French word

portrait-robot

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔʁtʁɛʁobo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncomposite sketch

Example

Le portrait-robot a aidé à identifier le suspect.

The composite sketch helped identify the suspect.

Illustration for portrait-robot (composite sketch)

More examples

La télévision a montré le portrait-robot du suspect hier soir.

Television showed the suspect's composite sketch last night.

Core concept

A face assembled from witness-described features into one composite image of a suspect.

Common phrases

  • publier un portrait-robot

    publish a composite sketch

  • montrer le portrait-robot

    show the composite sketch

Similar words

identikit: A suspect's composite face image created from a witness's description.
portrait: A photograph or drawing showing a person's face or full figure.

Definition in French

Image composite, dessinée ou générée par ordinateur, réalisée à partir de la description d'un témoin pour représenter le visage d'un suspect.

Word origin

The compound combines French portrait, from Latin through Old French, with robot, a borrowing from Czech robota meaning forced labor.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine, so the standard article is un in un portrait-robot.

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