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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ju-star
"Ela decidiu ajustar as configurações da sua câmera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a small adjustment to something.
"She decided to tweak the settings on her camera for better photos."
- 1
A minor adjustment or change.
"The software update included a few tweaks to improve performance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English twikken meaning to pluck or twitch, likely of Germanic origin and related to Low German twicken. Over centuries, the term evolved from a physical pinching or pulling action into a metaphorical verb describing small, precision adjustments to mechanisms, systems, or software code.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tweak" is said worldwide
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ajuster
Transliteration: a-ju-ste
"Elle a décidé d'ajuster les paramètres de son appareil photo."
anpassen
Transliteration: an-pas-sen
"Sie beschloss, die Einstellungen ihrer Kamera anzupassen."
regolare
Transliteration: re-go-la-re
"Ha deciso di regolare le impostazioni della sua macchina fotografica."
ajustar
Transliteration: a-hus-tar
"Decidió ajustar la configuración de su cámara."
ajustar
Transliteration: a-ju-star
"Ela decidiu ajustar as configurações da sua câmera."
समायोजित करना
Transliteration: samaayojit karna
"उसने अपने कैमरे की सेटिंग्स को समायोजित करने का निर्णय लिया।"
调整
Transliteration: tiáozhěng
"她决定调整相机的设置。"
조정하다
Transliteration: jojeonghada
"그녀는 카메라의 설정을 조정하기로 결정했다."
調整する
Transliteration: chōsei suru
"彼女はカメラの設定を調整することに決めた。"
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