picture postcard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for picture postcard in the English»French Dictionary

picture postcard N

picture postcard

carte f postale

Translations for picture postcard in the English»French Dictionary

postcard, pc N

postcard

carte f postale

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!

picture postcard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for picture postcard in the English»French Dictionary

picture postcard N

picture postcard

carte f postale

picture postcard

carte-vue f Belg

Translations for picture postcard in the French»English Dictionary

carte-vue

picture postcard

Translations for picture postcard in the English»French Dictionary

postcard N

postcard

carte f postale

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

A different alignment, a different mode of taking the railway through the maze of hills and valleys would have spoilt its picture postcard perfectness.

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It will also provide you with a picture postcard view of the garden when you're in it.

www.mirror.co.uk

The main street is picture postcard pretty, full of shops and businesses servicing the tourists and the knowledge workers who have moved into town.

www.treehugger.com

It has been owned by various families, breweries and private concerns and is seen as a jewel-in-the-crown to brewing outfits due its picture postcard looks and large visitor numbers.

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It was like a picture postcard, nestled between two gurgling streams and surrounded by thick forests.

www.thehindu.com

Whichever way you turn through the small, pretty, but sometimes steep streets, there is a picture postcard view.

www.mirror.co.uk

Make it into a picture postcard so that there would be takers to learn it.

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This is a glossy picture postcard that has seen better days -- still good to look at but frayed at the edges and utterly lifeless.

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It looks like a picture postcard and it's so clean, the history is really interesting and it's so accessible.

www.thenational.scot

She is like that picture postcard you get when what you were actually waiting for is a letter.

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