What does foto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word foto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foto in Spanish.

The word foto in Spanish means photo, photograph, photo-, aerial photo, family photo, panoramic photo, passport photo, photo finish, identikit image, identikit portrait, aerial photograph, take a picture of yourself, not even in photo, at all, retouch a photo, take a photo, be in the photo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word foto

photo, photograph

nombre femenino (coloquial (fotografía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo tu foto en la mesa de noche junto a mi cama.
I've got a photo of you on my beside table.

photo-

prefijo (luz)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
La fotografía obtiene imágenes duraderas gracias a la acción de la luz.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My grandfather worked as a war photographer for many years.

aerial photo

(desde aeronave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta foto aérea de Nueva York ganó tres premios de fotografía.
This aerial photo of New York won three photography awards.

family photo

(fotografía formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

panoramic photo

(más ancha que alta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los teléfonos modernos permiten hacer fotos panorámicas fácilmente.
Modern telephones allow us to take panoramic photos easily.

passport photo

(medidas especiales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

photo finish

nombre masculino (deporte: reproducción llegada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identikit image, identikit portrait

nombre femenino (policial (identikit, reconstrucción) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

aerial photograph

(desde aeronave) (picture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala de mi casa tengo una fotografía aérea del centro histórico de la ciudad.
I've got an aerial photograph of the city's historical centre in my living room.

take a picture of yourself

locución verbal (fotografiarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María se hizo una foto frente al monumento.
Maria took a picture of herself in front of the monument.

not even in photo

locución adverbial (coloquial (no haber visto)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ana no conoce el mar ni en foto.

at all

locución adverbial (coloquial (no poder ver)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nadie traga a Javier ni en foto porque es insoportable.

retouch a photo

locución verbal (arreglar una foto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Necesito retocar una foto antes de mandarla a imprimir.
I need to retouch a photo before having it printed.

take a photo

locución verbal (tomar una foto)

Alejandra sacó una foto preciosa de la pareja.
Alejandra took a lovely photo of the couple.

be in the photo

locución verbal (ser fotografiado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pablo salió en la foto de la escuela.
Pablo is in the school photo.

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