painting - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

painting
paint (Verb)

Nouns

painting   - picture	el cuadro
painting   - picture	la pintura   - cuadro
painting   - activity	el pintar
painting   - picture	el lienzo   - cuadro
painting and decorating	la pintura
glass painting	pintura sobre cristal
cave painting [HIST.]	arte rupestre   [Archeology]
cave painting [HIST.]	pintura rupestre   [Archeology]
genre painting [ART.]	escena de género
interior painting [TECH.]	pintura para interior
landscape painting [ART.]	el paisajismo
landscape painting [ART.]	pintura paisajista
marine painting [ART.]	la marina
nude painting [ART.]	el desnudo

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

Adjectives / Adverbs

paint-spray  adj.   - before noun

de pintura en spray (or: espray)

Examples

The painting has fallen to the floor and the frame has broken.	El cuadro se ha caído al suelo y el marco se ha roto.
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.

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

Orthographically similar words

fainting, panting, printing

Related search terms

tableau, canvas, picture