fake a photo

The Spanish phrase 'trucar una foto(grafía)' translates to 'to trick a photograph' in English. This phrase is typically used in Spain to indicate manipulating, altering or faking a photograph, often in a digital manner. It's comparable to the English terminology of 'photoshopping' a picture or 'doctoring' an image. The nature of this particular Spanish idiom involves a cunning or deceitful intention, as though the procedure were a magic trick or sleight of hand.

Example sentences using: trucar una foto(grafía)

No puedo creer que trucaras esa fotografía. Parece tan real.

I can't believe you doctored that photograph. It looks so real.

In this context, 'trucar una foto(grafía)' is used to express disbelief or surprise over the alteration of a photograph that appears genuine.

Si quieres hacerlo parecer más alto, podemos trucar la foto.

If you want him to look taller, we can doctor the picture.

The phrase 'trucar una foto(grafía)' is used here to illustrate a possible solution to make someone appear taller in a photograph.

Es obvio que trucaron este documento con una foto superpuesta.

It's obvious that they doctored this document with an overlaid photo.

In this example, 'trucar una foto(grafía)' is used to describe the act of illegitimately altering a document by laying an image over it.