oil painting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for oil painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil painting N

1. oil painting C (picture):

oil painting

óleo m

he's no oil painting

no es ninguna belleza or ningún Adonis

2. oil painting U (medium):

oil painting

pintura f al óleo

oil paint N U or C

oil paint

óleo m

Translations for oil painting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pintura al óleo

oil painting

pintura al óleo

oil painting

óleo (cuadro)

oil painting

Translations for oil painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.paint [Am peɪnt, Brit peɪnt] N U or C

paint

pintura f

“wet paint”

“pintura fresca”

“wet paint”

ojo, pinta Spain

paint remover

quitapintura m

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

1. paint ART:

paint portrait/landscape

pintar

these flowers were painted in by a later hand

estas flores se agregaron posteriormente

2. paint (apply paint to):

paint wall/door/house

pintar

I painted the kitchen pink

pinté la cocina de rosa

the door's freshly painted

la puerta está recién pintada

I'll draw the outline and you paint it in

yo dibujo el contorno y tú lo coloreas or pintas

to paint sth out, to paint over sth

pintar encima de algo

to paint sth out, to paint over sth

tapar algo con pintura

to paint iodine on a wound, to paint a wound with iodine

aplicar yodo a una herida

3. paint (describe):

paint

pintar

to paint a glowing/gloomy picture of sth

pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro

as black as it's been painted the situation isn't as black as it's been painted

la situación no es tan negra como la pintan

the boss isn't as black as he's painted

el jefe no es tan fiero como lo pintan

4. paint (make up):

to paint one's face

pintarse

to paint one's face

maquillarse

to paint one's lips/nails

pintarse los labios/las uñas

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

paint

pintar

to paint in oils/watercolors

pintar al óleo/a la acuarela

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

1. painting C (picture):

painting

cuadro m

painting

pintura f

2. painting U (Art):

painting

pintura f

3. painting U CONSTR:

painting

pintura f

I.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] N

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil inf

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro inf

to strike oil lit (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f LatAm

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C FOOD:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, pp >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido inf

See also oil painting

oil painting N

1. oil painting C (picture):

oil painting

óleo m

he's no oil painting

no es ninguna belleza or ningún Adonis

2. oil painting U (medium):

oil painting

pintura f al óleo

oil painting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oil painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil painting N

oil painting

óleo m

Phrases:

to be no oil painting Aus, Brit iron

no ser ninguna belleza

oil-based paint N

oil-based paint

pintura f al óleo

Translations for oil painting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pintar al óleo

to paint in oil

cuadro al óleo

oil painting

óleo

oil paint

pintura al óleo

oil painting

Translations for oil painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

painting N

1. painting (painted picture):

painting

cuadro m

2. painting no pl (art):

painting

pintura f

19th century French painting

pintura francesa del siglo XIX

I.paint [peɪnt] N no pl

paint

pintura f

II.paint [peɪnt] VB intr

paint

pintar

III.paint [peɪnt] VB trans

1. paint room, picture:

paint

pintar

to paint a picture of sth fig

describir algo

2. paint (apply make-up):

to paint oneself

maquillarse

I.oil [ɔɪl] N

1. oil (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

sunflower oil

aceite de girasol

2. oil no pl (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil

encontrar petróleo

to strike oil fig

encontrar una mina de oro

3. oil (grease):

oil

grasa f

4. oil pl (oil-based paint):

oil

óleo m

to paint in oils

pintar al óleo

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

to pour oil on troubled waters

calmar los ánimos

to pour oil on troubled waters

poner paz

II.oil [ɔɪl] VB trans

oil

engrasar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Oil painting is normally on canvas or, less frequently, on wood.

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He trained as a watchmaker, later taking up drawing, engraving, and oil painting.

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He discovered his talent, and soon improved his technique in oil painting.

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Artists began using far greater use of browns when oil painting arrived in the late fifteenth century.

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She worked as a graphic designer for several years after which, she improved her oil painting techniques and experimented with other textures.

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This oil painting of the court scene was based on the original pencil sketch done surreptitiously by him under the very eyes of the court.

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Ken created a new type of surface for oil painting that pulled the thick oil colour off the brush.

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The works are diptychs composed of a negative oil painting and the positive of its photographic reproduction.

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Several landscapists are known to have made drawings and watercolour sketches from nature, but the evidence for early oil painting being done outside is limited.

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Since 2001, he has returned to oil painting for non-commercial projects.

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