pictures in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pictures in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. picture (visual depiction):

picture (painting)

quadro m

picture (painting)

pittura f

picture (drawing)

disegno m

picture (in book)

illustrazione f

picture (in child's book)

figura f

picture (in mind)

immagine f

to draw a picture of sb, sth

disegnare qn, qc

to paint a picture of sb, sth

dipingere qn, qc

to paint sb's picture

fare il ritratto di qn

2. picture (description):

picture fig

descrizione f

picture fig

quadro m

to paint a picture of sb, sth

descrivere qn, qc

to paint or draw a gloomy picture of sth

dipingere qc a tinte fosche

to paint or draw an optimistic picture of sth

fare un quadro ottimistico di qc

to give or present a clear, accurate picture of sth

fare un quadro chiaro, accurato di qc

3. picture PHOTO:

picture

fotografia f

picture

foto f

to take a picture (of sb, sth)

scattare or fare una foto (a qn, a qc)

4. picture (overview):

picture fig

situazione f

to get the picture

capire come stanno le cose or cogliere la situazione

to put, keep sb in the picture

mettere, tenere qn al corrente

to be in the picture

essere al corrente

5. picture CINE (film):

picture

film m

to make a picture

fare un film

6. picture TV:

picture

immagine f

the picture is blurred

l'immagine è sfocata

II.pictures N

pictures npl inf:

the pictures

il cinema

to go to the pictures

andare al cinema

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

1. picture (form mental image of):

picture person, place, scene

immaginare

2. picture (show in picture form):

to be pictured

essere ritratto

the vase (pictured above) is

il vaso (nell'immagine in alto) è

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

to be the picture of health

essere il ritratto della salute

to be the picture of sb

essere il ritratto di qn

to look or be a picture

sembrare dipinto

her face was a picture!

la sua espressione la diceva lunga!

library pictures [ˈlaɪbrərɪˌpɪktʃəz, -brerɪ-] N npl TV

library pictures

immagini f di repertorio

picture house [ˈpɪktʃəhaʊs], picture palace [ˈpɪktʃəˌpælɪs] N arch

picture house

cinematografo m

picture card [Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər ˌkɑrd] N GAMES

picture card

figura f

picture framing [ˈpɪktʃəˌfreɪmɪŋ] N

picture framing

incorniciatura f

picture postcard [Brit, Am ˌpɪk(t)ʃər ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkɑrd] N

picture postcard

cartolina f illustrata

picture editor [ˌpɪktʃərˈedɪtə(r)] N JOURN

picture editor

direttore m della redazione fotografica / direttrice f della redazione fotografica

picture hat [Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər ˌhæt] N

picture hat

= cappello da donna a tesa larga

picture hook [ˈpɪktʃəhʊk] N

picture hook

gancetto m (per appendere i quadri)

picture rail [Brit] N

picture rail

= listello usato per fissare i chiodi a cui appendere i quadri

pictures in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pictures in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.picture [ˈpɪk·tʃɚ] N

1. picture in book:

picture (image)

immagine f

picture (painting)

dipinto m

picture (painting)

illustrazione f

picture (drawing)

disegno m

to draw a picture

fare un disegno

to paint a picture

dipingere un quadro

as pretty as a picture

bello come una cartolina

2. picture (photo):

picture

foto(grafia) f

to take a picture

fare una foto(grafia)

satellite picture

fotografia [o immagine] dal satellite

3. picture (film):

picture

film m inv

to make a picture

fare un film

to make a picture (cinema)

cinema(tografo) m inv

to go to the pictures

andare al cinema

4. picture (mental image):

picture

immagine f mentale

5. picture fig (description):

picture

rappresentazione f

to paint a picture of sth

fare una descrizione di qc

to paint a very black picture

fare un quadro molto nero

Phrases:

a picture is worth a thousand words prov

un'immagine vale più di mille parole

to be in the picture

essere al corrente

to get the picture

capire

to keep sb in the picture

tenere qu al corrente

to put sb in the picture

mettere qu al corrente

II.picture [ˈpɪk·tʃɚ] VB trans

picture (imagine)

immaginare

picture (imagine)

immaginarsi

picture (depict)

ritrarre

to picture oneself …

immaginare sé stesso …

picture puzzle N

picture puzzle

puzzle m inv

picture window N

picture window

finestra f panoramica

picture library N

picture library

fototeca f

picture postcard N

picture postcard

cartolina f (illustrata)

picture frame N

picture frame

cornice f

motion picture N

motion picture

film m inv

picture gallery N

picture gallery

pinacoteca f

picture book N

picture book

libro m illustrato

picture

User Entry

to see the big picture

guardare il panorama generale/l'insieme

pictures Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go to the pictures

andare al cinema

to paint a very black picture

fare un quadro molto nero

a picture is worth a thousand words prov

un'immagine vale più di mille parole

to keep sb in the picture

tenere qu al corrente

to put sb in the picture

mettere qu al corrente

the picture was knocked down to David

David si è aggiudicato il quadro

the picture was hanging at an angle

il quadro pendeva da un lato

to be upside down pictures

essere alla rovescia

to be the picture of health

essere l'immagine della salute

to be the picture of health

essere il ritratto della salute

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These are the dramatic pictures of gardai carrying out a raid in a crackdown on a new designer drug.

www.irishmirror.ie

To place images between text lines, e.g. screenshots etc., one can simply paste pictures from the clipboard and save them with the document.

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Like last time, there will be many pictures trying to showoff the "over-sized" moon.

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Look at the pictures while we hear from some of the legends of old time catch wrestling talking about their approaches to the hammerlock.

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In heraldry all charges (pictures) on a shield are assumed to be facing dexter (right side) unless otherwise specified.

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When one eye turns inward, outward, upward, or downward, two different pictures are sent to the brain.

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It took a day to become detached on satellite pictures, and become a tropical disturbance.

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Panchromatic film stock was expensive and no motion pictures were produced in entirety on it for several years.

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The veteran whose unit was burglarized has been printing out fliers with pictures of the suspects and a list of what they allegedly stole.

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Pictures were published of one allegedly tearful public argument.

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