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painter(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (artist)

a. el pintor

(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).

(M)

, la pintora

(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).

(F)

He became a well-known painter.Se convirtió en un pintor célebre.

2. (profession)

a. el pintor

(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).

(M)

, la pintora

(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).

(F)

I had a painter paint my house.Le encargué a un pintor que me pintara la casa.

3. (nautical)

a. la amarra

(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).

(F)

He fastened the painter of the boat to a ring on the jetty.Ató la amarra de la embarcación a una argolla que había en el embarcadero.

painter

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (artist)

a. el pintor(ora)

(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).

(M)

la pintor(ora)

(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).

(F)

2. (decorator)

a. el pintor(ora; de brocha gorda)

(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).

(M)

la pintor(ora; de brocha gorda)

(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).

(F)

painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ]

noun

(Art) pintorapintora (m) (f);a pintora (decorator) pintorapintora (m) (f) de brocha gorda;a pintora

painter [ˈpeɪntəʳ]

noun

(Náut) amarra (f)

to cut the painter cortar las amarras; independizarse

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he was a painter	era pintor
she was a painter	era pintora
court painter	el pintor de la corte
famous painter	el famoso pintor
he is a painter	es pintor
Spanish painter	pintor español