retoke
retóke with stress marks
retouch; enhancing surgery
Usage Note
Retoke is a loanword blending English 'retouch' with a Tagalog-Spanish phonetic ending, used for both photo editing and cosmetic surgery. Very common in everyday conversation, especially in beauty and entertainment contexts, where nagparetoke is the typical verb form.
Examples
" Kailangan ng retoke ang larawan. "
Natural Translation
The photo needs retouching.
Literal Translation
Needed of retouch the photo.
" Kailangan ng retoke ang lumang larawan. "
Natural Translation
The old photo needs a retouch.
Literal Translation
Needed of retouch the old photo.
" Bago i-upload ang larawan sa social media, madalas na muna itong rinetoke para mawala ang mga kapintasan sa mukha. "
Natural Translation
Before uploading the photo to social media, it is often retouched first to remove the blemishes on the face.
Literal Translation
Before upload the photo to social media, often first this retouched so-that disappear the blemishes on face.
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