paints in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for paints 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

oil paint N

oil paint

couleur f à l'huile

to use oil paints

peindre à l'huile

face paint N

face paint

maquillage m (pour déguisement)

paint stripper N

paint stripper (chemical)

décapant m

paint stripper (tool)

racloir m

paint tray N

paint tray

bac m à peinture

paint remover N

1. paint remover (for removing stains):

paint remover

solvant m

2. paint remover → paint stripper

See also paint stripper

paint stripper N

paint stripper (chemical)

décapant m

paint stripper (tool)

racloir m

paint roller N

paint roller

rouleau m à peinture

paint spray N

paint spray

bombe f de peinture

paint spray

peinture f en aérosol

poster paint N

poster paint

gouache f

gold paint N

gold paint

peinture f dorée

paints in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paints in the English»French Dictionary

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

paint stripper N no pl

paint stripper

décapant m

gloss paint N no pl

gloss paint

laque f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flake paint, wood

s'écailler

flake of paint, metal

écaille f

scrapings of paint

raclures fpl

redecorate with paint

repeindre

metallic paint

métallisé(e)

Translations for paints in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gouache

poster paint

badigeonner

to paint

peindre

to paint

peindre qc en rouge/jaune

to paint sth red/yellow

paints Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

paints

couleurs fpl

oil paints

couleurs à l'huile

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

couvrir qc de peinture

to paint a grim/rosy picture of sth

dresser un portrait sombre/rose de qc

to bite/paint one's nails

se ronger/se vernir les ongles

to give sth a coat of paint

passer une couche de peinture sur qc

he can neither draw nor paint

il ne sait pas dessiner ni peindre

to put two coats of paint on sth

passer deux couches de peinture sur qc

to give sth another coat of paint

redonner une couche (de peinture) à qc

to give sth another coat of paint

repasser une couche de peinture sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She paints herself with red ochre, some of which spills onto the clouds, creating the sunrise.

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They come under the category of "protective coatings" in paints and coating nomenclature.

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He paints pink in the unopened buds and sienna in the table.

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The paintings were only applied on one side, using tempera paints.

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Critics say it undoubtedly paints a bull's-eye across the entire country.

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A broad variety of consumer products ranging from cleaners and paints to hair spray and food have since been packaged in aerosol containers.

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Into the 1980s, a marketing strategy emphasize the toy appeal of the cars, including brighter paints, large tampos and slightly exaggerated bodies.

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The palette in the name is a reference to an artist's palette which is used for mixing oil paint and acrylic paints.

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But the product also excels in outdoor applications, when it is necessary to absorb pasty, i.e. thick substances such as resins, paints, adhesives, etc.

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It can be found in adhesive removers and aerosol spray paints and the chemical has been proven to cause cancer in animals.

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