pintar
transitive verb
1 (Arte) (con óleo, acuarela) to paint; (con lápices, rotuladores) (dibujar) to draw; (colorear) to colour; color; (EEUU)
el primer cuadro que pintó the first picture he painted; pintar algo al óleo/temple to paint sth in oils/tempera; píntame una casa paint o draw me a house
2 (dar una capa de pintura a) [+pared, habitación] to paint
hace falta pintar esta habitación this room needs painting o decorating
recién pintado wet paint
tengo que pintar el coche the car needs a coat of paint o a respray
pintar algo de o en blanco/azul to paint sth white/blue
pintar algo con pistola to spray-paint sth
3 (describir) to paint
lo pinta todo muy negro he paints it all very black; tal como lo pintas, no parece que haya una solución fácil the way you describe it o paint things, it seems there is no easy solution
4 (tener importancia)
¿acaso tú pintas algo en esta cuestión? what's this got to do with you?; what business is this of yours?; ¿pero qué pintamos aquí? what on earth are we doing here?
yo en esa fiesta no pinto nada I'd be out of place at that party
no pinta nada en la empresa he's nobody important in the company; antes me consultaban, pero ya no pinto nada before I was consulted but my opinion counts for nothing now
intransitive verb
2 (para decorar) to decorate
cuando terminen la obra pintaremos when they finish the building work we'll decorate o do the decorating
3 (manchar) (de pintura, tinta)
ten cuidado con ese banco, que pinta be careful, that bench has wet paint on it
¡ojo, pinta! wet paint
pronominal verb
pintarse1 (maquillarse) (una vez) to put one's make-up on; make o.s. up; (con frecuencia) to use make-up
tardó una hora en pintarse she took an hour to put her make-up on o to make herself up; no me gusta nada ir pintada I don't like using make-up; se pintaron la cara para la fiesta de disfraces they painted their faces for the fancy-dress party
pintarse los labios to put lipstick on
pintarse los ojos
¿te has pintado los ojos? have you got any eye make-up on?; did you put on your eye make-up?
¿con qué te pintas los ojos? what eye make-up do you use?
pintarse las uñas to paint one's nails
pintárselas solo para algo to be an expert o a dab hand at sth
se las pinta solo para conseguir lo que quiere he's an expert o a dab hand at getting what he wants
a la hora de meter la pata se las pinta solo he's a specialist o an expert at putting his foot in it
