Foley

//ˈfoʊli//

Synonyms for "foley"

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Related word relations

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Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Esperanto

2 entries
  • kreado de sonefektoj noun (creation of sound effects)
  • sonefektofarado noun (creation of sound effects)

French

1 entries
  • bruitage noun (creation of sound effects)

German

2 entries
  • Foley noun (creation of sound effects)
  • Geräuschemachen noun (creation of sound effects)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 擬音 noun (creation of sound effects)

Polish

1 entries
  • realizacja dźwięku noun (creation of sound effects)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • sonoplastia noun (creation of sound effects)

Spanish

1 entries
  • efectos de sala / foley / sonoros noun (creation of sound effects)

Swedish

2 entries
  • foley noun (creation of sound effects)
  • tramp noun (creation of sound effects)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Many of the sounds heard in nature documentaries are created by foley artists.

Source: tatoeba (6066555)

The Foley artist's job is to record sound effects.

Source: tatoeba (10240355)

They are the foley artists of this production.

Source: tatoeba (12366257)

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