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sovraesposto

overexposed

adjective soh-vrah-eh-SPOH-stoh Rare

Usage Note

Sovraesposto is used in photography to describe a shot that received too much light, as well as metaphorically in media/politics to describe someone who is given too much public attention. The prefix sovra- (over-) is productive in Italian: sovraffollato (overcrowded), sovrappeso (overweight).

Examples

"La foto è sovraesposta e i dettagli sono persi."

Natural Translation

The photo is overexposed and the details are lost.

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