picture rail in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for picture rail in the English»Spanish Dictionary

picture rail N

picture rail

moldura f de madera para colgar cuadros

Translations for picture rail in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rail¹ [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] N

1.1. rail C (bar):

rail

riel m

rail

barra f

1.2. rail C:

handrail

pasamanos m

1.3. rail C (barrier):

rail

baranda f

rail

barandilla f

altar rail

comulgatorio m

2.1. rail C (for trains, trams):

rail

riel m

rail

raíl m esp Spain

the train came off the rails

el tren descarriló

to go off the rails Brit inf (morally)

descarriarse

to go off the rails Brit inf (morally)

apartarse del buen camino

to go off the rails (mentally)

enloquecerse

it was my mother who kept him on the rails

fue mi madre quien impidió que se descarriara

2.2. rail U (railroad):

rail

ferrocarril m

by rail

en or por ferrocarril

by rail attr service/link

ferroviario

by rail attr service/link

de ferrocarril

rail accident

accidente m ferroviario

rail accident

trenazo m Mex

rail journey

viaje m en tren

rail strike

huelga f de trenes or de ferroviarios

rail strike

huelga f de ferrocarrileros Chil Mex

rail traffic

tráfico m ferroviario

rail traffic

tráfico m ferrocarrilero Chil Mex

rail travel

los viajes en tren

rail worker Brit

ferroviario m / ferroviaria f

rail worker Brit

ferrocarrilero m / ferrocarrilera f Chil Mex

II.rail¹ [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] VB intr (separate)

rail

cercar

rail

separar con una valla

rail

separar con una cerca

rail² [Am reɪl, Brit reɪl] VB intr form

to rail against sth

clamar contra algo form

to rail at sb about sth

recriminar(le) algo a alguien

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

1.1. picture (representation, drawing, diagram):

the book has no pictures

el libro no tiene ilustraciones

to draw a picture of sth

hacer un dibujo de algo

to draw a picture of sth

dibujar algo

one picture is worth a thousand words

una imagen vale más que mil palabras

1.2. picture:

picture (painting)

cuadro m

picture (painting)

pintura f

picture (print)

cuadro m

picture (print)

lámina f

picture (portrait)

retrato m

to paint a picture of sth/sb

pintar algo/a alguien

he wants to paint our picture

nos quiere pintar or retratar

the book paints a gloomy picture of …

el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de …

as pretty as a picture the village was as pretty as a picture

el pueblo era de postal

she's as pretty as a picture

es preciosa

picture framer

enmarcador m / enmarcadora f

picture hook

gancho m para cuadros

picture library

archivo m de imágenes

1.3. picture (photo):

picture

foto f

to take a picture of sth/sb

sacarle or tomarle una foto a algo/alguien

to take a picture of sth/sb

hacerle una foto a algo/alguien Spain

we had our picture in the paper

nuestra foto salió en el periódico

2. picture (situation):

picture

panorama m

it was a similar picture across the border

el panorama era similar al otro lado de la frontera

that's not the whole picture

esa es una visión parcial del asunto

the big picture

la gran prespectiva

to come into the picture Bill wants to know where/how he comes into the picture

Bill quiere saber cuál es su papel en todo esto

what she thinks doesn't come into the picture at all

su opinión no viene al caso

to get the picture inf you're not welcome here, get the picture?

aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?

just read this, you'll soon get the picture

léete esto, enseguida te harás una idea

to put sb in the picture

poner a alguien al tanto (de la situación)

3. picture (idea):

picture

idea f

you get a totally different picture from these figures

estas cifras te dan una idea or una impresión totalmente distinta

4. picture TV:

picture

imagen f

5.1. picture CINE (movie):

picture

película f

5.2. picture CINE <pictures, pl > (cinema) Brit dated:

the pictures

el cine

to go to the pictures

ir al cine

to go to the pictures

ir a cine Col

6.1. picture (embodiment):

picture

imagen f

he looks the very picture of health

es la viva imagen de la salud

6.2. picture (beautiful sight):

picture

espectáculo m

doesn't she look a picture?

¿no está preciosa?

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

1. picture (imagine):

picture

imaginarse

I can just picture her

ya me la imagino

I can just picture her

es como si la estuviera viendo

I can't quite picture myself with a baby

no me veo con un niño

2. picture (depict) usu pass:

the minister, pictured here next to …

el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a …

picture rail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for picture rail in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rail [reɪl] N

1. rail:

rail (part of fence)

valla f

rail (bar for supporting people)

barandilla f

rail (bar for hanging things on)

barra f

towel rail

portatoallas m inv

2. rail no pl (railway system):

rail

ferrocarril m

3. rail (track):

rail

raíl m

rail

riel m LatAm

by rail

en tren

by rail

por ferrocarril

rail ticket

billete m de ferrocarril

rail ticket

boleto m de tren Mex

Phrases:

to go off the rails Brit inf

descarrilarse

II.rail [reɪl] VB trans

to rail sth in [or off]

cercar algo

I.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. picture:

picture (image)

imagen f

picture (painting)

pintura f

picture (drawing)

ilustración f

to draw a picture

hacer un dibujo

to paint a picture

pintar un cuadro

as pretty as a picture

como de postal

2. picture (photo):

picture

fotografía f

to take a picture

sacar una fotografía

satellite picture

fotografía por satélite

wedding picture

fotografía de boda

3. picture (film):

picture

película f

to make a picture

hacer una película

to go to the pictures

ir al cine

4. picture (mental image):

picture

imagen f

5. picture fig (depiction):

picture

representación f

to paint a picture of sth

representar algo

Phrases:

a picture is worth a thousand words prov

una imagen vale más que mil palabras

to paint a very black picture

pintar un panorama muy negro

to be in the picture

estar al corriente

to get the picture

entender

to keep sb in the picture (about sth)

mantener a alguien al tanto (de algo)

to put sb in the picture

poner a alguien en antecedentes

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

picture

imaginarse

picture (depict)

representar

to picture oneself ...

imaginarse...