emolduram

Emolduram is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb emoldurar. The verb means to place a frame around something, most commonly a picture or photograph, but it can also be used metaphorically to describe shaping, outlining, or presenting something within a defined boundary.

The term is formed from moldar, to mold, with the prefix em-, which adds the sense of putting into or around. Emoldurar is therefore understood as giving a frame or structure to an object or idea, whether physical or abstract.

Usage of emoldurar spans both literal and figurative contexts. In a physical sense, it refers to installing a frame around artworks, photos, or mirrors: Eles emolduram as fotos na galeria. In a figurative sense, it can describe shaping or presenting information, narratives, or arguments within a framed or organized context: A reportagem emoldura a situação com dados e testemunhos. The form emolduram specifically marks the subject as performing the action in the present time.