frame

enmarcar

Colocar una imagen o fotografía dentro de un marco, normalmente para exponerla.

En inglés sencillo: To put a picture or photograph inside a firm border, usually for display.

• I want to frame this picture.
• He framed the photograph and hung it above his desk.
• Have you framed your new painting yet?

Cómo se usa: frame something in something (She framed the photograph in dark wood.)

Expresiones frecuentes: frame a picture, frame a photograph, frame something in something

plantear, formular

Expresar una idea de una manera que influye en cómo la entienden los demás.

En inglés sencillo: To express an idea in a particular way that shapes how people understand it.

• How should we frame the question?
• He framed his argument around the needs of children.
• The report frames the problem as a failure of communication.

Cómo se usa: frame something as something (They framed the change as an opportunity.); frame something in terms of something (She framed the debate in terms of fairness.)

Sinónimos: present, formulate

Expresiones frecuentes: frame a question, frame an argument, frame something as something

encuadrar

Decidir qué aparece en una imagen o vista de cámara y dónde queda dentro de sus bordes.

En inglés sencillo: To choose where things appear within the edges of a picture or camera view.

• Try to frame the shot more carefully.
• She framed the mountain between two tall trees.
• The director frames each scene to draw attention to the main character.

Sinónimos: compose

Expresiones frecuentes: frame a shot, frame a scene, frame the subject

incriminar, tender una trampa

Fabricar pruebas falsas para que una persona inocente parezca culpable de un delito.

En inglés sencillo: To make an innocent person appear guilty of a crime by creating false evidence.

• Someone tried to frame me.
• She was framed for a crime she never committed.
• They planted stolen money in his bag to frame him.

Cómo se usa: frame someone for something (They framed him for the robbery.)

Sinónimos: set up

Expresiones frecuentes: frame someone, frame for murder, frame someone for something

construir la estructura

Construir las partes resistentes que sostienen una casa u otro objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To build the strong supporting parts of a house or other object.

• The builders framed the house in wood.
• We will frame the garage before adding the roof.
• They are framing the upper floor this week.

Expresiones frecuentes: frame a house, frame a building

marco

Borde rígido que sujeta una imagen u otro material plano.

En inglés sencillo: A firm border that holds a picture or other flat material in place.

• The photo is in a silver frame.
• We bought wooden frames for the children’s drawings.
• This frame is too small for the painting.

Expresiones frecuentes: picture frame, wooden frame, in a frame

estructura, armazón

Conjunto de piezas resistentes unidas que sostienen un edificio u otro objeto.

En inglés sencillo: The strong connected parts that support a building or another object.

• The house has a wooden frame.
• Workers attached the walls to the steel frame.
• The bicycle’s frame was damaged in the crash.

Sinónimos: framework, skeleton

Expresiones frecuentes: steel frame, wooden frame, bicycle frame

fotograma

Una sola imagen de una tira de película.

En inglés sencillo: One picture on a strip of film.

• One frame was damaged.
• The photographer examined each frame carefully.
• Several frames on the film were too dark.

Sinónimos: image

Expresiones frecuentes: film frame, single frame, frame of film