pinta - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

pinta
pintar (Verb)

Nouns

speck	la pinta
appearance   - looks	la pinta
look   - style, fashion	la pinta
bead   - drop of liquid	la pinta
face   - aspect	la pinta
patch  - pl.: patches   - different area	la pinta
dot	la pinta   - mancha
pint   symbol: pt, pt. (Amer.)   - 0.568 litre	la pinta   - medida para líquidos
pint   symbol: pt, pt. (Brit.)   - 0.551 litre	la pinta   - medida para líquidos
multiflora bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
(scarlet) runner bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
scarlet runner [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
string bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
multiflora bean [BOT.]	judía pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus

Verbs

to paint (so. (or: sth.))  | painted, painted |	pintar (algo (or: a alguien))
to look good/bad  | looked, looked |	pintar bien/mal [coll.] (Span.)
to paint sth.  | painted, painted |	pintar algo
to brush sth.  | brushed, brushed |	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to decorate (sth.)  | decorated, decorated |   - with paint	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
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

dappled  adj.	pinto, pinta
mottled  adj.	pinto, pinta
poorly dressed	de pinta modesta
fishy  adj.   - like fish	con pinta de pescado

Phrases / Collocations

to look good/bad  | looked, looked |	tener (muy) buena/mala pinta [coll.]
to look good/bad/nice/...  | looked, looked |	tener (muy) mala pinta [coll.]
Things are never as bad as they seem.	No es tan fiero el león como lo pintan.
Strike while the iron is hot.	A la ocasión la pintan calva.

Orthographically similar words

paint, piñata, pinna, pint, pita, point, print

cinta, paina, piña, pinar, piñata, pintar, pinto, pinza, pista, pita, pitar, punta, tinta

Related search terms

facies, apariencia, pinto, semblante, mota, moteada, aspecto, moteado, mancha, mácula