frame

/freɪm/ verb [T]

Translation

PICTURE › to put something such as a picture into a frame

çerçeveye koymak, çerçevelemek

I'm going to frame this and put it on the wall.1261

EDGE › to form an edge to something in an attractive way

çerçevelemek, fon oluşturmak

Dark hair framed her face.1261

CRIME › to intentionally make it seem as if someone is guilty of a crime

komplo kurmak, suçlu duruma düşürmek, yalan yere suçlamak

[often passive] He claimed he had been framed by the police.11721057

EXPRESS formal › to express something choosing your words carefully

sözcükleri dikkatle seçerek ifade etmek/anlatmak/açıklamak

I tried to frame a suitable reply.11522138

(Definition of frame verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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