painting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

wall painting N

wall painting

mural m

cave painting N

cave painting

pintura f rupestre

action painting N U

action painting

pintura f de acción

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

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

I.spray paint [Am ˈspreɪ ˌpeɪnt, Brit] N U

spray paint

pintura f en (e)spray

spray paint

(e)spray m

II.spray-paint VB trans

spray-paint

pintar con (e)spray

face paint N U

face paint

pintura f para la cara

I.finger paint [ˈfɪŋɡər ˌpeɪnt] N

finger paint

pintura f (para pintar con los dedos)

II.finger-paint VB intr

finger-paint

pintar con los dedos

poster paint N U or C

poster paint

témpera f

poster paint

gouache m

painting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for painting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

painting N

1. painting (painted picture):

painting

cuadro m

2. painting (art):

painting

pintura f

19th century French painting

pintura francesa del siglo XIX

genre painting N

genre painting

pintura f de género

oil painting N

oil painting

óleo m

cave painting N

cave painting

pintura f rupestre

I.paint [peɪnt] N

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 makeup):

to paint oneself

maquillarse

paint box N

paint box

caja f de pinturas

paint stripper N

paint stripper

quitapintura m

paint roller N

paint roller

rodillo m

war paint [ˈwɔr·peɪnt] N

war paint

pintura f de guerra

acrylic paint N

acrylic paint

pintura f acrílica

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The disciplines include painting, graphics, sculpture, applied art, photography and photo-journalism and history of art.

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As a rule he did not travel with his painting gear but went walking on long treks, gathering impressions.

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Between the ages of 8 and 9, he showed precocious talent in the fields of music, poetry and painting.

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The work was not only a painting about personal life, but also represented many features from that period.

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This signifies the fact that he was the only one of the four persons on the painting to have survived the battle.

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It was as if he suddenly realized the painting was not finished.

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He started painting ghost-looking silhouettes, large-headed monsters with huge eyes, and then later small beings that look like mutants.

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He applied various painting systems and techniques with equal success.

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Interested in art at an early age, he won his first award for a watercolor painting at the age of 7.

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There ought to be an idea behind every painting.

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