oprawia�
Portuguese: emoldurar, enquadrar
trans-mid
Slovak: zarámovať
Spanish: enmarcar
Swedish: rama, rama in
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trans-top|position visually within a fixed boundary
trans-mid
Polish: komponowa�
Swedish: komponera
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trans-top|establish a context in words
Catalan: enquadrar, emmarcar, contextualitzar
Finnish: muotoilla
trans-mid
Swedish: utforma
Spanish: encuadrar
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trans-top|cause a person to appear guilty
Finnish: lavastaa
trans-mid
Polish: wrabia�
Russian: под��ави�� (podstàvit') perfective
Swedish: sätta dit
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Noun
Image:Porta retrato shellac NOVA FOTO b.jpg|thumb|right|A picture frame.
Image:Merlin Frame.jpg|thumb|right|A bicycle frame (diamond frame).
en-noun

1. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

#:* Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.''

1. The structure of a person's body.

#:* His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.

1. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

#:* The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.

1. A piece of photographic film containing an image.

#:* A film projector shows many frames in a single second.

1. A context for understanding or interpretation.

#:* In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.

1. snooker A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
2. computing An independent chunk of data sent over the wires of a network.
3. context|bowling A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
4. philately The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
5. context|animation A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th of a second.

Translations
trans-top|structural elements of a building or other constructed object
Finnish: runko
German: Gerüst n
Italian: impalcatura f
trans-mid
Swedish: stomme, bjälklag
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trans-top|structure of a person's body
Catalan: constitució
Finnish: keho
Italian: scheletro m
trans-mid
Swedish: kroppsbyggnad
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trans-top|rigid, generally rectangular mounting
Catalan: marc
Chinese: �, ��(for painting)
Czech: rám m
Finnish: kehys
French: Cadre m
German: Rahmen m
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Polish: rama#Polish|rama f
Slovak: rám m
Spanish: t|es|marco|m
Swedish: ram
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trans-top|piece of photographic film containing an image
Catalan: marc
Chinese: �格 (simplified chinese) �格 (traditional chinese)
Finnish: kuva
French: image f
German: Bild n
Italian: fotogramma m
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Polish: klatka f, ramka f
Swedish: bildruta
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trans-top|complete game of snooker
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trans-top|chunk of data
Polish: ramka f
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Swedish: ram#Swedish|ram
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|German: Gestalt, Figur, Bild auf einem Stück Film, Bildrate, Verfassung, Stimmung
ttbc|Hungarian: keret
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Derived terms
top2
frame ball
frame house
frame in
frame of mind
frame of reference
frame up
mid2
framework
framing hammer
framing square
inertial frame of reference

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Category:1000 English basic words

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