painting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for painting in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. painting U (activity, art form):

painting

peinture f

2. painting:

painting (work of art)

tableau m

painting (unframed)

toile f

painting (of person)

portrait m

a painting by Watteau

un tableau de Watteau

a painting of Napoleon by David

un portrait de Napoléon peint par David

a painting of Flatford Mill

un tableau qui représente le moulin de Flatford

3. painting U (domestic decorating):

painting

peintures fpl

finish the painting before you put the carpets down

finissez les peintures avant de poser les tapis

cave painting N

cave painting

peinture f rupestre

wall painting N

wall painting

peinture f murale

finger painting N

1. finger painting (technique):

finger painting

peinture f avec les doigts

2. finger painting (picture):

finger painting

peinture f faite avec les doigts

rock painting N

rock painting

peinture f rupestre

action painting N

action painting

peinture f gestuelle

oil painting N (picture, activity)

oil painting

peinture f à l'huile

she's no oil painting! hum

ce n'est pas une beauté

painting book N

painting book

album m à colorier

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

face paint N

face paint

maquillage m (pour déguisement)

painting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for painting in the English»French Dictionary

painting N

1. painting (activity):

painting

peinture f

2. painting (picture):

painting

tableau m

oil painting N

oil painting

peinture f à l'huile

cave painting N

cave painting

peinture f rupestre

I.paint [peɪnt] N a. pej

paint

peinture f

paints

couleurs fpl

oil paints

couleurs à l'huile

paint roller

rouleau m à peinture

paint pot

pot m de peinture

II.paint [peɪnt] VB intr

paint

peindre

to paint in oils/watercolors

peindre à l'huile/l'aquarelle

III.paint [peɪnt] VB trans

1. paint (put color on):

paint

peindre

2. paint pej (apply make-up):

paint

peinturlurer

3. paint (conceal with paint):

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

paint stripper

décapant m

gloss paint N

gloss paint

laque f

war paint [ˈwɔr·peɪnt] N

war paint

peinture f de guerre

to put on the war paint inf

se peinturlurer

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painting workshop

atelier de peinture

compelling film, painting, performance

fascinant(e)

Translations for painting in the French»English Dictionary

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peinture

paint

peinture à l'huile

oil paint

peinture fraîche!

wet paint!

peinture

painting

peinture au pistolet

spray painting

peinture

painting

école de peinture

school of painting

peinture

painting

peinture à l'huile

oil painting

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There ought to be an idea behind every painting.

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His estate contained over 150 finished and unfinished paintings.

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He spent many afternoons after his studies at the art academy there sketching and painting the fish in watercolours.

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Although it later became common for painters to sign their best works, signatures were rarely used in black-figure and early red-figure painting.

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His earliest known extant painting dates from 1900.

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We fought for painting, but painting alone will not suffice.

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

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According to the book, the main concern of painting should be to please the eye of the beholder.

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His painting of the details, particularly of faces, is both masterly and exquisite.

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The two paintings are also recorded as having been sold together in a sale in 1811.

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