retocar — meaning in English

English meaning

• retouch verb To make something, especially a photo, look better by fixing small details or flaws.
• tweak verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.

Senses

retocar is used for these senses in English:

• retouch (transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
• tweak (transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).

retouch — full definition

1. verb To make something, especially a photo, look better by fixing small details or flaws.
2. verb To dye the new growth of hair so it matches the colour already there.
3. verb To sharpen or reshape a flint tool by chipping small flakes off its edge.

tweak — full definition

1. verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
2. verb To pinch and pull something sharply with a twist.
3. noun A small adjustment or modification.

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