finger painting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for finger painting in the English»French Dictionary

finger painting N

1. finger painting (technique):

finger painting

peinture f avec les doigts

2. finger painting (picture):

finger painting

peinture f faite avec les doigts

Translations for finger painting in the English»French Dictionary

I.paint [Brit peɪnt, Am peɪnt] N

1. paint (gen) ART:

paint

peinture f

the paint on the walls has yellowed

la peinture des murs a jauni

all it needs is a fresh coat of paint

il suffirait d'un coup de badigeon

‘wet paint’

‘peinture fraîche’

2. paint (make-up):

paint dated, hum

fard m

II.paints N

paints npl ART:

paints

couleurs fpl

why don't you get out your paints?

pourquoi ne prends-tu pas ta boîte de couleurs?

III.paint [Brit peɪnt, Am peɪnt] VB trans

1. paint lit:

paint wall, subject

peindre

paint person

peindre le portrait de

to paint sth blue/green

peindre qc en bleu/en vert

ART to paint sth in background, figure

peindre

to paint sth on varnish, undercoat

appliquer

to paint sth out face, figure, wallpaper

peindre par-dessus qc

I'm going to paint a picture

je vais peindre quelque chose

to paint one's nails

se vernir les ongles

2. paint (depict):

paint fig

dépeindre

to paint a rather gloomy picture of sth

brosser un tableau assez sombre de qc

to paint an unflattering portrait of sb

décrire qn en termes peu élogieux

3. paint MED:

paint cut, wound

badigeonner (with de)

IV.paint [Brit peɪnt, Am peɪnt] VB intr

paint

peindre

to paint from life/outdoors

peindre d'après nature/en plein air

to paint in oils/watercolours

faire de la peinture à l'huile/de l'aquarelle

V.paint [Brit peɪnt, Am peɪnt]

he is not as black as he is painted

il n'est pas si méchant qu'on le prétend

to paint the town red

faire la noce

painting [Brit ˈpeɪntɪŋ, Am ˈpeɪn(t)ɪŋ] N

1. painting U (activity, art form):

painting

peinture f

2. painting:

painting (work of art)

tableau m

painting (unframed)

toile f

painting (of person)

portrait m

a painting by Watteau

un tableau de Watteau

a painting of Napoleon by David

un portrait de Napoléon peint par David

a painting of Flatford Mill

un tableau qui représente le moulin de Flatford

3. painting U (domestic decorating):

painting

peintures fpl

finish the painting before you put the carpets down

finissez les peintures avant de poser les tapis

I.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər] N

1. finger ANAT:

finger

doigt m

first or index finger

index m

second finger

majeur m

second finger

médius m

third or ring finger

annulaire m

fourth or little finger

auriculaire m

to wear a ring on one's index finger

porter une bague à l'index

he put a ring on her finger

il lui a passé une bague au doigt

to point one's finger at sb/sth

montrer qn/qc du doigt

she ran her fingers through his hair

elle lui a passé la main dans les cheveux

to run one's fingers over sth

passer les doigts sur qc

something is wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it fig

quelque chose ne va pas mais je n'arrive pas à savoir quoi

he didn't lift or raise a finger to help

il n'a pas levé le petit doigt pour aider

I didn't lay a finger on her

je ne l'ai pas touchée

if you so much as lay a finger on my hi-fi I'll…

si jamais tu touches à ma chaîne hi-fi, je…

I didn't lay a finger on it

je n'y ai pas touché

to put two fingers up at sb inf Brit, to give sb the finger inf Am

≈ faire un bras d'honneur à qn

I can count the number of beers he has bought me on the fingers of one hand iron

je peux compter les bières qu'il m'a payées sur les doigts de la main

2. finger (of glove):

finger

doigt m

3. finger (narrow strip):

finger (of land)

bande f

finger (of mist, smoke)

volute f

4. finger (small amount):

finger

doigt m

two fingers of whisky

deux doigts de whisky

II.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər] VB trans

finger

toucher, tripoter inf

finger fruit, goods fabric, silk

toucher

finger fruit, goods fabric, silk

tripoter inf

tie, necklace to finger one's beard

se tripoter la barbe inf

III.finger [Brit ˈfɪŋɡə, Am ˈfɪŋɡər]

to get one's fingers burnt

se brûler les doigts

to twist or wrap sb around one's little finger

mener qn par le bout du nez

to keep one's fingers crossed

croiser les doigts (for sb pour qn)

to point the finger at sb

accuser qn

to point the finger of suspicion at sb

jeter des soupçons sur qn

to put the finger on sb inf

moucharder qn inf

to pull one's finger out sl

se grouiller inf

to slip through sb's fingers opportunity:

passer sous le nez de qn

to slip through sb's fingers wanted man:

filer entre les doigts de qn

finger painting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finger painting in the English»French Dictionary

painting N

1. painting (activity):

painting

peinture f

2. painting (picture):

painting

tableau m

I.paint [peɪnt] N a. pej

paint

peinture f

paints

couleurs fpl

oil paints

couleurs à l'huile

paint pot

pot m de peinture

paint roller

rouleau m à peinture

II.paint [peɪnt] VB intr

paint

peindre

to paint in oils/watercolours

peindre à l'huile/l'aquarelle

III.paint [peɪnt] VB trans

1. paint (put colour on):

paint

peindre

2. paint pej (apply make-up):

paint

peinturlurer

3. paint (conceal with paint):

to paint sth out [or to paint out sth], to paint over sth

couvrir qc de peinture

4. paint (describe):

paint

dépeindre

to paint a grim/rosy picture of sth

dresser un portrait sombre/rose de qc

Phrases:

to paint the town red

faire la fête

I.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] N

finger a. fig:

finger

doigt m

one finger of vodka

un doigt de vodka

to point a finger at sb/sth a. fig

montrer qn/qc du doigt

Phrases:

not to lay a finger on sb

ne pas toucher qn

not to lift a finger

ne pas lever le petit doigt

II.finger [ˈfɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB trans

1. finger (handle, touch):

finger

toucher

2. finger (play with):

finger

tripoter

3. finger inf (reveal to police):

finger

balancer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He describes a typical session with one of the student teachers where there was even finger painting.

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It's time for your little one to get creative by exploring different painting methods like finger painting, spray painting, string painting and more.

www.vancouverobserver.com

She was invited to lecture about finger painting and organize exhibitions.

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However, the new mom rarely has time for her own anymore, so she creates incredible works of art from her toddler's finger painting.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

He was noted for painting human figures and doing occasional finger painting.

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The difference between finger painting and using a precision tool like this is startling when you're attempting to draw intricate, spidery lines.

www.slate.com

We then went upstairs for the finger painting technique.

blog.hellomagazine.com

It's like finger painting, only without the messy paints.

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Revealing your first tentative attempts is akin to showing your primary school teacher your first finger painting; you're eager for praise.

www.telegraph.co.uk

By finger painting on the touchscreen with one or two fingertips, the user can adjust and adapt vibration speed, intensity, and patterns solely by sense of touch.

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