picture frame

See also: pictureframe

English

Alternative forms

pictureframe

Etymology

Compound of picture +‎ frame.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪktʃə ˌfɹeɪm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪkt͡ʃɚ ˌfɹeɪm/

Noun

picture frame (plural picture frames)

The frame into which a picture is placed.
- 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Loot”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 229:
  He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.

Synonyms

photo frame

Translations

frame into which a picture is placed

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܗܪܟܘܒܐ m (khrkwbā)
Chickasaw: hattak holbaafokha'
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鏡框／镜框 (zh) (jìngkuàng)

Xiang: 鏡框子／镜框子 (jin⁴ kuan¹ zr)
Dutch: fotolijst (nl) f
Finnish: valokuvakehys, taulunkehys
German: Bilderrahmen (de) m
Greek: κάδρο (el) n (kádro)
Hebrew: מסגרת (he) f
Italian: soasa (it) f, portaritratti m
Japanese: 額縁 (ja)
Khmer: ស៊ុម (km) (sum), ក្រប (km) (krɑɑp)
Limburgish: fotolies f, Bele̩rrǫǫm m or n
Portuguese: porta-retratos (pt) m
Russian: фоторамка (ru) f inan (fotoramka)
Swedish: tavelram (sv) c
Vietnamese: khung tranh

Further reading

“picture frame”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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