picture taking
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈpɪk.tʃər ˈteɪ.kɪŋ/
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fotografía
- The boy gets his picture taken with a parrot on his shoulder.
I want to go outside and talk to the driver and also get my picture taken in front of the van, right.
- I want to go outside and talk to the driver and also get my picture taken in front of the van, right.
- I know you guys don't like to be told to wear masks, but those masks really would have come in handy when you're getting your picture taken while you're breaking the law.
Examples
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May I just have my picture taken with you?
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Get your picture taken with him and have a free hot dog.
Fiction book (2000) -
Could we have our picture taken with you?
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You think the Chief will let me get my picture taken with her?
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I once had my picture taken with Don Johnson.
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Did you want your picture taken?
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We're getting our picture taken.
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The boy and the father get their picture taken in front of a bamboo fence.
Fiction book (1999) -
Forrest and Mrs. Gump have their picture taken in front of a large statue.
Fiction book (1994) -
My family loves to have their picture taken in front of famous street signs.
Synonyms
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2.8
Making pictures with a camera as art or a job
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the act of taking photographs' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'picture' (an image) with 'take' (to capture an image), forming a standard nominalized activity (picture taking/taking pictures). This is a straightforward compositional pattern that is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Picture taking comes from the simple image of using a camera to take a picture, as if the camera grabs or records a moment. So, the phrase means 'the act of taking photographs' today.