pictures in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pictures in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 …

motion picture N

motion picture

película f

the motion-picture industry

la industria cinematográfica or del cine

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

picture postcard

postal f

picture postcard

tarjeta f postal

II.picture-postcard ADJ

picture-postcard → picture book

See also picture book

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

picture book

libro m ilustrado

II.picture-book ADJ

picture-book attr cottage/setting:

picture-book

de postal

picture-book

de cine

picture-book

de cuento de hadas

picture tube N TV

picture tube

tubo m de imagen

picture window N

picture window

ventanal m

picture gallery N

picture gallery (museum)

pinacoteca f

picture gallery (museum)

museo m

picture gallery (shop)

galería f de arte

picture frame N

picture frame

marco m

picture researcher N

picture researcher

experto m en imágenes / experta f en imágenes

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

picture book

libro m ilustrado

II.picture-book ADJ

picture-book attr cottage/setting:

picture-book

de postal

picture-book

de cine

picture-book

de cuento de hadas

picture card N Brit

picture card

figura f

pictures in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pictures in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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...

motion picture N Am

motion picture

película f

picture library N

picture library

pinacoteca f

ultrasound picture N

ultrasound picture

imagen f por ultrasonido

picture tube N

picture tube

tubo m de imagen

picture frame N

picture frame

marco m (para cuadro)

picture-goer N

picture-goer

cinéfilo(-a) m (f)

picture window N

picture window

ventanal m

picture book N

picture book

libro m ilustrado

picture postcard N

picture postcard

tarjeta f postal

pictures Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be upside down pictures

estar al revés

the picture was knocked down to Peter

se adjudicó el cuadro a Peter

to go to the pictures

ir al cine

a picture is worth a thousand words prov

una imagen vale más que mil palabras

to keep sb in the picture (about sth)

mantener a alguien al tanto (de algo)

to hang the picture over the desk

colgar el cuadro encima del escritorio

the picture was hanging at an angle

el cuadro estaba torcido

the picture has a slightly surrealist feeling

el cuadro tiene un cierto regusto surrealista

this child is a picture of health

este niño está hecho un rollo de manteca

to look at the pictures in a book

ver los santos de un libro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Have you taken pictures of the wintery weather today?

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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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Pictures were published of one allegedly tearful public argument.

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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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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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The pictures can be seen as a travelog or the diary of a traveling man.

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Pictures from that operation, showing a pair of characteristic green and silver autoclaves, have been used by many startups as advertising literature.

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He doesn't want people to sit down here and bellyache about that; he wants people to go and buy his pictures.

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

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