blur

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/blɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blûr)

Inflections of 'blur' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
blurs
v 3rd person singular
blurring
v pres p
blurred
v past
blurred
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
blur vi (vision: become indistinct)nublarse v prnl
  hacerse borroso loc verb
 For some people, migraines cause their vision to blur.
 A algunas personas se les nubla la vista con las migrañas.
blur [sth] vtr (smudge) (colores)difuminar vtr
  desdibujar vtr
  hacer borroso vtr + adj
 Pamela blurred the colors of the oil pastel sketch she made.
 Pamela difuminó los colores del óleo que pintó.
blur [sth] vtr figurative (confuse)desdibujar vtr
  confundir vtr
  hacer borroso vtr + adj
 Being inconsistent in punishing children just blurs the rules.
 La inconsistencia a la hora de castigar a los niños desdibuja las reglas.
a blur n figurative (confusing memory) (figurado)borrón nm
 I'm not sure what happened. It's all a blur.
 No estoy seguro de lo que pasó. Es todo un borrón.
a blur of [sth] n figurative ([sth] busy, confusing) (coloquial)jaleo nm
  confusión nf
 This week has been a blur of parties, awards ceremonies and interviews.
 Esta semana ha sido un jaleo de fiestas, ceremonias de premios y entrevistas.
a blur n informal ([sth], [sb] moving rapidly)manchón nm
  borrosidad nf
 He was a blur as he ran past me.
 Parecía un manchón cuando pasó corriendo frente a mí.
 Fue apenas una borrosidad cuando pasó corriendo a mi lado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
blur,
blur-blur
adj
(slow to catch on, ignorant)lento/a adj
  corto/a adj
Note: Singaporean English.
blur n (smudge)borrón nm
  mancha nf
 There is a dark blur at the bottom of the sketch.
 Hay un borrón oscuro en la parte inferior del boceto.
blur [sth] vtr (make [sth] less distinct)nublar vtr
 Alcohol blurred her judgment, and she ultimately did something she regretted.
 El alcohol nubló su buen juicio y al final hizo algo de lo que se lamentó.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
blur the boundaries v expr figurative (make less distinct)diluir los límites, difuminar los límites, confundir los límites loc verb
blur the boundaries between [sth] and [sth] v expr figurative (make less distinct)desdibujar los límites loc verb
blur the lines v expr figurative (make less distinct)desdibujar los límites loc verb
blur the lines between [sth] and [sth] v expr figurative (make less distinct)desdibujar los límites entre una cosa y otra loc verb
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'blur' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a blur of [light, speed, motion, activity, movement], he looked like a blur when he [ran, drove, sprinted] past, the blur is from [camera shake, a slow shutter speed, poor focus], more...

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