how to pronounce retouch

/ˌɹiːˈtʌtʃ/

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retouch is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of retouch in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… lighting we do not retouch anything …”

meanings of retouch

verb:

To colour the roots of hair to match hair previously coloured.
To modify a flint tool by making secondary flaking along the cutting edge.
To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

noun:

The act of retouching.

retouch frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word retouch occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics retouch can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that retouch can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;