pinta [ˈpaɪntə]
pinta
noun1. (colloquial) (culinary) (United Kingdom)
Silvia really likes her milk. She drinks a least a pinta every day.A Silvia realmente le gusta la leche. Toma por lo menos una pinta de leche todos los días.
pinta
feminine noun1. (mark)
a. spot
El guepardo tiene pintas negras.The cheetah has black spots.
b. dot
Mis tenis nuevos tienen pintas azules; son muy retro.My new tennis shoes have blue dots; they're very retro.
2. (outward aspect)
Puede ser que sea médico, pero tiene pinta de delincuente. He might be a doctor, but he looks like a crook.
La comida tiene buena pinta. The food looks good.
3. (measurement)
a. pint
Agrega una pinta de crema al caldo para darle sabor y textura. Add a pint of cream to the soup for flavor and texture.
4. (colloquial) (truancy) (Mexico)
masculine or feminine nouna. hooky
Se fueron de pinta al centro comercial en lugar de presentar el examen. They played hooky at the mall instead of taking their test.
5. (colloquial) (shady character) (Spain)
a. rogue
No le hagas caso a ese pinta.Don't pay any attention to that rogue.
pinta
Noun1. (lunar)
a. spot
2. (aspecto)
a. appearance
tener pinta de algoto look o seem something
tiene buena pintait looks good
3. (unidad de medida)
a. pint
4. (pintada) (Mexico)
a. graffiti
pinta
2 [de líquidos] drop; spot; [de lluvia] drop; (bebida) drop to drink
una pinta de grasa a grease spot
3 (aspecto) appearance
por la pinta by the look of it; tener buena pinta [+persona] to look good; look well; [+comida] to look good; tener pinta de listo to look clever; tiene pinta de criminal he looks like a criminal; tiene pinta de español he looks Spanish; he looks like a Spaniard; ¿qué pinta tiene? what does he look like?; con esa(s) pinta(s) no puedes ir you can't go looking like that
¡a la pinta! (S. Cone) perfect!; that's fine!
estar a la pinta (S. Cone)
tener pinta (S. Cone)
(atractivo) to be attractive; (elegante) to be smart; be well-dressedno se le vio ni pinta (Latinoamérica) there wasn't a sign o trace of him
tirar pinta to impress
4 (Latinoamérica) (Zoología) (colorido) colouring; coloring; (EEUU) coloration; (característica) family characteristic; distinguishing mark
pinta
(medida inglesa) pint
pinta
rogue
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