Image

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See also: image and imagé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English image.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ (base form)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪt͡ʃs/, /ˈɪmɪdʒəs/, /ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ/ (genitive singular)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪdʒɪs/ (plural)
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Noun

Image n (strong, genitive Images or Image, plural Images)

  1. image (characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others)
    • 1984 March 26, “99 Luftballons und das Chaos der Gefühle”, in Der Spiegel, number 13:
      Nenas Image ist so clean, daß ein paar Zeitschriften nun nach dunklen Punkten suchen und sie erfinden, weil nichts zu finden ist.
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Further reading

  • Image” in Duden online