paint

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la pintura

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paint
[peɪnt]
sustantivo
1pintura (f)
  • wet paint -> recién pintado (sign)
  • paint gun -> pistola (f)
  • paint remover (para pintar) -> decapante (m)
verbo transitivo
2pintar (picture, person, room)
  • to paint one's face (familiar) -> pintarse (put on make-up)
  • to paint one's nails -> pintarse las uñas
  • to paint a favorable picture (of) (sentido figurado) -> dar una visión favorable (de)
  • to paint the town red (sentido figurado) -> irse de juerga
verbo intransitivo
3pintar

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paint [peint]
1Pintar, cubrir de colores; en sentido más amplio, dar una capa delgada de algún líquido.
2Pintar, representar o delinear una figura con colores.
3Pintar, describir por escrito o de palabra alguna cosa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Afeitarse, aderezarse o componerse con afeites. (n)
  • To paint the town red -> (Germ. E.U.) cometer diabluras, divertirse de una manera turbulenta, correr la tuna como embriagado, alborotar
  • Paint in -> añadir (con pintura), pintar
  • Paint out/over -> tachar con pintura, tapar
va.
sustantivo
1Pintura, el color con que se pinta; material preparado para pintar o dar capas sobre otro, ya seco, ya mezclado con aceite, agua, etc. 2.
2Afeite, colorete.
  • Wet recién pintado. Paint-box -> caja de colores o pinturas
  • Paint-brush -> brocha, pincel
  • Oil paints -> pinturas, colores al óleo
  • Paint-roller -> rodillo (para pintar)
  • Paint-spray -> pistola de pintura
Pintura, descripción o narración de alguna cosa.

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paint [peɪnt]
noun
1 (substance) pintura; (f)
a 5-litre tin can of paint /the boathouse was full of old tools, /paint cans/ and fishing gear/ some paints can take weeks to dry completely they saw some large letters in white paint the paint round the window frames was peeling we must do something about that peeling paint on the bathroom ceiling
a coat of paintcoat una mano de pintura
the paint was flaking off the wallsflaking off la pintura de las paredes se estaba descascarillando
I think it's about time the windows had a fresh coat of paint how many coats do you think it'll need?
wet paint (ojo,) recién pintado
she applies her paint to the canvas in thick swathes
face finger gloss oil poster spray spray
2 paints pinturas; (f)
she had been given /a set of pastel paints/ for her birthday in the art room, the brushes and paints had been set out palettes, bottles, jars and dozens of tubes of oil paints strewn over the bench water-based artist's paints
a box of paints una caja de pinturas
verb:transitive
1 (Art) [+picture, subject] pintar; [+slogan, message] escribir con pintura
why do people paint pictures? a picture painted in water colours at the moment she's painting a portrait of Sir Laurence Whistler painted his mother in a rocking chair paint the varnish on and leave it to dry for at least four hours he had painted a rude [message] on the lavatory wall
2 (apply paint to) [+wall, fence etc] pintar
to paint sth blue pintar algo de azul
the fence had been painted with creosote
to paint the town red irse de juerga parranda;or (informal)
3 (make up) [+nails, lips] pintarse
/she/ propped the mirror against her handbag and /began to paint her lips/
she painted her fingernails red se pintó las uñas rojas de rojo;or
to paint one's faceface pintarse; maquillarse
4 (portray) describir; pintar
despite Republican efforts to paint Clinton as a tax-and-spend liberal he tried to paint his opponent as a right-wing extremist he painted the situation in very black colours he's not as [black] as he's painted
to paint a grim/gloomy/bleak picture of sthpicture describir algo en términos sombríos/deprimentes/desalentadores; pintar algo muy negro
the report paints a grim picture of life in the shanty towns of Río announcements of profits for the first quarter paint a gloomy picture for the car manufacturer JKL
pro-democracy activists paint quite a different picture of the situation los activistas en pro de la democracia describen la situación en términos muy diferentes; to paint a rosy picture of sth pintar algo de color de rosa; to paint a vivid picture of sth describir algo gráficamente
he went on to paint a rosy picture about how much has already been accomplished her novels paint a vivid picture of life in the East End of London
5
to paint sth onon [+varnish, dye] aplicar algo
paint the solution on with a clean brush aplicar la solución con un pincel limpio
6 (Med)
treatment involves painting the sores with iodine solutionwith el tratamiento requiere aplicar una solución de yodo en las heridas
verb:intransitive
pintar
Hopper painted in a realist style I had come here to paint I couldn't paint if I tried
to paint in oilsin pintar al óleo
to paint in watercolours pintar con acuarelas
I prefer painting in oils to using other media
modifier
paint remover (n) quitapintura; (f)
paint roller (n) rodillo (pintor); (m)
paint scraper (n) raspador de paredes; (m)
paint spray (n) pistola (rociadora) de pintura; (f)
paint stripper (n) (substance) quitapintura; (f)
I was so angry that I splashed paint-stripper all over his car strong substances like paints, paint-strippers, bleaches and disinfectants can wreak havoc on your skin
(tool) raspador de paredes; (m)
paint thinner (n) disolvente; (m)
one of the lorries, carrying industrial resin and paint thinner, burst into flames

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Verb Conjugation for "paint"

Imperative
  • paint
  • you paint
  • he/she paints
  • we paint
  • you paint
  • they paint
Preterite
  • I painted
  • you painted
  • he/she painted
  • we painted
  • you painted
  • they painted
Present Continuous
  • I am painting
  • you are painting
  • he/she is painting
  • we are painting
  • you are painting
  • they are painting
Present Perfect
  • I have painted
  • you have painted
  • he/she has painted
  • we have painted
  • you have painted
  • they have painted
Past Continuous
  • I was painting
  • you were painting
  • he/she was painting
  • we were painting
  • you were painting
  • they were painting
Past Perfect
  • I had painted
  • you had painted
  • he/she had painted
  • we had painted
  • you had painted
  • they had painted
Future
  • I will paint
  • you will paint
  • he/she will paint
  • we will paint
  • you will paint
  • they will paint
Future Perfect
  • I will have painted
  • you will have painted
  • he/she will have painted
  • we will have painted
  • you will have painted
  • they will have painted
Future Continuous
  • I will be painting
  • you will be painting
  • he/she will be painting
  • we will be painting
  • you will be painting
  • they will be painting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been painting
  • you have been painting
  • he/she has been painting
  • we have been painting
  • you have been painting
  • they have been painting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been painting
  • you will have been painting
  • he/she will have been painting
  • we will have been painting
  • you will have been painting
  • they will have been painting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been painting
  • you had been painting
  • he/she had been painting
  • we had been painting
  • you had been painting
  • they had been painting
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