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"Paintbrushes" is a form of "paintbrush", a noun which is often translated as "el pincel". "Easel" is a noun which is often translated as "el caballete". Learn more about the difference between "easel" and "paintbrushes" below.
easel(
i
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zuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fine arts)
a. el caballete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was distracted while I was walking around the town square, and I ran into the easel of a street painter.Estaba distraído cuando andaba por la plaza y me choqué contra el caballete de un pintor callejero.
The painter sat before the easel and picked up his palette and brush.El pintor se sentó delante del caballete y tomó su paleta y su pincel.
paintbrush(
peynd
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bruhsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (art)
a. el pincel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The painter usually uses paintbrushes with watercolors for his self-portraits.El pintor suele usar pinceles con acuarelas para sus autorretratos.
b. la brocha (F) (for painting a wall)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you don't put your paintbrushes in paint thinner, you will not be able to use them tomorrow.Si no pones tus brochas en disolvente, no podrás usarlas mañana.
