paint - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to paint (so. (or: sth.))  | painted, painted |	pintar (algo (or: a alguien))
to paint sth.  | painted, painted |	pintar algo
to paint (so. (or: sth.))  | painted, painted |	dedicarse a la pintura
to paint sth.  | painted, painted |	pincelar algo   - pared, etc.
to paint one's face	maquillarse
to paint over sth.  | painted, painted |	repintar algo
to paint sth. ⇔  up  | painted, painted |	dar una nueva capa de pintura a algo
to paint sth. ⇔  up  | painted, painted |	repintar algo
to paint the corners	pintar las esquinas   [Baseball]
to paint in watercolors^AE; to paint in watercolours^BE  | painted, painted |	pintar algo a la acuarela

Nouns

paint	el color
paint	la pintura
paint	la tinta
paint	el blanqueo
paint	el jalbegue
paint	la laca
paint	la lechada
paint	pintura de laca
paint	el lacado
paint	el maquillaje
paint [SPORT.]	la zona   [Basketball]
paint stripper [CHEM.]	decapante de pintura
paint thinner [TECH.]	el diluyente   - para pintura
anticorrosion paint	pintura antioxidante

Adjectives / Adverbs

paint-spray  adj.   - before noun

de pintura en spray (or: espray)

Phrases / Collocations

to paint oneself into a corner	quedarse en un callejón sin salida
to paint oneself into a corner	quedarse sin margen de maniobra
to paint oneself into a corner	quedarse sin recursos
paint from the same brush (Brit.)	distinto perro, mismo collar
to paint the town red [coll.]	ir de juerga
to paint the town red [coll.]	ir de fiesta
to paint the town red [coll.]	ir de marcha
(as) exciting as watching paint dry	más aburrido que el paisaje de un tiovivo
(as) exciting as watching paint dry	más aburrido que una ostra
(as) exciting as watching paint dry	más aburrido que un pulpo en un garaje

Examples

He loves to paint landscapes in his free time.	Le encanta pintar paisajes en su tiempo libre.
I need to give a coat of paint to the surface of the table.	Tengo que dar una mano de pintura a la superficie de la mesa.
My son loves to paint. He is a born artist.	A mi hijo le encanta pintar. Es un artista nato.
This antique painting is very valuable.	Este cuadro antiguo es de valor.
Much of 19th century painting was done in oil on canvas.	Gran parte de la pintura del siglo XIX se hizo en óleo sobre lienzo.
The walls of the room are painted white.	Las paredes de la habitación están pintadas de blanco.

Orthographically similar words

faint, pain, pant, pants, panty, pint, plain, plait, Plant, plant, point, print, Saint, saint, Spain, taint

paina, panti, panty, patín, pinta, pinto

Related search terms

colour, color