- paint
- peint
1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; (also adjective) a paint pot.) pintura
2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pintar2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) pintar•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush
paint1 n pinturaa tin of paint una lata de pinturapaint2 vb pintarshe paints with oils pinta al óleopainttr[peɪnt]noun1 pintura■ we'll have to give it another coat of paint tendremos que darle otra mano de pinturatransitive verb1 (gen) pintar■ we're going to paint the walls yellow vamos a pintar las paredes de amarillointransitive verb1 (gen) pintar■ she paints in oils pinta al óleo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto paint one's face pintarse, maquillarseto paint the town red irse de juerga'Wet paint' "Recién pintado"paint remover quitapinturas nombre masculinopaint stripper quitapinturas nombre masculinopaint ['peɪnt] v: pintarpaint n: pintura fpaintn.• colorete s.m.• pintura s.f.• tinta s.f.v.• jalbegar v.• pintar v.peɪnt
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mass & count noun pintura f
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transitive verba) (Art) \<\<portrait/landscape\>\> pintarb) (apply paint to) \<\<wall/door/house\>\> pintarI painted the kitchen pink — pinté la cocina de rosa
to paint something out to paint over something — pintar encima de algo, tapar algo con pintura
c) (describe) pintarto paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro
as black as it's been painted: the situation isn't as black as it's been painted — la situación no es tan negra como la pintan
d) (make up)to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse
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vi pintar[peɪnt]1. N1) (=substance) pintura f•
a coat of paint — una mano de pintura•
the paint was flaking off the walls — la pintura de las paredes se estaba descascarillandoface, finger 3., gloss II, 1., 1), oil 3., poster 2., spray I, 1., 2)wet paint — (ojo,) recién pintado
2) paints pinturas fpla box of paints — una caja de pinturas
2. VT1) (Art) [+ picture, subject] pintar; [+ slogan, message] escribir con pintura2) (=apply paint to) [+ wall, fence etc] pintarto paint sth blue — pintar algo de azul
- paint the town red3) (=make up) [+ nails, lips] pintarseshe painted her fingernails red — se pintó las uñas rojas or de rojo
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to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse4) (fig) (=portray) describir, pintar•
to paint a grim/gloomy/bleak picture of sth — describir algo en términos sombríos/deprimentes/desalentadores, pintar algo muy negropro-democracy activists paint quite a different picture of the situation — los activistas en pro de la democracia describen la situación en términos muy diferentes
to paint a rosy picture of sth — pintar algo de color de rosa
to paint a vivid picture of sth — describir algo gráficamente
5)• to paint sth on — [+ varnish, dye] aplicar algo
paint the solution on with a clean brush — aplicar la solución con un pincel limpio
6) (Med)•
treatment involves painting the sores with iodine solution — el tratamiento requiere aplicar una solución de yodo en las heridas3.VI pintar•
to paint in oils — pintar al óleoto paint in watercolours — pintar con acuarelas
4.CPDpaint bomb N — bomba f de pintura
paint bombs were thrown — arrojaron bombas de pintura
paint remover N — quitapintura f
paint roller N — rodillo m (pintor)
paint scraper N — raspador m de paredes
paint spray N — pistola f (rociadora) de pintura
paint stripper N — (=substance) quitapintura f ; (=tool) raspador m de paredes
paint thinner N — disolvente m
- paint in* * *[peɪnt]
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mass & count noun pintura f
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transitive verba) (Art) \<\<portrait/landscape\>\> pintarb) (apply paint to) \<\<wall/door/house\>\> pintarI painted the kitchen pink — pinté la cocina de rosa
to paint something out to paint over something — pintar encima de algo, tapar algo con pintura
c) (describe) pintarto paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro
as black as it's been painted: the situation isn't as black as it's been painted — la situación no es tan negra como la pintan
d) (make up)to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse
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vi pintar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
