blurs

[/blɜːrz/]

verb/noun

desfoca, borra, embaça

1. Third person singular present of blur; makes something unclear or less distinct

The rain blurs the windshield.

A chuva embaça o pára-brisa.

2. Plural noun form; areas or instances of unclear vision or indistinct images

The photograph has several blurs due to movement.

A fotografia tem várias desfocagens devido ao movimento.

3. Makes something difficult to distinguish or remember clearly

Time blurs the memory of that event.

O tempo embaça a memória daquele evento.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

desfoca, embaça

Common usage in both written and spoken Portuguese

Portugal

borra, desfoca

Slightly more formal; 'borra' used in artistic contexts

blur the lines - confundir os limites

blur out - pixelar, censurar

blur of activity - um turbilhão de atividade

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