mental picture in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mental picture in the English»French Dictionary

mental calculation, arithmetic, picture

mental

Translations for mental picture in the French»English Dictionary

photographier endroit, personne

to fix [sth/sb] in one's mind, to make a mental picture of

Translations for mental picture in the English»French Dictionary

mental [Brit ˈmɛnt(ə)l, Am ˈmɛn(t)l] ADJ

1. mental MED:

mental handicap, illness, patient

mental

mental hospital, institution

psychiatrique

mental ward

de psychiatrie

2. mental (of the mind):

mental ability, effort, energy

intellectuel/-elle

mental process

mental

mental exhaustion

surmenage m intellectuel

mental strain

fatigue f mentale

3. mental (in one's head):

mental calculation, arithmetic, picture

mental

to make a mental note to do

se dire qu'il faut faire

4. mental (mad):

mental inf

fou/folle, malade inf

to go mental

péter un boulon or un câble

I.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] N

1. picture (visual depiction):

picture (painting)

peinture f

picture (painting)

tableau m

picture (drawing)

dessin m

picture (in book) (gen)

illustration f

picture (in child's book)

image f

picture (in mind)

image f

to draw a picture of sb/sth

faire un dessin de qn/qc

to paint a picture of sb/sth

peindre qn/qc

to paint sb's picture

faire le portrait de qn

2. picture (description):

picture fig

description f

picture fig

tableau m

to paint a picture of sb/sth

dépeindre qn/qc

to paint or draw a gloomy/optimistic picture of sth

donner une image sombre/optimiste de qc

to give or present a clear/accurate picture of sth

dépeindre qc avec clarté/précision

3. picture PHOTO:

picture

photo f

picture

photographie f

to take a picture (of sb/sth)

prendre une photo (de qn/qc)

4. picture (overview):

picture fig

situation f

to get the picture

comprendre la situation

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to be in the picture

être au courant

5. picture CINE (film):

picture

film m

to make a picture

faire un film

6. picture TV:

picture

image f

the picture is blurred

l'image est floue

7. picture inf:

the pictures

le cinéma

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

II.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] VB trans

1. picture (form mental image of):

picture person, place, scene

s'imaginer, se représenter

Phrases:

to be pictured (be shown in picture form)

être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is…

le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est…

III.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər]

to be the picture of health

respirer la santé

to be the picture of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to look or be a picture

être ravissant

her face was a picture!

son expression en disait long!

mental picture in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mental picture in the English»French Dictionary

mental [ˈmentəl, Am -t̬əl] ADJ

1. mental (related to the mind):

mental age, health

mental(e)

2. mental Brit inf (crazy):

mental

fou(folle)

to be mental about sth

être complètement fou de qc

I.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. picture (visual image):

picture

image f

2. picture (photos):

picture

photo f

to take a picture of sth

prendre une photo de qc

wedding picture

photo de mariage

3. picture (film):

picture

film m

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

4. picture (painting):

picture

tableau m

picture drawing

dessin m

to draw a picture

faire un dessin

5. picture (mental image, image on TV):

picture

image f

6. picture (account, depiction):

picture

tableau m

to paint a picture of sth

peindre le portrait de qc

7. picture (current situation):

to be in the picture

être au courant

to get the picture inf

piger

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to leave sb out of the picture

laisser qn sur la touche

Phrases:

sb's face is a picture Brit

la tête de qn est à mourir de rire

II.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans

1. picture (represent):

picture

représenter

2. picture (imagine):

to picture oneself

s'imaginer

to picture sb doing sth

s'imaginer qn en train de faire qc

to picture sth to oneself

s'imaginer qc

3. picture (describe):

picture

dépeindre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The quality of a cybersex encounter typically depends upon the participants' abilities to evoke a vivid, visceral mental picture in the minds of their partners.

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